diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/whois-api/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/whois-api/default.nix
index 6f8d1c906ffa..3cf944eea9ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/whois-api/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/whois-api/default.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/whois-api-llc/whois-api-py";
     changelog = "https://github.com/whois-api-llc/whois-api-py/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.rst";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ mbalatsko ];
+    maintainers = [ ];
   };
 }