diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 884f7c32c1..f3ea177c78 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@ Below is a list of the people maintaining different parts of the
 FFmpeg code.
 
 
-Project Leader
-==============
-
-Michael Niedermayer
-  final design decisions
-
-
 Applications
 ============