diff --git a/target/linux/x86/64/target.mk b/target/linux/x86/64/target.mk
index fa9759b7785725b233364bc4c388f85a7a349157..64976983c306df8bc2bf657c871e044a767a206c 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/64/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/x86/64/target.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ARCH:=x86_64
 BOARDNAME:=x86_64
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += kmod-button-hotplug kmod-e1000e kmod-e1000 kmod-r8169
-MAINTAINER:=Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
 
 define Target/Description
         Build images for 64 bit systems including virtualized guests.