diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 06fe1befb8ba..5a5eccfa1dce 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ usr.bin/bzip2recover/Makefile:MAINTAINER=	obrien@FreeBSD.org
 usr.bin/chat/Makefile:MAINTAINER=	peter@freebsd.org
 usr.bin/locate/Makefile:MAINTAINER=	wosch@FreeBSD.org
 usr.bin/vacation/Makefile:MAINTAINER=	gshapiro@FreeBSD.org
-usr.bin/whois/Makefile:MAINTAINER=	mike@FreeBSD.org
 usr.sbin/editmap/Makefile:MAINTAINER=	gshapiro@FreeBSD.org
 usr.sbin/inetd/Makefile:MAINTAINER=	dwmalone@FreeBSD.org
 usr.sbin/iostat/Makefile:MAINTAINER=	ken@FreeBSD.ORG
diff --git a/usr.bin/whois/Makefile b/usr.bin/whois/Makefile
index 47196cb02815..e6f82fd8f276 100644
--- a/usr.bin/whois/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/whois/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #	@(#)Makefile	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-MAINTAINER=	mike@FreeBSD.org
-
 PROG=	whois
 
 .if defined(SOCKS)