diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/grpc/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/grpc/package.py
index 3e1daf3cacc..9f9dc7ab49c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/grpc/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/grpc/package.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 class Grpc(CMakePackage):
     """A high performance, open-source universal RPC framework."""
 
-    maintainers("nazavode")
-
     homepage = "https://grpc.io"
     url = "https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.59.1.tar.gz"