diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d1cba55fab..7b0e19cd87 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ Linguist is maintained with :heart: by:
 - **@Alhadis**
 - **@BenEddy** (GitHub staff)
 - **@Caged** (GitHub staff)
-- **@kivikakk** (GitHub staff)
 - **@larsbrinkhoff**
 - **@lildude** (GitHub staff)
 - **@pchaigno**