diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 041fde9..9200ac2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
     setup_requires=['setuptools_scm'],
     description='Parallel task graph framework.',
     long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
-    maintainer='James Douglass',
-    maintainer_email='jamesdouglassusa@gmail.com',
     url='https://github.com/natcap/taskgraph',
     packages=['taskgraph'],
     license='BSD',