diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 4f94d662db..eebfa5cfb7 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ A (CC <address>) after the name means that the maintainer prefers to be CC-ed on
 patches and related discussions.
 
 
-Project Leader
-==============
-
-  final design decisions
-
-
 Applications
 ============