diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/tzupdate.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/tzupdate.nix
index eac1e1112a5a..be63bb179e42 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/tzupdate.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/tzupdate.nix
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-  meta.maintainers = [ maintainers.michaelpj ];
+  meta.maintainers = [ ];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/tzupdate/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/tzupdate/default.nix
index 7ca8c9f97345..1bd2eece184c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/tzupdate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/tzupdate/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     description = "Update timezone information based on geoip";
     mainProgram = "tzupdate";
     homepage = "https://github.com/cdown/tzupdate";
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.michaelpj ];
+    maintainers = [ ];
     license = licenses.unlicense;
   };
 }