diff --git a/package/kernel/kmod-sched-cake/Makefile b/package/kernel/kmod-sched-cake/Makefile
index c6133f93bb..f97967f246 100644
--- a/package/kernel/kmod-sched-cake/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/kmod-sched-cake/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/dtaht/sch_cake.git
 PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2017-01-28
 PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=9789742cfc596d48583ba4cdbc8f38d026121fa6
 PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=2a5afc45722c28ca8778eb50452eb305306e7898b32d7d6d73d3e77edf3cce99
-PKG_MAINTAINER:=Kevin Darbyshire-Bryant <kevin@darbyshire-bryant.me.uk>
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk