diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index f37b789..2040804 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# Maintainers 
-config/maintainers.json @exercism/maintainers-admin
-
 # Code owners
 .github/CODEOWNERS      @exercism/maintainers-admin
 
diff --git a/config/maintainers.json b/config/maintainers.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f1baa3..0000000
--- a/config/maintainers.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "docs_url": "https://github.com/exercism/docs/blob/master/maintaining-a-track/maintainer-configuration.md",
-  "maintainers": []
-}