diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 92f9924c4335d..0ddc77fe46b6f 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1247,7 +1247,6 @@ ATHEROS ATH5K WIRELESS DRIVER
 M:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>
 M:	Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@gmail.com>
 M:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@qca.qualcomm.com>
-M:	Bob Copeland <me@bobcopeland.com>
 L:	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
 L:	ath5k-devel@lists.ath5k.org
 W:	http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath5k