diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index a5a17a4636857..1da02866febe6 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -24140,7 +24140,6 @@ F:	drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet*
 
 XILINX CAN DRIVER
 M:	Appana Durga Kedareswara rao <appana.durga.rao@xilinx.com>
-R:	Naga Sureshkumar Relli <naga.sureshkumar.relli@xilinx.com>
 L:	linux-can@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
 F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/xilinx,can.yaml