diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index d6c84bd0a9..79b0148cfc 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2843,7 +2843,6 @@ F: tests/unit/test-authz-*
 
 Sockets
 M: Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
-M: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
 S: Maintained
 F: include/qemu/sockets.h
 F: util/qemu-sockets.c