diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index b5069234d7..2ec8590e17 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -9,12 +9,9 @@ choose to seek feedback from the appropriate specialist maintainer before
 approving a patch if it is in any way controversial or risky.
 
 = IRC handles of maintainers =
-cdent
 gordc
-ildikov
 jd__
 liusheng
 llu
 pradk
 sileht
-zqfan