diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index c0838c9c8b7..59866771612 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ procfs		des	Pre-commit review requested.
 linprocfs	des	Pre-commit review requested.
 lpr		gad	Pre-commit review requested, particularly for
 			lpd/recvjob.c and lpd/printjob.c.
-newsyslog(8)	gad	Heads-up appreciated.  I'm going thru the PR's for it.
 nvi		peter	Try not to break it.
 libz		peter	Try not to break it.
 groff		ru	Recommends pre-commit review.