diff --git a/libs/giflib/Makefile b/libs/giflib/Makefile
index d40af5f2e..e703f45f3 100644
--- a/libs/giflib/Makefile
+++ b/libs/giflib/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ define Package/giflib
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE:=GIF libraries
   URL:=http://sourceforge.net/projects/giflib
-  MAINTAINER:=Oliver Ertl <oliver-ertl@t-online.de>
 endef
 
 define Package/giflib/description
diff --git a/libs/tiff/Makefile b/libs/tiff/Makefile
index 4c26e98fd..148a12ed8 100644
--- a/libs/tiff/Makefile
+++ b/libs/tiff/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/tiff/Default
   TITLE:=TIFF
   URL:=http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/
-  MAINTAINER:=Oliver Ertl <oliver-ertl@t-online.de>
 endef
 
 define Package/libtiff