diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/cassandra/generic.nix b/pkgs/servers/nosql/cassandra/generic.nix
index 848d181867e..f5f29bcdac7 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/cassandra/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nosql/cassandra/generic.nix
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "A massively scalable open source NoSQL database";
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     license = licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ nckx rushmorem cransom ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ nckx cransom ];
   };
 }