diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 79c7a53014533..a7b617655235d 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ les/               @zsfelfoldi
 light/             @zsfelfoldi
 mobile/            @karalabe
 p2p/               @fjl @zsfelfoldi
-whisper/           @gballet @gluk256