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-* @Cafe137 @vojtechsimetka
+* @Cafe137
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@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ There are some ways you can make this module better:
 
 ## Maintainers
 
-- [vojtechsimetka](https://github.com/vojtechsimetka)
 - [Cafe137](https://github.com/Cafe137)
 
 See what "Maintainer" means [here](https://github.com/ethersphere/repo-maintainer).