diff --git a/core-developers/experts.rst b/core-developers/experts.rst
index 419efb42c..c1a6a38ec 100644
--- a/core-developers/experts.rst
+++ b/core-developers/experts.rst
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ dbm
 decimal               facundobatista, rhettinger, mdickinson
 difflib               tim-one (inactive)
 dis                   1st1
-distutils             merwok, dstufft
 doctest               tim-one (inactive)
 email                 warsaw, bitdancer*, maxking
 encodings             malemburg