diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,23 +2,6 @@
   "name": "abstract-leveldown",
   "description": "An abstract prototype matching the LevelDOWN API",
   "version": "5.0.0",
-  "contributors": [
-    "Rod Vagg <r@va.gg> (https://github.com/rvagg)",
-    "John Chesley <john@chesl.es> (https://github.com/chesles/)",
-    "Jake Verbaten <raynos2@gmail.com> (https://github.com/raynos)",
-    "Dominic Tarr <dominic.tarr@gmail.com> (https://github.com/dominictarr)",
-    "Max Ogden <max@maxogden.com> (https://github.com/maxogden)",
-    "Lars-Magnus Skog <ralphtheninja@riseup.net> (https://github.com/ralphtheninja)",
-    "David Björklund <david.bjorklund@gmail.com> (https://github.com/kesla)",
-    "Julian Gruber <julian@juliangruber.com> (https://github.com/juliangruber)",
-    "Paolo Fragomeni <paolo@async.ly> (https://github.com/hij1nx)",
-    "Anton Whalley <anton.whalley@nearform.com> (https://github.com/No9)",
-    "Matteo Collina <matteo.collina@gmail.com> (https://github.com/mcollina)",
-    "Pedro Teixeira <pedro.teixeira@gmail.com> (https://github.com/pgte)",
-    "James Halliday <mail@substack.net> (https://github.com/substack)",
-    "Thomas Watson Steen <w@tson.dk> (https://github.com/watson)",
-    "Vincent Weevers <mail@vincentweevers.nl> (https://github.com/vweevers)"
-  ],
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/level/abstract-leveldown.git"