diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
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--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -9260,7 +9260,6 @@ F:	drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/
 EMULEX 10Gbps NIC BE2, BE3-R, Lancer, Skyhawk-R DRIVER (be2net)
 M:	Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@broadcom.com>
 M:	Sriharsha Basavapatna <sriharsha.basavapatna@broadcom.com>
-M:	Somnath Kotur <somnath.kotur@broadcom.com>
 L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
 W:	http://www.emulex.com