diff --git a/tools/make-directive-index.py b/tools/make-directive-index.py
index 9b3b96b644..fb93d8554a 100755
--- a/tools/make-directive-index.py
+++ b/tools/make-directive-index.py
@@ -16,15 +16,6 @@ TEMPLATE = '''\
         <refentryinfo>
                 <title>systemd.directives</title>
                 <productname>systemd</productname>
-
-                <authorgroup>
-                        <author>
-                                <contrib>Developer</contrib>
-                                <firstname>Zbigniew</firstname>
-                                <surname>Jędrzejewski-Szmek</surname>
-                                <email>zbyszek@in.waw.pl</email>
-                        </author>
-                </authorgroup>
         </refentryinfo>
 
         <refmeta>
diff --git a/tools/make-man-index.py b/tools/make-man-index.py
index 453c97842b..24987593c1 100755
--- a/tools/make-man-index.py
+++ b/tools/make-man-index.py
@@ -17,15 +17,6 @@ TEMPLATE = '''\
   <refentryinfo>
     <title>systemd.index</title>
     <productname>systemd</productname>
-
-    <authorgroup>
-      <author>
-        <contrib>Developer</contrib>
-        <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
-        <surname>Poettering</surname>
-        <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
-      </author>
-    </authorgroup>
   </refentryinfo>
 
   <refmeta>