diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 9a66b11ea521..c68d108e4646 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -24300,9 +24300,8 @@ F:	include/uapi/scsi/
 F:	include/ufs/
 
 SCSI TAPE DRIVER
-M:	Kai Mäkisara <Kai.Makisara@kolumbus.fi>
 L:	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
-S:	Maintained
+S:	Orphan
 F:	Documentation/scsi/st.rst
 F:	drivers/scsi/st.*
 F:	drivers/scsi/st_*.h