diff --git a/maintainers/team-list.nix b/maintainers/team-list.nix
index 1480b3733b92..043e3f6336cd 100644
--- a/maintainers/team-list.nix
+++ b/maintainers/team-list.nix
@@ -506,12 +506,11 @@ with lib.maintainers;
   matrix = {
     members = [
       ma27
-      mguentner
-      dandellion
       nickcao
       teutat3s
+      transcaffeine
     ];
-    scope = "Maintain the ecosystem around Matrix, a decentralized messenger.";
+    scope = "Maintain the foundational packages of the Matrix ecosystem.";
     shortName = "Matrix";
   };
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/matrix/dendrite.nix b/nixos/modules/services/matrix/dendrite.nix
index 302bd42b5e37..4a55c30c839b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/matrix/dendrite.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/matrix/dendrite.nix
@@ -341,5 +341,4 @@ in
       };
     };
   };
-  meta.teams = [ lib.teams.matrix ];
 }
diff --git a/nixos/tests/matrix/pantalaimon.nix b/nixos/tests/matrix/pantalaimon.nix
index fdf2c4de7ad3..aac75ab28c9d 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/matrix/pantalaimon.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/matrix/pantalaimon.nix
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ let
 in
 {
   name = "pantalaimon";
-  meta = {
-    maintainers = pkgs.lib.teams.matrix.members;
-  };
 
   nodes.machine =
     { pkgs, ... }:
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/hydrogen-web/unwrapped.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/hydrogen-web/unwrapped.nix
index b6fc9a80f8a5..adbe9fa9659c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/hydrogen-web/unwrapped.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/hydrogen-web/unwrapped.nix
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   meta = {
     description = "Lightweight matrix client with legacy and mobile browser support";
     homepage = "https://github.com/element-hq/hydrogen-web";
-    teams = [ lib.teams.matrix ];
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
     inherit (olm.meta) knownVulnerabilities;