diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.md b/MAINTAINERS.md
index 2cf368f..51e0e73 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS.md
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.md
@@ -2,29 +2,6 @@
 
 *To update see [tools/maintainers/README.md](tools/maintainers/README.md)*
 
-## Backend
-
-### Backend Maintainers
-
-Team which has full maintainer access to the Backend repositories
-
-- [aakankshaduggal](https://github.com/aakankshaduggal)
-- [abhi1092](https://github.com/abhi1092)
-- [alimaredia](https://github.com/alimaredia)
-- [alinaryan](https://github.com/alinaryan)
-- [anik120](https://github.com/anik120)
-- [cdoern](https://github.com/cdoern)
-- [hemajv](https://github.com/hemajv)
-- [jaideepr97](https://github.com/jaideepr97)
-- [JamesKunstle](https://github.com/JamesKunstle)
-- [khaledsulayman](https://github.com/khaledsulayman)
-- [nathan-weinberg](https://github.com/nathan-weinberg)
-- [oindrillac](https://github.com/oindrillac)
-- [RobotSail](https://github.com/RobotSail)
-- [russellb](https://github.com/russellb)
-- [xukai92](https://github.com/xukai92)
-
-
 ## CLI
 
 ### CLI Maintainers
diff --git a/tools/maintainers/teams.yaml b/tools/maintainers/teams.yaml
index 905fe9c..a1bc1c6 100644
--- a/tools/maintainers/teams.yaml
+++ b/tools/maintainers/teams.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-Backend:
-- name: Backend Maintainers
-  desc: Team which has full maintainer access to the Backend repositories
-  slug: backend-maintainers
-
 CLI:
 - name: CLI Maintainers
   desc: Team which has full maintainer access to the CLI repository
@@ -55,4 +50,4 @@ Website:
 Admins:
 - name: Org Maintainers
   desc: Team which has full maintainer access to the InstructLab organization
-  slug: labrador-org-maintainers
\ No newline at end of file
+  slug: labrador-org-maintainers