diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/python.py b/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/python.py
index c567cc933c..a84a2811cd 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/python.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/python.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 
 class PythonExtension(spack.package_base.PackageBase):
-    maintainers("adamjstewart", "pradyunsg")
+    maintainers("adamjstewart")
 
     @property
     def import_modules(self):
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/maintainers.py b/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/maintainers.py
index 3a80877c63..5063877a10 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/maintainers.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/maintainers.py
@@ -54,12 +54,10 @@ def test_all(mock_packages, capfd):
         "user3",
         "py-extension1:",
         "adamjstewart,",
-        "pradyunsg,",
         "user1,",
         "user2",
         "py-extension2:",
-        "adamjstewart,",
-        "pradyunsg",
+        "adamjstewart",
     ]
 
     with capfd.disabled():
@@ -74,9 +72,6 @@ def test_all_by_user(mock_packages, capfd):
         "adamjstewart:",
         "py-extension1,",
         "py-extension2",
-        "pradyunsg:",
-        "py-extension1,",
-        "py-extension2",
         "user0:",
         "maintainers-3",
         "user1:",
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/test/directives.py b/lib/spack/spack/test/directives.py
index 4ec3e58238..e32ec6ac08 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/test/directives.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/test/directives.py
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ def test_error_on_anonymous_dependency(config, mock_packages):
     "package_name,expected_maintainers",
     [
         ("maintainers-1", ["user1", "user2"]),
-        # Reset from PythonPackage
-        ("py-extension1", ["adamjstewart", "pradyunsg", "user1", "user2"]),
+        # Extends PythonPackage
+        ("py-extension1", ["adamjstewart", "user1", "user2"]),
         # Extends maintainers-1
         ("maintainers-3", ["user0", "user1", "user2", "user3"]),
     ],
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/python/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/python/package.py
index 56ce86b136..ab8e6f310f 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/python/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/python/package.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Python(Package):
     list_depth = 1
     tags = ["windows"]
 
-    maintainers("adamjstewart", "skosukhin", "scheibelp", "pradyunsg")
+    maintainers("adamjstewart", "skosukhin", "scheibelp")
 
     phases = ["configure", "build", "install"]