diff --git a/src/checklist.md b/src/checklist.md
index 8db9ef1..2ad4718 100644
--- a/src/checklist.md
+++ b/src/checklist.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   - [ ] Function docs include error, panic, and safety considerations ([C-FAILURE])
   - [ ] Prose contains hyperlinks to relevant things ([C-LINK])
   - [ ] Cargo.toml includes all common metadata ([C-METADATA])
-    - authors, description, license, homepage, documentation, repository,
+    - description, license, homepage, documentation, repository,
       keywords, categories
   - [ ] Release notes document all significant changes ([C-RELNOTES])
   - [ ] Rustdoc does not show unhelpful implementation details ([C-HIDDEN])
diff --git a/src/documentation.md b/src/documentation.md
index 63ce31f..93d39b4 100644
--- a/src/documentation.md
+++ b/src/documentation.md
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ all the things"].
 The `[package]` section of `Cargo.toml` should include the following
 values:
 
-- `authors`
 - `description`
 - `license`
 - `repository`
diff --git a/src/necessities.md b/src/necessities.md
index de32ce2..3b0e62d 100644
--- a/src/necessities.md
+++ b/src/necessities.md
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ To apply the Rust license to your project, define the `license` field in your
 [package]
 name = "..."
 version = "..."
-authors = ["..."]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 ```