diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 518a14e..cdd7cf8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 description = "Memory-safe Rust reimplementation of Linux shadow-utils"
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ version = "0.2.1"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.94.0"
 license = "MIT"
-authors = ["shadow-rs contributors"]
 repository = "https://github.com/uutils/shadow-rs"
 homepage = "https://github.com/uutils/shadow-rs"
 keywords = ["shadow-utils", "uutils", "shadow", "passwd", "linux"]
diff --git a/src/shadow-core/Cargo.toml b/src/shadow-core/Cargo.toml
index d0292f3..c69ac63 100644
--- a/src/shadow-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/shadow-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "shadow-core"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/uu/chage/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/chage/Cargo.toml
index 2e39749..b613632 100644
--- a/src/uu/chage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/chage/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "uu_chage"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/uu/chfn/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/chfn/Cargo.toml
index 2a6736f..3b9f8e3 100644
--- a/src/uu/chfn/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/chfn/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "uu_chfn"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/uu/chpasswd/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/chpasswd/Cargo.toml
index cbc1d6a..14f790b 100644
--- a/src/uu/chpasswd/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/chpasswd/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "uu_chpasswd"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/uu/chsh/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/chsh/Cargo.toml
index c6864c3..3f08982 100644
--- a/src/uu/chsh/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/chsh/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "uu_chsh"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/uu/groupadd/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/groupadd/Cargo.toml
index 3d31175..f7af52e 100644
--- a/src/uu/groupadd/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/groupadd/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "uu_groupadd"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/uu/groupdel/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/groupdel/Cargo.toml
index e98a338..0108ddb 100644
--- a/src/uu/groupdel/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/groupdel/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "uu_groupdel"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/uu/groupmod/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/groupmod/Cargo.toml
index c0254b3..7f242db 100644
--- a/src/uu/groupmod/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/groupmod/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "uu_groupmod"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/uu/grpck/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/grpck/Cargo.toml
index 6041110..1ccb968 100644
--- a/src/uu/grpck/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/grpck/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "uu_grpck"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/uu/newgrp/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/newgrp/Cargo.toml
index a7acb4a..8f5b24c 100644
--- a/src/uu/newgrp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/newgrp/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "uu_newgrp"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/uu/passwd/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/passwd/Cargo.toml
index 43df0aa..22462f7 100644
--- a/src/uu/passwd/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/passwd/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "uu_passwd"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/uu/pwck/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/pwck/Cargo.toml
index bfefe2e..8dd4885 100644
--- a/src/uu/pwck/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/pwck/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "uu_pwck"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/uu/useradd/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/useradd/Cargo.toml
index e10dccc..3676556 100644
--- a/src/uu/useradd/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/useradd/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "uu_useradd"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/uu/userdel/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/userdel/Cargo.toml
index 95328c2..8751314 100644
--- a/src/uu/userdel/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/userdel/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "uu_userdel"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/uu/usermod/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/usermod/Cargo.toml
index 1370f3a..dd1f006 100644
--- a/src/uu/usermod/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/usermod/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "uu_usermod"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true