diff --git a/layouts/_default/section.rss.xml b/layouts/_default/section.rss.xml
index 24fc71e..fd5cbd7 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/section.rss.xml
+++ b/layouts/_default/section.rss.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 		<title>{{ .Title }}</title>
 		<link>{{ .Permalink }}</link>
 		<pubDate>{{ .Date.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}</pubDate>
-		{{ with .Site.Author.email }}<author>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</author>{{end}}
 		<guid>{{ .Permalink }}</guid>{{ if .Params.gif}}
 		<enclosure url="{{.Site.BaseURL}}{{.Params.gif}}" />
 		{{end}}{{ if .Params.video}}