diff --git a/roles.json b/roles.json
index 4d46e239..12162186 100644
--- a/roles.json
+++ b/roles.json
@@ -501,12 +501,6 @@
 		    "Brett Morris"
                 ]
             },
-            {
-                "role": "astropy.samp",
-                "people": [
-                    "Unfilled"
-                ]
-            },
             {
                 "role": "astropy.stats",
                 "people": [