diff --git a/layouts/partials/atom_entry_metadata.xml b/layouts/partials/atom_entry_metadata.xml
index 97c5486..7feaf84 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/atom_entry_metadata.xml
+++ b/layouts/partials/atom_entry_metadata.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <title>{{ .Title }}</title>
 <id>{{ .Permalink }}</id>
-{{ with .Site.Author.name }}<author><name>{{ . }}</name></author>{{ end }}
 <published>{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05-07:00" | safeHTML }}</published>
 <updated>{{ .Lastmod.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05-07:00" | safeHTML }}</updated>
 {{- range slice "series" "categories" "tags" -}}