diff --git a/paper.md b/paper.md
index 265faff..9f9dc3a 100644
--- a/paper.md
+++ b/paper.md
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ affiliations:
 authors:
 - name: Anselm Hudde
   orcid: "0000-0002-5652-2815"
-  equal-contrib: yes
   affiliation: 1
 ---