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diff --git a/bin/tools/generate_authors.py b/bin/tools/generate_authors.py
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index 9354b9fec..000000000
--- a/bin/tools/generate_authors.py
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@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-import subprocess
-import re
-import os.path
-
-contribs = subprocess.check_output(['git', '--no-pager', 'shortlog', '-nse', 'HEAD'])
-contrib_lines = contribs.decode('utf-8').split('\n')
-
-format_regex = r'^\s*(?P<commit_count>\d+)\s*(?P<name>.*\w)\s*<(?P<email>[^\s]+)>$'
-
-def tuple_to_markdown(tuple):
-    return ('* [%s](mailto:%s)' % (tuple[0], tuple[1]))
-
-def line_to_tuple(line):
-    result = re.search(format_regex, line)
-    if result:
-        return (
-            result.group('commit_count'),
-            result.group('name'),
-            result.group('email')
-        )
-    else:
-        return ()
-
-tuples = map(line_to_tuple, contrib_lines)
-tuples = filter(lambda x: len(x) > 0, tuples)  # filter out empty results
-tuples = filter(lambda x: 'Jenkins' not in x[1], tuples) # filter out jenkins
-#tuples = sorted(tuples, key=lambda x: x[0], reverse=True)
-tuples = map(lambda x: (x[1], x[2]), tuples)
-authors = map(tuple_to_markdown, tuples)
-authors = '\n'.join(authors)
-
-header = '# Authors'
-contents = '%s\n%s' % (header, authors)
-
-# write contents into contributors file
-base_dir_diff = 2
-current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-base_dir = current_dir
-
-for x in range(base_dir_diff):
-    base_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, os.pardir)
-
-contributors_file = os.path.join(base_dir, 'AUTHORS.md')
-with open(contributors_file, 'w') as f:
-    f.write(contents)