diff --git a/.mention-bot b/.mention-bot
index 3b2e93150b3..0614a299b62 100644
--- a/.mention-bot
+++ b/.mention-bot
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "maxReviewers": 5,
   "numFilesToCheck": 10,
   "findPotentialReviewers": true,
   "fileBlacklist": [