diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index bc0ed547952..a4579b43227 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # Please keep the list sorted.
 #
 # The individual authors section can be regenerated using:
-#   make authors
+#   python ./tools/utils/authors_git_gen.py
 
 # BEGIN individuals section.
 Aaron Carlisle <carlisle.aaron00@gmail.com>
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 56e381f7bd3..bc73fd564f0 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ Spell Checkers
 Utilities
    Not associated with building Blender.
 
-   * authors:
-     Update the AUTHORS file using GIT history.
-
    * icons:
      Updates PNG icons from SVG files.
 
@@ -550,9 +547,6 @@ source_archive_complete: .FORCE
 # This assumes CMake is still using a default `PACKAGE_DIR` variable:
 	@$(PYTHON) ./build_files/utils/make_source_archive.py --include-packages "$(BUILD_DIR)/source_archive/packages"
 
-authors: .FORCE
-	@$(PYTHON) ./tools/utils/authors_git_gen.py
-
 INKSCAPE_BIN?="inkscape"
 icons: .FORCE
 	@BLENDER_BIN=$(BLENDER_BIN) INKSCAPE_BIN=$(INKSCAPE_BIN) \