diff --git a/WATCHLISTS b/WATCHLISTS
index fe5d59fc3c..cf4ea32c40 100644
--- a/WATCHLISTS
+++ b/WATCHLISTS
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@
                      'saza@webrtc.org'],
     'audio': ['peah@webrtc.org'],
     'api': ['kwiberg@webrtc.org','peah@webrtc.org'],
-    'base': ['kwiberg@webrtc.org',
-             'benwright@webrtc.org'],
+    'base': ['kwiberg@webrtc.org'],
     'call': ['mflodman@webrtc.org',
              'stefan@webrtc.org'],
     'video': ['mflodman@webrtc.org',