diff --git a/tools/plugins.md.template b/tools/plugins.md.template
index 4215de1..dec2018 100644
--- a/tools/plugins.md.template
+++ b/tools/plugins.md.template
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
    Both the initial (new maintainer) proposal and verdict are shared transparently thus
    professionally that way.
 
+When there are no direct plugins maintainers, the Gerrit maintainers have the permissions
+to review and merge changes. However, regular maintenance of such plugins is not guaranteed.
+
 ## Plugin builds
 
 There are build [ci-scripts] for most plugins. Each script builds that plugin against all
diff --git a/tools/plugins.py b/tools/plugins.py
index f75d978..c06affb 100644
--- a/tools/plugins.py
+++ b/tools/plugins.py
@@ -299,8 +299,6 @@
                 # can't read group
                 pass
         names = sorted(list(names))
-        if parent == "Public-Plugins":
-            names.insert(0, "Core maintainers")
         csv = ", ".join(names)
         return names, csv
 
@@ -318,7 +316,7 @@
     @staticmethod
     def _name_sorter(word):
         pattern = re.compile(r"[\W]+")
-        return word != "Core maintainers", pattern.sub("", word)
+        return pattern.sub("", word)
 
     def _render_maintainers(self, output):
         header = "|Maintainer|Plugins|"