diff --git a/lib/update-v8/index.js b/lib/update-v8/index.js
index 7b875378..4f999e90 100644
--- a/lib/update-v8/index.js
+++ b/lib/update-v8/index.js
@@ -5,18 +5,11 @@ import updateVersionNumbers from './updateVersionNumbers.js';
 import commitUpdate from './commitUpdate.js';
 import majorUpdate from './majorUpdate.js';
 import minorUpdate from './minorUpdate.js';
-import updateMaintainingDependencies from './updateMaintainingDependencies.js';
 import updateV8Clone from './updateV8Clone.js';
 
 export function major(options) {
   const tasks = new Listr(
-    [
-      updateV8Clone(),
-      majorUpdate(),
-      updateMaintainingDependencies(),
-      commitUpdate(),
-      updateVersionNumbers()
-    ],
+    [updateV8Clone(), majorUpdate(), commitUpdate(), updateVersionNumbers()],
     getOptions(options)
   );
   return tasks.run(options);
diff --git a/lib/update-v8/updateMaintainingDependencies.js b/lib/update-v8/updateMaintainingDependencies.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1090f4ae..00000000
--- a/lib/update-v8/updateMaintainingDependencies.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-import { promises as fs } from 'node:fs';
-import { getNodeV8Version } from './util.js';
-
-export default function updateMaintainingDependencies() {
-  return {
-    title: 'Update V8 version in maintaining-dependencies.md',
-    task: async(ctx) => {
-      const path = `${ctx.nodeDir}/doc/contributing/maintaining/maintaining-dependencies.md`;
-      let maintainingDependenciesMd = await fs.readFile(path, 'utf8');
-      const v8Version = (await getNodeV8Version(ctx.nodeDir)).toString();
-      const v8VersionNoDots = v8Version.replaceAll('.', '');
-      // V8 itemlist link
-      maintainingDependenciesMd = maintainingDependenciesMd.replace(
-        /\* \[V8.*/,
-        `* [V8 ${v8Version}][]`
-      );
-      // V8 link to section
-      maintainingDependenciesMd = maintainingDependenciesMd.replace(
-        /\[v8.*\]: #v8.*/,
-        `[v8 ${v8Version}]: #v8-${v8VersionNoDots}`
-      );
-      // V8 section title
-      maintainingDependenciesMd = maintainingDependenciesMd.replace(
-        /### V8.*/,
-        `### V8 ${v8Version}`
-      );
-      await fs.writeFile(path, maintainingDependenciesMd);
-      await ctx.execGitNode(
-        'add',
-        ['doc/contributing/maintaining/maintaining-dependencies.md']
-      );
-    }
-  };
-};