diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 22e1602c..aab5bd08 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Stanley Hopcroft
 Matthew Kent
 Harper Mann
 Benoit Mortier
+Sven Nierlein
 Nathan Vonnahme
 Ton Voon
 Holger Weiss
diff --git a/THANKS.in b/THANKS.in
index 11341fd3..95ccbee1 100644
--- a/THANKS.in
+++ b/THANKS.in
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ Jan Wagner
 Christian Schneemann
 Rob Windsor
 Hilko Bengen
-Sven Nierlein
 Erik Wasser
 Tilman Koschnick
 Olivier 'Babar' Raginel