diff --git a/src/validators/bartio/defaultValidatorList.json b/src/validators/bartio/defaultValidatorList.json
index 33af74c55..3c884690e 100644
--- a/src/validators/bartio/defaultValidatorList.json
+++ b/src/validators/bartio/defaultValidatorList.json
@@ -240,14 +240,6 @@
       "description": "Flaky, buttery validators just taste better.",
       "website": "https://laminatedlabs.com"
     },
-    {
-    "id": "0xA7B927Cc85bFB997765aC86a86e46d36413e9B57",
-    "logoURI": "https://res.cloudinary.com/dm1h6wbjg/image/upload/v1717959847/nodemeister_mge1zp.png",
-    "name": "nodemeister",
-    "description": "freedom through decentralization",
-    "website": "",
-    "twitter": "https://x.com/nodemeister"
-    },
     {
       "id": "0xeC6d3f350BcdCe0F451D52e69f61Bf3630240B66",
       "logoURI": "https://res.cloudinary.com/duv0g402y/raw/upload/src/assets/whispernode.png",