diff --git a/conda_smithy/lint_recipe.py b/conda_smithy/lint_recipe.py
index c7e824bdb..5ebc10618 100644
--- a/conda_smithy/lint_recipe.py
+++ b/conda_smithy/lint_recipe.py
@@ -372,10 +372,7 @@ def lintify_meta_yaml(
 
 def _maintainer_exists(maintainer: str) -> bool:
     """Check if a maintainer exists on GitHub."""
-    return (
-        requests.get(f"https://github.com/beckermrr/{maintainer}").status_code
-        == 200
-    )
+    return requests.get(f"https://github.com/{maintainer}").status_code == 200
 
 
 def run_conda_forge_specific(
diff --git a/tests/test_lint_recipe.py b/tests/test_lint_recipe.py
index 75c566321..b0b5491d8 100644
--- a/tests/test_lint_recipe.py
+++ b/tests/test_lint_recipe.py
@@ -1917,24 +1917,6 @@ def test_recipe_v1_version_with_context(self):
         lints, hints = linter.lintify_meta_yaml(meta, recipe_version=1)
         assert any(lint.startswith(expected_message) for lint in lints)
 
-    def test_examples(self):
-        msg = (
-            "Please move the recipe out of the example dir and into its "
-            "own dir."
-        )
-        lints, hints = linter.lintify_meta_yaml(
-            {"extra": {"recipe-maintainers": ["support"]}},
-            recipe_dir="recipes/example/",
-            conda_forge=True,
-        )
-        self.assertIn(msg, lints)
-        lints = linter.lintify_meta_yaml(
-            {"extra": {"recipe-maintainers": ["support"]}},
-            recipe_dir="python",
-            conda_forge=True,
-        )
-        self.assertNotIn(msg, lints)
-
     def test_multiple_sources(self):
         lints = linter.main(
             os.path.join(_thisdir, "recipes", "multiple_sources")