diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e0f947..ee24475 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,12 +26,10 @@
   - [`validateLinks`](#validatelinks)
   - [`paddedTable`](#paddedtable)
   - [`toc`](#toc)
-  - [`contributors`](#contributors)
   - [`plugins`](#plugins)
   - [`fixers`](#fixers)
 - [Opt-in Features](#opt-in-features)
   - [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents-1)
-  - [Contributors Table](#contributors-table)
 - [Reporters](#reporters)
 - [Install](#install)
 - [License](#license)
@@ -230,10 +228,6 @@ Boolean. Set to `false` to keep markdown tables compact. A temporary option unti
 
 Boolean. Set to `false` to skip generating (or replacing) a Table of Contents. A temporary option until we write a more flexible plugin ([#36](https://github.com/vweevers/hallmark/issues/36)).
 
-### `contributors`
-
-String or array. See [Contributors Table](#contributors-table) for details. Aliased as `community`. Set to `false` to disable this feature entirely.
-
 ### `plugins`
 
 An array of extra plugins, to be applied in both lint and fix mode.
@@ -256,42 +250,6 @@ Add this heading to a markdown file:
 
 Running `hallmark fix` will then create or update a table of contents.
 
-### Contributors Table
-
-_Note: this feature might get removed in a next major version ([#38](https://github.com/vweevers/hallmark/issues/38))._
-
-Add this heading to an otherwise empty `CONTRIBUTORS.md`:
-
-```markdown
-# Contributors
-```
-
-Or this heading to a `README.md`:
-
-```markdown
-## Contributors
-```
-
-Running `hallmark fix` will then render contributors from `git` history to a markdown table. To add links to GitHub and social profiles of contributors, add the `contributors` [Package Option](#package-options):
-
-```json
-"hallmark": {
-  "contributors": [{
-    "name": "Sara",
-    "email": "sara@example.com",
-    "github": "sara",
-    "twitter": "sara"
-  }]
-}
-```
-
-Where `contributors` is either:
-
-- An array in the form of `[{ email, name, … }, … ]`;
-- A module id or path to a file that exports `contributors` or `{ contributors }`.
-
-Alternatively, put the metadata in the [`author` or `contributors` fields](https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json#people-fields-author-contributors) in `package.json`. For details, please see [`remark-git-contributors`](https://github.com/remarkjs/remark-git-contributors#metadata).
-
 ## Reporters
 
 Various reporters are available:
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a99e272..33fb055 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function hallmark (options, callback) {
   const ignore = concat('ignore', rc, options)
 
   deglob(files, { usePackageJson: false, cwd, ignore }, function (err, files) {
-    if (err) throw err
+    if (err) return callback(err)
 
     if (!files.length) {
       callback(null, { code: 0, files: [] })
@@ -45,11 +45,18 @@ function hallmark (options, callback) {
     const paddedTable = rc.paddedTable !== false
     const validateLinks = rc.validateLinks !== false
     const toc = rc.toc !== false
-    const contributors = 'contributors' in rc ? rc.contributors : rc.community
     const changelog = Object.assign({}, rc.changelog, options.changelog)
     const plugins = { plugins: concat('plugins', rc, options) }
     const fixers = { plugins: concat('fixers', rc, options) }
 
+    if ('contributors' in rc) {
+      return callback(new Error("The 'contributors' option has been removed"))
+    }
+
+    if ('community' in rc) {
+      return callback(new Error("The 'community' option has been removed"))
+    }
+
     engine({
       processor,
       extensions: [
@@ -68,13 +75,6 @@ function hallmark (options, callback) {
       reporter,
       reporterOptions,
       plugins: [
-        // Skip updating contributors table in lint mode
-        fix && contributors !== false && options.contributors !== false
-          ? [require('remark-git-contributors'), {
-              contributors: contributors || null
-            }]
-          : null,
-
         [require('remark-common-changelog'), { cwd, fix, pkg, repository, ...changelog }],
         [require('remark-github'), { repository }],
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9beae27..7ceeb97 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "bin": "cli.js",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "standard && depcheck --ignores level-community && node cli.js && tape test/*.js",
+    "test": "standard && depcheck && node cli.js && tape test/*.js",
     "hallmark": "node cli.js --fix",
     "check-licenses": "npm-consider install --test --production"
   },
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     "remark-autolink-references": "^1.0.0",
     "remark-collapse": "~0.1.2",
     "remark-common-changelog": "^0.0.1",
-    "remark-git-contributors": "^3.0.0",
     "remark-github": "^9.0.1",
     "remark-lint": "^7.0.1",
     "remark-lint-blockquote-indentation": "^2.0.1",
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "depcheck": "^1.2.0",
     "git-pull-or-clone": "^2.0.1",
-    "level-community": "^3.0.0",
     "npm-consider": "^1.7.0",
     "standard": "^15.0.0",
     "tape": "^5.0.1",
@@ -88,9 +86,6 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=6"
   },
-  "hallmark": {
-    "contributors": false
-  },
   "config": {
     "allowedLicenseTypes": [
       "publicDomain",
diff --git a/test/dependents.js b/test/dependents.js
index 806799e..db843b6 100644
--- a/test/dependents.js
+++ b/test/dependents.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const dependents = [
   // 'deltachat/deltachat-node', // Invalid
   'Level/abstract-leveldown',
   'Level/bench',
-  'Level/codec',
+  'Level/transcoder',
   'Level/compose',
   'Level/deferred-leveldown',
   'Level/leveldown',
@@ -45,10 +45,7 @@ for (const repo of dependents) {
       cp.fork(cli, { cwd, stdio }).on('exit', function (code) {
         t.is(code, 0, 'hallmark linter exited with code 0')
 
-        // Skip CONTRIBUTORS.md for now (many dependents need updating)
-        const args = ['--fix', '-i', 'CONTRIBUTORS.md']
-
-        cp.fork(cli, args, { cwd, stdio }).on('exit', function (code) {
+        cp.fork(cli, ['--fix'], { cwd, stdio }).on('exit', function (code) {
           t.is(code, 0, 'hallmark fixer exited with code 0')
 
           cp.execFile('git', ['diff', '--color'], { cwd }, function (err, stdout) {