diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
index 86463b69..9c6e7190 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
@@ -173,3 +173,6 @@
 
 - Gregor Thalhammer
   Phase unwrapping integration
+
+- François Orieux
+  Image deconvolution
diff --git a/skimage/deconvolution/uft.py b/skimage/deconvolution/uft.py
index 19e36859..23295df3 100644
--- a/skimage/deconvolution/uft.py
+++ b/skimage/deconvolution/uft.py
@@ -51,14 +51,11 @@ References
 
 import numpy as np
 
-__author__ = "Fran��ois Orieux"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2011, 2012, 2013 F. Orieux <orieux@iap.fr>"
-__credits__ = ["Fran��ois Orieux"]
 __license__ = "mit"
 __version__ = "0.1.0"
-__maintainer__ = "Fran��ois Orieux"
+__maintainer__ = "Francois Orieux"
 __email__ = "orieux@iap.fr"
-__status__ = "development"
 __url__ = ""
 __keywords__ = "fft"
 
diff --git a/skimage/deconvolution/wiener.py b/skimage/deconvolution/wiener.py
index f3fe23d7..d68d91e1 100644
--- a/skimage/deconvolution/wiener.py
+++ b/skimage/deconvolution/wiener.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ from scipy.signal import convolve2d as conv2
 
 import uft
 
-__author__ = "François Orieux"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2013 F. Orieux <orieux@iap.fr>"
 __credits__ = ["François Orieux"]
 __license__ = "mit"