diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/MyAnimeListApi.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/MyAnimeListApi.kt
index ec4ffd79e..b90391ae6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/MyAnimeListApi.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/MyAnimeListApi.kt
@@ -196,12 +196,12 @@ class MyAnimeListApi(
                             description = it.synopsis,
                             authors = it.authors
                                 .filter { it.role == "Story" || it.role == "Story & Art" }
-                                .map { "${it.node.firstName} ${it.node.lastName}".trim() }
+                                .mapNotNull { it.node.getFullName() }
                                 .joinToString(separator = ", ")
                                 .ifEmpty { null },
                             artists = it.authors
                                 .filter { it.role == "Art" || it.role == "Story & Art" }
-                                .map { "${it.node.firstName} ${it.node.lastName}".trim() }
+                                .mapNotNull { it.node.getFullName() }
                                 .joinToString(separator = ", ")
                                 .ifEmpty { null },
                         )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/dto/MALManga.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/dto/MALManga.kt
index c9445f4dd..d24ddc68c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/dto/MALManga.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/dto/MALManga.kt
@@ -51,19 +51,5 @@ data class MALMangaMetadata(
     val synopsis: String?,
     @SerialName("main_picture")
     val covers: MALMangaCovers,
-    val authors: List<MALAuthor>,
-)
-
-@Serializable
-data class MALAuthor(
-    val node: MALAuthorNode,
-    val role: String,
-)
-
-@Serializable
-data class MALAuthorNode(
-    @SerialName("first_name")
-    val firstName: String,
-    @SerialName("last_name")
-    val lastName: String,
+    val authors: List<MALAuthorNode>,
 )