I would like them removed as well. The leaderboards here have already been problematic in the past so it's better to get them out before they have the chance to be so again.
Slightly unrelated, but I think having the leaderboards being called "notable members" is a bit of a farce as well. It's a bit like recognizing these members for their number of likes, while completely ignoring the notable things they did to achieve these likes. The leaderboards are honoring the number, not the member. Glorifying the quantity, not the acts done to achieve it. A lot of people on the "Most likes" page, for example, are known for much more than just the number itself. We don't need an automated tab to tell us what these guys have done.
Sure, leaderboards aren't as big of an issue as they were in the past, but they also serve no actual benefit to begin with. Proved detrimental before, with no tangible plus side. All I'm trying to say is "notable members" isn't something you can measure in a list. You can't tell who is most liked by how many "likes" they have. You can't tell how much someone has contributed to a community by how many posts they have. If any of this even makes sense, that is.