diff --git a/app-admin/stow/metadata.xml b/app-admin/stow/metadata.xml
index eacb94b4c4cb0..04f725369a739 100644
--- a/app-admin/stow/metadata.xml
+++ b/app-admin/stow/metadata.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>ewfalor@gmail.com</email>
 		<name>Erik Falor</name>
-		<description>Proxied maintainer; set to assignee in all bugs</description>
 	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>maksbotan@gentoo.org</email>