diff --git a/net-dns/djbdns/metadata.xml b/net-dns/djbdns/metadata.xml
index f19ea05982961..6e76cd2b88bd7 100644
--- a/net-dns/djbdns/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-dns/djbdns/metadata.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-  <maintainer type="person">
-    <email>mjo@gentoo.org</email>
-    <name>Michael Orlitzky</name>
-  </maintainer>
   <use>
     <!-- leave this global flag defined here to avoid a pkgcheck warning -->
     <flag name="ipv6">