diff --git a/dev-vcs/cvsutils/metadata.xml b/dev-vcs/cvsutils/metadata.xml
index ce25805749812..b29146cb7d8d1 100644
--- a/dev-vcs/cvsutils/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-vcs/cvsutils/metadata.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="project">
-		<email>cvs-utils@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Gentoo CVS Project</name>
-	</maintainer>
+	<!-- maintainer-needed -->
 	<longdescription>
 		CVS Utilities are helpful scripts for working with CVS repositories
 		offline and online.  They include the ability to check file status,