diff --git a/dev-python/python-utils/metadata.xml b/dev-python/python-utils/metadata.xml
index b9c15aac721ba..b417f7302667a 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-utils/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/python-utils/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>chainsaw@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Tony Vroon</name>
-	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="project">
 		<email>python@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Python</name>