diff --git a/net-libs/liboping/metadata.xml b/net-libs/liboping/metadata.xml
index 2d42983f46ae8..1b2becffa26c9 100644
--- a/net-libs/liboping/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-libs/liboping/metadata.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="person">
-		<email>bugs@bergstroem.nu</email>
-		<name>Johan Bergström</name>
-		<description>Proxied Maintainer</description>
-	</maintainer>
-<maintainer type="project">
-		<email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Proxy Maintainers</name>
-	</maintainer>
+  <!-- maintainer-needed -->
 </pkgmetadata>