diff --git a/dev-python/pyhamcrest/metadata.xml b/dev-python/pyhamcrest/metadata.xml
index a1eae924e1c4c..7c41e0e409e7e 100644
--- a/dev-python/pyhamcrest/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/pyhamcrest/metadata.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="person">
-		<email>alunduil@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Alex Brandt</name>
-	</maintainer>
 	<use>
 		<flag name="numpy">Enable optional dependence on dev-python/numpy</flag>
 	</use>