diff --git a/app-misc/irtrans-irclient/metadata.xml b/app-misc/irtrans-irclient/metadata.xml
index 85a9e4b6eb4bc..8143f8cf47082 100644
--- a/app-misc/irtrans-irclient/metadata.xml
+++ b/app-misc/irtrans-irclient/metadata.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,10 @@
 <maintainer type="person">
 <email>mario.fetka@gmail.com</email>
 <name>Mario Fetka</name>
-<description>Proxied maintainer</description>
 </maintainer>
-
 <maintainer type="person">
 <email>hd_brummy@gentoo.org</email>
 <name>Joerg Bornkessel</name>
-<description>Proxying maintainer</description>
 </maintainer>
 <maintainer type="project">
 <email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>