diff --git a/sys-kernel/cryptodev/metadata.xml b/sys-kernel/cryptodev/metadata.xml
index 5f8b6780f55a1..684b678e70f57 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/cryptodev/metadata.xml
+++ b/sys-kernel/cryptodev/metadata.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-<maintainer type="person">
-<email>clabbe.montjoie@gmail.com</email>
-<name>LABBE Corentin</name>
-</maintainer>
-<maintainer type="project">
-<email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>
-<name>Proxy Maintainers</name>
-</maintainer>
+<!-- maintainer-needed -->
 </pkgmetadata>
+