diff --git a/dev-lang/rust/metadata.xml b/dev-lang/rust/metadata.xml
index b2fefe002396f..393578b838f89 100644
--- a/dev-lang/rust/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-lang/rust/metadata.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 		<email>rust@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Rust Project</name>
 	</maintainer>
-	<maintainer type="person" proxied="yes">
-		<email>randy@electronsweatshop.com</email>
-		<name>Randy Barlow</name>
-	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="person" proxied="yes">
 		<email>navi@vlhl.dev</email>
 		<name>Anna Figueiredo Gomes</name>