diff --git a/dev-python/python-stdnum/metadata.xml b/dev-python/python-stdnum/metadata.xml
index 83f7bfad76948..702a5f59e49d2 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-stdnum/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/python-stdnum/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>cedk@gentoo.org</email>
-    <name>Cédric Krier</name>
-  </maintainer>
   <longdescription lang="en">
 		A module to handle standardized numbers and codes
 	</longdescription>