diff --git a/net-im/skype/metadata.xml b/net-im/skype/metadata.xml
index 90baf5b04c452..ace099c808bd6 100644
--- a/net-im/skype/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-im/skype/metadata.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-  <maintainer type="person">
-    <email>amynka@gentoo.org</email>
-  </maintainer>
+<!-- maintainer-needed -->
   <longdescription>Skype is the next phenomenon from the people who
 	brought you KaZaA. Just like KaZaA, Skype uses P2P (peer-to-peer)
 	technology to connect you to other users  not to share files this