diff --git a/app-shells/zsh/metadata.xml b/app-shells/zsh/metadata.xml
index b9eedff38fba2..6cbf3538bfb5c 100644
--- a/app-shells/zsh/metadata.xml
+++ b/app-shells/zsh/metadata.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="person">
-		<email>slashbeast@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Piotr Karbowski</name>
-	</maintainer>
+	<!-- maintainer-needed -->
 	<longdescription>
 		Zsh is a shell designed for interactive use, although it is also a
 		powerful scripting language. Many of the useful features of bash, ksh,