diff --git a/sys-apps/paludis/metadata.xml b/sys-apps/paludis/metadata.xml
index 112fa420c74e0..40fe886164f8e 100644
--- a/sys-apps/paludis/metadata.xml
+++ b/sys-apps/paludis/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>jdhore@gentoo.org</email>
-    <name>Jeff Horelick</name>
-  </maintainer>
   <maintainer type="person">
     <email>mgorny@gentoo.org</email>
     <name>Michał Górny</name>