diff --git a/dev-util/apitrace/metadata.xml b/dev-util/apitrace/metadata.xml
index 932ad0c7edf74..6dbcc5997c0a0 100644
--- a/dev-util/apitrace/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-util/apitrace/metadata.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>EoD@xmw.de</email>
 		<name>EoD</name>
-		<description>Maintainer. Assign bugs to him.</description>
 	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>xmw@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Michael Weber</name>
-		<description>Proxy maintainer. CC him on bugs.</description>
 	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="project">
 		<email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>