diff --git a/net-analyzer/openvas-tools/metadata.xml b/net-analyzer/openvas-tools/metadata.xml
index 38ce6c17a3f27..6f49eba8f4969 100644
--- a/net-analyzer/openvas-tools/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-analyzer/openvas-tools/metadata.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-  <maintainer type="person">
-    <email>hanno@gentoo.org</email>
-  </maintainer>
+<!-- maintainer-needed -->
 </pkgmetadata>