diff --git a/net-misc/tightvnc/metadata.xml b/net-misc/tightvnc/metadata.xml
index a2c42db620fa1..59f79a49bad12 100644
--- a/net-misc/tightvnc/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-misc/tightvnc/metadata.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-  <maintainer type="person">
-    <email>armin76@gentoo.org</email>
-  </maintainer>
   <use>
     <flag name="server">Build TightVNC server</flag>
   </use>