diff --git a/sys-apps/etckeeper/metadata.xml b/sys-apps/etckeeper/metadata.xml
index 838d76fac7fd6..3b40288025ac1 100644
--- a/sys-apps/etckeeper/metadata.xml
+++ b/sys-apps/etckeeper/metadata.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,4 @@
 	file metadata that revison control systems do not normally support, but that
 	is important for /etc, such as the permissions of /etc/shadow.
 	</longdescription>
-	<upstream>
-		<remote-id type="github">joeyh/etckeeper</remote-id>
-	</upstream>
 </pkgmetadata>