diff --git a/dev-python/ebuildtester/metadata.xml b/dev-python/ebuildtester/metadata.xml
index 49fabc667103b..6a3ad32f2828e 100644
--- a/dev-python/ebuildtester/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/ebuildtester/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="project">
-		<email>python@gentoo.org</email>
-	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>nicolasbock@gentoo.org</email>
 	</maintainer>