diff --git a/dev-python/treq/metadata.xml b/dev-python/treq/metadata.xml
index b66eed0121c24..915d377b85796 100644
--- a/dev-python/treq/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/treq/metadata.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 <pkgmetadata>
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>dolsen@gentoo.org</email>
-		<description>maintainer</description>
 	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>ryao@gentoo.org</email>