diff --git a/sys-fs/ncdu/metadata.xml b/sys-fs/ncdu/metadata.xml
index cca812bc0ce6d..1a0e0b638cb00 100644
--- a/sys-fs/ncdu/metadata.xml
+++ b/sys-fs/ncdu/metadata.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   <maintainer type="person">
     <email>wschlich@gentoo.org</email>
     <name>Wolfram Schlich</name>
-    <description>Primary maintainer</description>
   </maintainer>
   <maintainer type="person">
     <email>xmw@gentoo.org</email>