diff --git a/dev-util/global/metadata.xml b/dev-util/global/metadata.xml
index 6a4aed9a8e5ac..b8ecaba5d8e06 100644
--- a/dev-util/global/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-util/global/metadata.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>arfrever.fta@gmail.com</email> 
-		<description>Proxy maintainer</description>   
 	</maintainer>    
 	<maintainer type="project">
 		<email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>