diff --git a/dev-ruby/hashicorp-checkpoint/metadata.xml b/dev-ruby/hashicorp-checkpoint/metadata.xml
index 2d4f800632791..553fb0374fbc4 100644
--- a/dev-ruby/hashicorp-checkpoint/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-ruby/hashicorp-checkpoint/metadata.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>hydrapolic@gmail.com</email>
 		<name>Tomas Mozes</name>
-		<description>Proxy maintainer</description>
 	</maintainer>
 <maintainer type="project">
 		<email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>