diff --git a/dev-util/obs-service-format_spec_file/metadata.xml b/dev-util/obs-service-format_spec_file/metadata.xml
index ee9110e7992ee..64b4157a6127b 100644
--- a/dev-util/obs-service-format_spec_file/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-util/obs-service-format_spec_file/metadata.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-<maintainer type="project">
-	<email>suse@gentoo.org</email>
-	<name>SUSE</name>
-</maintainer>
 <longdescription lang="en">
 This is a source service for openSUSE Build Service.