diff --git a/dev-python/python-spidermonkey/metadata.xml b/dev-python/python-spidermonkey/metadata.xml
index 0d617cc51b639..e92ae67745a05 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-spidermonkey/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/python-spidermonkey/metadata.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="person">
-		<email>wizardedit@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Austin English</name>
-	</maintainer>
+	<!-- maintainer-needed -->
 	<longdescription>
 		JavaScript / Python bridge
 	</longdescription>