diff --git a/net-dns/dnscap/metadata.xml b/net-dns/dnscap/metadata.xml
index b16bf6f9bdeb2..096ca5b94a126 100644
--- a/net-dns/dnscap/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-dns/dnscap/metadata.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   <maintainer type="person">
     <email>wschlich@gentoo.org</email>
     <name>Wolfram Schlich</name>
-    <description>Primary maintainer</description>
   </maintainer>
   <upstream>
     <remote-id type="github">verisign/dnscap</remote-id>