diff --git a/dev-python/markdown2/metadata.xml b/dev-python/markdown2/metadata.xml
index 1792d38be8de5..671860593b2e0 100644
--- a/dev-python/markdown2/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/markdown2/metadata.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   </maintainer>
   <upstream>
     <maintainer>
-      <email/>
       <name>Trent Mick</name>
     </maintainer>
     <bugs-to>https://github.com/trentm/python-markdown2/issues</bugs-to>