diff --git a/net-p2p/dogecoin-qt/metadata.xml b/net-p2p/dogecoin-qt/metadata.xml
index a0a83c0c146a0..214ecd1e7eeb2 100644
--- a/net-p2p/dogecoin-qt/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-p2p/dogecoin-qt/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="person">
-		<email>sdamashek@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Samuel Damashek</name>
-	</maintainer>
 	<longdescription lang="en">
 		This is a client for the Dogecoin cryptocurrency.
 		Dogecoin is a scrypt-based alternative to Bitcoin.