diff --git a/dev-util/patchutils/metadata.xml b/dev-util/patchutils/metadata.xml
index 9c3d7108c30c6..3cf14bf74636e 100644
--- a/dev-util/patchutils/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-util/patchutils/metadata.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="person">
-		<email>flameeyes@gentoo.org</email>
-	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="project">
 		<email>shell-tools@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Gentoo Shell Tools Project</name>
 	</maintainer>
-	</pkgmetadata>
+</pkgmetadata>