diff --git a/app-crypt/simp_le/metadata.xml b/app-crypt/simp_le/metadata.xml
index 4244fae5893a8..e0b907a3396be 100644
--- a/app-crypt/simp_le/metadata.xml
+++ b/app-crypt/simp_le/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>mrueg@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Manuel Rüger</name>
-	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>zx2c4@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Jason A. Donenfeld</name>