diff --git a/dev-python/txaio/metadata.xml b/dev-python/txaio/metadata.xml
index ef48c740e2ee0..6cc067014bb54 100644
--- a/dev-python/txaio/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/txaio/metadata.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>dolsen@gentoo.org</email>
-		<description>maintainer</description>
 	</maintainer>
 	<upstream>
 		<maintainer>