diff --git a/dev-python/apptools/metadata.xml b/dev-python/apptools/metadata.xml
index 561eda2611bd1..0e2d38b9af66c 100644
--- a/dev-python/apptools/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/apptools/metadata.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-  <maintainer type="project">
-    <email>python@gentoo.org</email>
-    <name>Python</name>
-  </maintainer>
+  <!-- maintainer-needed -->
   <longdescription lang="en">
     The Enthought Tool Suite AppTools project includes a set of
     packages that Enthought has found useful in creating a number of