diff --git a/net-misc/wakeonlan/metadata.xml b/net-misc/wakeonlan/metadata.xml
index 051b645b0f12c..6106785f32d2d 100644
--- a/net-misc/wakeonlan/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-misc/wakeonlan/metadata.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@
   <maintainer type="person">
     <email>axs@gentoo.org</email>
     <name>Ian Stakenvicius</name>
-    <description>Primary maintainer</description>
   </maintainer>
 </pkgmetadata>