diff --git a/app-cdr/burn-cd/metadata.xml b/app-cdr/burn-cd/metadata.xml
index ba2058b7c25c6..d1c04c8d04886 100644
--- a/app-cdr/burn-cd/metadata.xml
+++ b/app-cdr/burn-cd/metadata.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>canutethegreat@gmail.com</email>
 		<name>Ronald Farrer</name>
-		<description>Proxy-maintainer; set to assignee on bugs</description>
 	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="project">
 		<email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>