diff --git a/net-misc/ntp/metadata.xml b/net-misc/ntp/metadata.xml
index 921f0c46b5775..0514f0019c501 100644
--- a/net-misc/ntp/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-misc/ntp/metadata.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-  <maintainer type="project">
-    <email>base-system@gentoo.org</email>
-    <name>Gentoo Base System</name>
-  </maintainer>
+  <!-- maintainer-needed -->
   <longdescription>
   NTP is a protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network. NTP
   version 3 is an internet draft standard, formalized in RFC 1305. NTP version 4 is a