diff --git a/app-cdr/dvd+rw-tools/metadata.xml b/app-cdr/dvd+rw-tools/metadata.xml
index b22a815172ddb..115e9d64a6695 100644
--- a/app-cdr/dvd+rw-tools/metadata.xml
+++ b/app-cdr/dvd+rw-tools/metadata.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="person">
-		<email>ceamac@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Viorel Munteanu</name>
-	</maintainer>
+	<!-- maintainer-needed -->
 </pkgmetadata>