diff --git a/sys-fs/duperemove/metadata.xml b/sys-fs/duperemove/metadata.xml
index 87dd74d07802d..8fbce67b26b57 100644
--- a/sys-fs/duperemove/metadata.xml
+++ b/sys-fs/duperemove/metadata.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="person">
-		<email>rich0@gentoo.org</email>
-	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>mgorny@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Michał Górny</name>