diff --git a/dev-ruby/sdoc/metadata.xml b/dev-ruby/sdoc/metadata.xml
index 3b436b548ba2d..00703716e979b 100644
--- a/dev-ruby/sdoc/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-ruby/sdoc/metadata.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="person">
-		<email>zerochaos@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Rick Farina</name>
-	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="project">
 		<email>ruby@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Gentoo Ruby Project</name>