diff --git a/dev-python/txtorcon/metadata.xml b/dev-python/txtorcon/metadata.xml
index 78c235d7e5a8b..4767722d6e918 100644
--- a/dev-python/txtorcon/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/txtorcon/metadata.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 <pkgmetadata>
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>dolsen@gentoo.org</email>
-		<description>maintainer</description>
 	</maintainer>
 	<upstream>
 		<maintainer>