diff --git a/x11-misc/slim/metadata.xml b/x11-misc/slim/metadata.xml
index 0d0cf35b3407d..bce828f91d886 100644
--- a/x11-misc/slim/metadata.xml
+++ b/x11-misc/slim/metadata.xml
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>axs@gentoo.org</email>
 	</maintainer>
-	<maintainer type="project">
-		<email>desktop-misc@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Gentoo Desktop Miscellaneous Project</name>
-	</maintainer>
 	<upstream>
 		<remote-id type="sourceforge">slim.berlios</remote-id>
 	</upstream>