diff --git a/dev-lua/penlight/metadata.xml b/dev-lua/penlight/metadata.xml
index 1a05f3bf022d0..8dd0ff4e9d230 100644
--- a/dev-lua/penlight/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-lua/penlight/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>williamh@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>William Hubbs</name>
-	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>conikost@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Conrad Kostecki</name>