diff --git a/dev-util/molecule/metadata.xml b/dev-util/molecule/metadata.xml
index 1357e0ab5dce1..e14a66af6247c 100644
--- a/dev-util/molecule/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-util/molecule/metadata.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 		<email>mudler@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Ettore Di Giacinto</name>
 	</maintainer>
-	<maintainer type="person">
-		<email>lxnay@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Fabio Erculiani</name>
-	</maintainer>
 	<use>
 		<flag name="plugins">Add plugins provided by dev-util/molecule-plugins</flag>
 	</use>