diff --git a/net-firewall/nftables/metadata.xml b/net-firewall/nftables/metadata.xml
index e22af2f1dacb1..4eb20a048df27 100644
--- a/net-firewall/nftables/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-firewall/nftables/metadata.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="person">
-		<email>mrueg@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Manuel Rüger</name>
-	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="project">
 		<email>base-system@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Gentoo Base System</name>