diff --git a/dev-libs/granite/metadata.xml b/dev-libs/granite/metadata.xml
index c30cfb603e405..b44c37948b52b 100644
--- a/dev-libs/granite/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-libs/granite/metadata.xml
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 
 <pkgmetadata>
-  <maintainer type="person">
-    <email>xgqt@gentoo.org</email>
-    <name>Maciej Barć</name>
-  </maintainer>
-  <longdescription lang="en">
+  <!-- maintainer-needed -->
+  <longdescription>
     Granite is a companion library for GTK+ and GLib.
     Among other things, it provides complex widgets and convenience
     functions designed for use in apps built for elementary OS.