diff --git a/dev-java/protobuf-java/metadata.xml b/dev-java/protobuf-java/metadata.xml
index 9ba4fc833a356..8ed30cca824b9 100644
--- a/dev-java/protobuf-java/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-java/protobuf-java/metadata.xml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 		<email>arfrever.fta@gmail.com</email>
 		<name>Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis</name>
 	</maintainer>
-	<maintainer type="person">
-		<email>tomboy64@sina.cn</email>
-	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="project">
 		<email>java@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Java</name>