diff --git a/net-misc/felix/metadata.xml b/net-misc/felix/metadata.xml
index 41d7189e12201..addb25dbd1146 100644
--- a/net-misc/felix/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-misc/felix/metadata.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 <?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-needed -->
 	<use>
 	<flag name="bird">Use BIRD, e.g. for route reflection</flag>
 	</use>