diff --git a/net-misc/tigervnc/metadata.xml b/net-misc/tigervnc/metadata.xml
index ce5de894aedfd..401f3cee5d260 100644
--- a/net-misc/tigervnc/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-misc/tigervnc/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>mgorny@gentoo.org</email>
-    <name>Michał Górny</name>
-  </maintainer>
+  <!-- maintainer needed -->
   <use>
     <flag name="server">Build TigerVNC server</flag>
     <flag name="xorgmodule">Build the Xorg module</flag>