diff --git a/dev-python/ramlfications/metadata.xml b/dev-python/ramlfications/metadata.xml
index c9b67088ebefa..287698f5dd9d3 100644
--- a/dev-python/ramlfications/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/ramlfications/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="project">
-		<email>python@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Python</name>
-	</maintainer>
+	<!--maintainer-needed-->
 	<upstream>
 		<maintainer>
 			<email>spam@lynnroot.com</email>