diff --git a/sec-keys/openpgp-keys-knot-resolver/metadata.xml b/sec-keys/openpgp-keys-knot-resolver/metadata.xml
index 59fd6df34dc79..7c487e08141e4 100644
--- a/sec-keys/openpgp-keys-knot-resolver/metadata.xml
+++ b/sec-keys/openpgp-keys-knot-resolver/metadata.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-<maintainer type="person">
-  <email>matthew@gentoo.org</email>
-  <name>Matthew Smith</name>
-</maintainer>
+<!-- maintainer-needed -->
 <stabilize-allarches/>
 </pkgmetadata>