diff --git a/dev-python/pastel/metadata.xml b/dev-python/pastel/metadata.xml
index 5ad7953a50074..a375216c22e05 100644
--- a/dev-python/pastel/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/pastel/metadata.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-  <maintainer type="person">
-    <email>jsmolic@gentoo.org</email>
-    <name>Jakov Smolić</name>
-  </maintainer>
   <maintainer type="project">
     <email>python@gentoo.org</email>
     <name>Python</name>