diff --git a/x11-misc/urxvt-tabbedex/metadata.xml b/x11-misc/urxvt-tabbedex/metadata.xml
index 42361307323b9..70c16c0f82d34 100644
--- a/x11-misc/urxvt-tabbedex/metadata.xml
+++ b/x11-misc/urxvt-tabbedex/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>juippis@gentoo.org</email>
-    <name>Joonas Niilola</name>
-  </maintainer>
+  <!-- maintainer-needed -->
   <stabilize-allarches/>
 </pkgmetadata>