diff --git a/sys-process/uksmd/metadata.xml b/sys-process/uksmd/metadata.xml
index a1fbf3c0c993d..bef24d2c23378 100644
--- a/sys-process/uksmd/metadata.xml
+++ b/sys-process/uksmd/metadata.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 <?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 -->
 </pkgmetadata>