diff --git a/dev-python/protobuf/metadata.xml b/dev-python/protobuf/metadata.xml
index 421d59c28f9ae..3f344b8cea525 100644
--- a/dev-python/protobuf/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/protobuf/metadata.xml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 		<email>python@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Python</name>
 	</maintainer>
-	<slots>
-		<subslots>Soname version number of Protobuf</subslots>
-	</slots>
 	<upstream>
 		<remote-id type="github">protocolbuffers/protobuf</remote-id>
 		<remote-id type="pypi">protobuf</remote-id>