diff --git a/net-im/bitlbee/metadata.xml b/net-im/bitlbee/metadata.xml
index 88806b5257811..3251066568181 100644
--- a/net-im/bitlbee/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-im/bitlbee/metadata.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="person">
-		<email>wired@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Alex Alexander</name>
-	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>radhermit@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Tim Harder</name>