diff --git a/dev-python/python-musicbrainz-ngs/metadata.xml b/dev-python/python-musicbrainz-ngs/metadata.xml
index 736fcaf54dce9..1f682f8098b16 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-musicbrainz-ngs/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/python-musicbrainz-ngs/metadata.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>gerion.entrup@flump.de</email>
 		<name>Gerion Entrup</name>
-		<description>Proxied maintainer; set to assignee in all bugs</description>
 	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="project">
 		<email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>