diff --git a/dev-python/editorconfig-core-py/metadata.xml b/dev-python/editorconfig-core-py/metadata.xml
index a0d72c7546ea8..b8a00b9a7a6bf 100644
--- a/dev-python/editorconfig-core-py/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/editorconfig-core-py/metadata.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="project">
-		<email>python@gentoo.org</email>
-	</maintainer>
 	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>chutzpah@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Patrick McLean</name>