diff --git a/net-libs/ixwebsocket/metadata.xml b/net-libs/ixwebsocket/metadata.xml
index 809beba4d6..a305846d2e 100644
--- a/net-libs/ixwebsocket/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-libs/ixwebsocket/metadata.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="person">
-		<name>Adrian Schollmeyer</name>
-		<email>nex+b-g-o@nexadn.de</email>
-	</maintainer>
+	<!-- maintainer-needed -->
 	<use>
 		<flag name="ws">Build the ws utility</flag>
 	</use>