diff --git a/net-libs/usockets/metadata.xml b/net-libs/usockets/metadata.xml
index a24f33aee9..4e34222762 100644
--- a/net-libs/usockets/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-libs/usockets/metadata.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 		<email>gentoo@aisha.cc</email>
 		<name>Aisha Tammy</name>
 	</maintainer>
-	<maintainer type="project">
-		<email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Proxy Maintainers</name>
-	</maintainer>
 	<use>
 		<flag name="libuv">Enable bindings to use the libuv dispatcher</flag>
 	</use>