diff --git a/acct-group/fort/metadata.xml b/acct-group/fort/metadata.xml
index 678ca7a116..17361c3983 100644
--- a/acct-group/fort/metadata.xml
+++ b/acct-group/fort/metadata.xml
@@ -5,8 +5,4 @@
 		<email>alarig@swordarmor.fr</email>
 		<name>Alarig Le Lay</name>
 	</maintainer>
-	<maintainer type="project">
-		<email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Proxy Maintainers</name>
-	</maintainer>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/acct-user/fort/metadata.xml b/acct-user/fort/metadata.xml
index 678ca7a116..17361c3983 100644
--- a/acct-user/fort/metadata.xml
+++ b/acct-user/fort/metadata.xml
@@ -5,8 +5,4 @@
 		<email>alarig@swordarmor.fr</email>
 		<name>Alarig Le Lay</name>
 	</maintainer>
-	<maintainer type="project">
-		<email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Proxy Maintainers</name>
-	</maintainer>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/dev-python/atomiclong/metadata.xml b/dev-python/atomiclong/metadata.xml
index 2607e3e744..20f5297e31 100644
--- a/dev-python/atomiclong/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/atomiclong/metadata.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
     <email>lssndrbarbieri@gmail.com</email>
     <name>Alessandro Barbieri</name>
   </maintainer>
-  <maintainer type="project">
-    <email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>
-    <name>Proxy Maintainers</name>
-  </maintainer>
   <upstream>
     <remote-id type="github">dreid/atomiclong</remote-id>
   </upstream>
diff --git a/dev-python/exam/exam-0.10.6.ebuild b/dev-python/exam/exam-0.10.6.ebuild
index 308160ed91..2d8159ea9c 100644
--- a/dev-python/exam/exam-0.10.6.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/exam/exam-0.10.6.ebuild
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7} )
 inherit distutils-r1
 
 SRC_URI="mirror://pypi/${PN:0:1}/${PN}/${P}.tar.gz"
-DESCRIPTION="Helpers for better testing."
+DESCRIPTION="Helpers for better testing"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/fluxx/exam"
 
 LICENSE="MIT"
diff --git a/dev-python/exam/metadata.xml b/dev-python/exam/metadata.xml
index 4b4d0c9dd1..2c0bf33b98 100644
--- a/dev-python/exam/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/exam/metadata.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
     <email>lssndrbarbieri@gmail.com</email>
     <name>Alessandro Barbieri</name>
   </maintainer>
-  <maintainer type="project">
-    <email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>
-    <name>Proxy Maintainers</name>
-  </maintainer>
   <upstream>
     <remote-id type="github">fluxx/exam</remote-id>
   </upstream>
diff --git a/net-misc/FORT-validator/metadata.xml b/net-misc/FORT-validator/metadata.xml
index 678ca7a116..17361c3983 100644
--- a/net-misc/FORT-validator/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-misc/FORT-validator/metadata.xml
@@ -5,8 +5,4 @@
 		<email>alarig@swordarmor.fr</email>
 		<name>Alarig Le Lay</name>
 	</maintainer>
-	<maintainer type="project">
-		<email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Proxy Maintainers</name>
-	</maintainer>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/sci-electronics/kactus2/metadata.xml b/sci-electronics/kactus2/metadata.xml
index bd0f833632..ab1139f041 100644
--- a/sci-electronics/kactus2/metadata.xml
+++ b/sci-electronics/kactus2/metadata.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 		<email>vowstar@gmail.com</email>
 		<name>Huang Rui</name>
 	</maintainer>
-	<maintainer type="project">
-		<email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Proxy Maintainers</name>
-	</maintainer>
 	<upstream>
 		<remote-id type="github">kactus2/kactus2dev</remote-id>
 	</upstream>
diff --git a/sci-electronics/verilator/metadata.xml b/sci-electronics/verilator/metadata.xml
index 94cd7b4e79..626ddc8c86 100644
--- a/sci-electronics/verilator/metadata.xml
+++ b/sci-electronics/verilator/metadata.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 		<email>vowstar@gmail.com</email>
 		<name>Huang Rui</name>
 	</maintainer>
-	<maintainer type="project">
-		<email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Proxy Maintainers</name>
-	</maintainer>
 	<longdescription>
 	Verilator, the fastest free Verilog HDL simulator.
 	Accepts synthesizable Verilog or SystemVerilog