diff --git a/dev-python/watchgod/metadata.xml b/dev-python/watchgod/metadata.xml
index 4fff6b4487..b3c3bc1a0f 100644
--- a/dev-python/watchgod/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/watchgod/metadata.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="person">
-		<email>andrewammerlaan@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Andrew Ammerlaan</name>
-	</maintainer>
+	<!-- maintainer-needed -->
 	<upstream>
 		<remote-id type="github">samuelcolvin/watchgod</remote-id>
 		<remote-id type="pypi">watchgod</remote-id>