diff --git a/dev-build/qtilitools/metadata.xml b/dev-build/qtilitools/metadata.xml
index dc7165f1e2..88b2f83802 100644
--- a/dev-build/qtilitools/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-build/qtilitools/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">
-    <email>colonia_duck@posteo.net</email>
-    <name>Thomas Clarke</name>
-  </maintainer>
+  <!-- maintainer-needed -->
   <upstream>
     <remote-id type="github">qtilities/qtilitools</remote-id>
   </upstream>