diff --git a/app-emulation/xe-guest-utilities/metadata.xml b/app-emulation/xe-guest-utilities/metadata.xml
index 733e714f2a52f..b680abcf61696 100644
--- a/app-emulation/xe-guest-utilities/metadata.xml
+++ b/app-emulation/xe-guest-utilities/metadata.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 <maintainer type="person">
 	<email>chicago@blkid.net</email>
 	<name>Chicago</name>
-	<description>proxy maintainer</description>
 </maintainer>
 <maintainer type="person">
 	<email>robbat2@gentoo.org</email>