diff --git a/net-dns/c-ares/metadata.xml b/net-dns/c-ares/metadata.xml
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--- a/net-dns/c-ares/metadata.xml
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@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
-<pkgmetadata>
-<herd>no-herd</herd>
-<maintainer>
-  <email>dragonheart@gentoo.org</email>
-    <name>Daniel Black</name>
-    <description>A user ebuild that I felt obliged to include. Please take over if you want 
-it</description>
-</maintainer>
-<longdescription></longdescription>
-</pkgmetadata>