diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/xmlto/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/xmlto/default.nix
index c72192317b77..c5ebb9d971b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/xmlto/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/xmlto/default.nix
@@ -43,8 +43,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     license = "GPLv2+";
     homepage = https://fedorahosted.org/xmlto/;
-
-    maintainers = [ ];
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.gnu;  # arbitrary choice
   };
 }