diff --git a/lib/datasource/maven.js b/lib/datasource/maven.js
index be6b8a709e6238ceb6ed1c9c0e6eab4c7367077e..5cac133bbcf0327dbf651295344fa9b864ec2afb 100644
--- a/lib/datasource/maven.js
+++ b/lib/datasource/maven.js
@@ -47,10 +47,11 @@ async function getPkgReleases(purl, config) {
 }
 
 function getDependencyParts(purl) {
+  const [group, name] = purl.lookupName.split('/');
   return {
-    display: `${purl.namespace}:${purl.name}`,
-    group: purl.namespace,
-    name: purl.name,
+    display: purl.lookupName.replace('/', ':'),
+    group,
+    name,
     dependencyUrl: generateMavenUrl(purl),
   };
 }
@@ -132,7 +133,8 @@ async function downloadHttpProtocol(pkgUrl) {
 }
 
 function generateMavenUrl(purl) {
-  return purl.namespace.replace(/\./g, '/') + `/${purl.name}`;
+  const [group, name] = purl.lookupName.split('/');
+  return group.replace(/\./g, '/') + `/${name}`;
 }
 
 function isMavenCentral(pkgUrl) {
diff --git a/lib/util/purl.js b/lib/util/purl.js
index 02dc695e3f38f9be631af7d8f3e7927823795898..aa1ff81d312f866f87197a968f84d2ec22dda3b6 100644
--- a/lib/util/purl.js
+++ b/lib/util/purl.js
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ function parse(input) {
   } else {
     res.qualifiers = {};
   }
+  delete res.namespace;
+  delete res.name;
   delete res.version; // we don't use it
   return res;
 }
diff --git a/test/util/__snapshots__/purl.spec.js.snap b/test/util/__snapshots__/purl.spec.js.snap
index ed34ee1490b8e3619ed5cb8c46dfaeb2752955bb..81f9876f11e5b856fa8a2160721455f3e541b353 100644
--- a/test/util/__snapshots__/purl.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/util/__snapshots__/purl.spec.js.snap
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ exports[`util/purl parse() parses namespaced npm 1`] = `
 Object {
   "datasource": "npm",
   "lookupName": "@foo/bar",
-  "name": "bar",
-  "namespace": "@foo",
   "qualifiers": Object {},
 }
 `;
@@ -14,8 +12,6 @@ exports[`util/purl parse() parses namespaced npm with version 1`] = `
 Object {
   "datasource": "npm",
   "lookupName": "@foo/bar",
-  "name": "bar",
-  "namespace": "@foo",
   "qualifiers": Object {},
 }
 `;
@@ -24,7 +20,6 @@ exports[`util/purl parse() parses npm with version and 1 qualifier 1`] = `
 Object {
   "datasource": "npm",
   "lookupName": "foo",
-  "name": "foo",
   "qualifiers": Object {
     "a": "b",
   },
@@ -35,7 +30,6 @@ exports[`util/purl parse() parses npm with version and 2 qualifiers 1`] = `
 Object {
   "datasource": "npm",
   "lookupName": "foo",
-  "name": "foo",
   "qualifiers": Object {
     "a": "b",
     "c": "d",
@@ -47,7 +41,6 @@ exports[`util/purl parse() parses npm with version and 2 qualifiers and subpath
 Object {
   "datasource": "npm",
   "lookupName": "foo",
-  "name": "foo",
   "qualifiers": Object {
     "a": "b",
     "c": "d",
@@ -60,7 +53,6 @@ exports[`util/purl parse() parses simple npm 1`] = `
 Object {
   "datasource": "npm",
   "lookupName": "foo",
-  "name": "foo",
   "qualifiers": Object {},
 }
 `;