diff --git a/docs/features.md b/docs/features.md
index bbfb2d9b..0d8b9879 100644
--- a/docs/features.md
+++ b/docs/features.md
@@ -37,10 +37,3 @@ Default: Yes
 Load `libjack` at runtime as opposed to the standard dynamic linking. This is
 preferred as it allows `pw-jack` to intercept the loading at runtime to provide
 the Pipewire JACK server implementation.
-
-## `metadata`
-
-Default: No
-
-Provides access to the metadata API. This is experimental. Details on the JACK
-metadata API can be found at <https://jackaudio.org/metadata/>.
diff --git a/src/properties.rs b/src/properties.rs
index bcf2e6ee..0c8bdea8 100644
--- a/src/properties.rs
+++ b/src/properties.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ pub trait PropertyChangeHandler: Send {
     fn property_changed(&mut self, change: &PropertyChange);
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)] //dead if we haven't enabled metadata
 pub(crate) unsafe extern "C" fn property_changed<P>(
     subject: j::jack_uuid_t,
     key: *const ::libc::c_char,
diff --git a/src/tests/client.rs b/src/tests/client.rs
index aa9837a8..5ff4fc9b 100644
--- a/src/tests/client.rs
+++ b/src/tests/client.rs
@@ -44,12 +44,9 @@ fn client_uuid_are_unique() {
     assert_ne!(client1.uuid_string(), "");
     assert_ne!(client2.uuid_string(), "");
     assert_ne!(client1.uuid_string(), client2.uuid_string());
-    #[cfg(feature = "metadata")]
-    {
-        assert_ne!(client1.uuid(), 0);
-        assert_ne!(client2.uuid(), 0);
-        assert_ne!(client1.uuid(), client2.uuid());
-    }
+    assert_ne!(client1.uuid(), 0);
+    assert_ne!(client2.uuid(), 0);
+    assert_ne!(client1.uuid(), client2.uuid());
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -67,17 +64,14 @@ fn uuid_can_map_to_client_name() {
         client1.name_by_uuid_str(&client2.uuid_string()).unwrap(),
         "uuid-client-2"
     );
-    #[cfg(feature = "metadata")]
-    {
-        assert_eq!(
-            client1.name_by_uuid(client1.uuid()).unwrap(),
-            "uuid-client-1"
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            client1.name_by_uuid(client2.uuid()).unwrap(),
-            "uuid-client-2"
-        );
-    }
+    assert_eq!(
+        client1.name_by_uuid(client1.uuid()).unwrap(),
+        "uuid-client-1"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        client1.name_by_uuid(client2.uuid()).unwrap(),
+        "uuid-client-2"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -86,10 +80,8 @@ fn nonexistant_uuid_to_client_name_returns_none() {
     let (client2, _) =
         crate::Client::new("dropped-client", crate::ClientOptions::NO_START_SERVER).unwrap();
     let uuid_string = client2.uuid_string();
-    #[cfg(feature = "metadata")]
     let uuid = client2.uuid();
     drop(client2);
     assert_eq!(client1.name_by_uuid_str(&uuid_string), None);
-    #[cfg(feature = "metadata")]
     assert_eq!(client1.name_by_uuid(uuid), None);
 }