diff --git a/src/fu-main.c b/src/fu-main.c
index 19a687c98..f823ccc45 100644
--- a/src/fu-main.c
+++ b/src/fu-main.c
@@ -2061,43 +2061,6 @@ fu_main_daemon_method_call (GDBusConnection *connection, const gchar *sender,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* return '' */
-	if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "UpdateMetadata") == 0) {
-		GDBusMessage *message;
-		GUnixFDList *fd_list;
-		gint fd_data;
-		gint fd_sig;
-
-		g_debug ("Called %s()", method_name);
-		message = g_dbus_method_invocation_get_message (invocation);
-		fd_list = g_dbus_message_get_unix_fd_list (message);
-		if (fd_list == NULL || g_unix_fd_list_get_length (fd_list) != 2) {
-			g_set_error (&error,
-				     FWUPD_ERROR,
-				     FWUPD_ERROR_INTERNAL,
-				     "invalid handle");
-			fu_main_invocation_return_error (priv, invocation, error);
-			return;
-		}
-		fd_data = g_unix_fd_list_get (fd_list, 0, &error);
-		if (fd_data < 0) {
-			fu_main_invocation_return_error (priv, invocation, error);
-			return;
-		}
-		fd_sig = g_unix_fd_list_get (fd_list, 1, &error);
-		if (fd_sig < 0) {
-			fu_main_invocation_return_error (priv, invocation, error);
-			return;
-		}
-		if (!fu_main_daemon_update_metadata (priv, "lvfs", fd_data, fd_sig, &error)) {
-			g_prefix_error (&error, "failed to update metadata: ");
-			fu_main_invocation_return_error (priv, invocation, error);
-			return;
-		}
-		fu_main_invocation_return_value (priv, invocation, NULL);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	/* return '' */
 	if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "UpdateMetadataWithId") == 0) {
 		GDBusMessage *message;
diff --git a/src/org.freedesktop.fwupd.xml b/src/org.freedesktop.fwupd.xml
index 60222ddbb..8f6e25999 100644
--- a/src/org.freedesktop.fwupd.xml
+++ b/src/org.freedesktop.fwupd.xml
@@ -301,35 +301,6 @@
       </arg>
     </method>
 
-    <!--***********************************************************-->
-    <method name='UpdateMetadata'>
-      <doc:doc>
-        <doc:description>
-          <doc:para>
-            Adds AppStream resource information from a session client.
-          </doc:para>
-        </doc:description>
-      </doc:doc>
-      <arg type='h' name='data' direction='in'>
-        <doc:doc>
-          <doc:summary>
-            <doc:para>
-              File handle to AppStream metadata.
-            </doc:para>
-          </doc:summary>
-        </doc:doc>
-      </arg>
-      <arg type='h' name='signature' direction='in'>
-        <doc:doc>
-          <doc:summary>
-            <doc:para>
-              File handle to AppStream metadata GPG signature.
-            </doc:para>
-          </doc:summary>
-        </doc:doc>
-      </arg>
-    </method>
-
     <!--***********************************************************-->
     <method name='UpdateMetadataWithId'>
       <doc:doc>