diff --git a/audio/decode/dec_audio.c b/audio/decode/dec_audio.c
index b8e14dfbf3..907b154bf8 100644
--- a/audio/decode/dec_audio.c
+++ b/audio/decode/dec_audio.c
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ int audio_init_filters(struct dec_audio *d_audio, int in_samplerate,
     mp_audio_set_channels(&afs->output, out_channels);
     mp_audio_set_format(&afs->output, *out_format);
 
-    afs->metadata = d_audio->metadata;
-
     afs->replaygain_data = d_audio->replaygain_data;
 
     char *s_from = mp_audio_config_to_str(&afs->input);
diff --git a/audio/decode/dec_audio.h b/audio/decode/dec_audio.h
index 27c2040947..25afda1390 100644
--- a/audio/decode/dec_audio.h
+++ b/audio/decode/dec_audio.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ struct dec_audio {
     struct mp_audio_buffer *decode_buffer;
     struct af_stream *afilter;
     char *decoder_desc;
-    struct mp_tags *metadata;
     struct replaygain_data *replaygain_data;
     // set by decoder
     struct mp_audio decoded;    // format of decoded audio (no data, temporarily
diff --git a/audio/filter/af.c b/audio/filter/af.c
index fe2dcdfb13..9227c9c036 100644
--- a/audio/filter/af.c
+++ b/audio/filter/af.c
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ static struct af_instance *af_create(struct af_stream *s, char *name,
         .mul = 1,
         .data = talloc_zero(af, struct mp_audio),
         .log = mp_log_new(af, s->log, name),
-        .metadata = s->metadata,
         .replaygain_data = s->replaygain_data,
     };
     struct m_config *config = m_config_from_obj_desc(af, s->log, &desc);
diff --git a/audio/filter/af.h b/audio/filter/af.h
index aa49963b28..bec0e823fe 100644
--- a/audio/filter/af.h
+++ b/audio/filter/af.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ struct af_info {
 struct af_instance {
     const struct af_info *info;
     struct mp_log *log;
-    struct mp_tags *metadata;
     struct replaygain_data *replaygain_data;
     int (*control)(struct af_instance *af, int cmd, void *arg);
     void (*uninit)(struct af_instance *af);
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ struct af_stream {
 
     struct mp_log *log;
     struct MPOpts *opts;
-    struct mp_tags *metadata;
     struct replaygain_data *replaygain_data;
 };
 
diff --git a/player/audio.c b/player/audio.c
index d893206764..26d9f196a3 100644
--- a/player/audio.c
+++ b/player/audio.c
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ void reinit_audio_chain(struct MPContext *mpctx)
         mpctx->d_audio->global = mpctx->global;
         mpctx->d_audio->opts = opts;
         mpctx->d_audio->header = sh;
-        mpctx->d_audio->metadata = mpctx->demuxer->metadata;
         mpctx->d_audio->replaygain_data = sh->audio->replaygain_data;
         if (!audio_init_best_codec(mpctx->d_audio, opts->audio_decoders))
             goto init_error;