diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
index 0bf4020744a..a05826d02d4 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
@@ -102,9 +102,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 	// 0 = character settings, 1 = game preferences
 	var/current_tab = 0
 
-		// OOC Metadata:
-	var/metadata = ""
-
 	var/unlock_content = 0
 
 	var/list/ignoring = list()
@@ -579,9 +576,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 				if(unlock_content || check_rights_for(user.client, R_ADMIN))
 					dat += "<b>OOC Color:</b> <span style='border: 1px solid #161616; background-color: [ooccolor ? ooccolor : GLOB.normal_ooc_colour];'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=ooccolor;task=input'>Change</a><br>"
 
-			if(CONFIG_GET(flag/allow_metadata))
-				dat += "<b>OOC Notes:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=metadata;task=input'>Edit </a><br>"
-
 			dat += "</td>"
 
 			if(user.client.holder)
@@ -1116,17 +1110,11 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 					if(new_age)
 						age = max(min( round(text2num(new_age)), AGE_MAX),AGE_MIN)
 
-				if("metadata")
-					var/new_metadata = input(user, "Enter any information you'd like others to see, such as Roleplay-preferences:", "Game Preference" , metadata)  as message|null
-					if(new_metadata)
-						metadata = sanitize(copytext(new_metadata,1,MAX_MESSAGE_LEN))
-
 				if("hair")
 					var/new_hair = input(user, "Choose your character's hair colour:", "Character Preference","#"+hair_color) as color|null
 					if(new_hair)
 						hair_color = sanitize_hexcolor(new_hair)
 
-
 				if("hair_style")
 					var/new_hair_style
 					if(gender == MALE)
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
index 199a0eab6b5..e1a748b2cbf 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 		WRITE_FILE(S["features["mcolor"]"]	, "#FFF")
 
 	//Character
-	S["OOC_Notes"]			>> metadata
 	S["real_name"]			>> real_name
 	S["name_is_always_random"] >> be_random_name
 	S["body_is_always_random"] >> be_random_body
@@ -275,7 +274,6 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 		update_character(needs_update, S)		//needs_update == savefile_version if we need an update (positive integer)
 
 	//Sanitize
-	metadata		= sanitize_text(metadata, initial(metadata))
 	real_name		= reject_bad_name(real_name)
 	if(!features["mcolor"] || features["mcolor"] == "#000")
 		features["mcolor"] = pick("FFFFFF","7F7F7F", "7FFF7F", "7F7FFF", "FF7F7F", "7FFFFF", "FF7FFF", "FFFF7F")
@@ -343,7 +341,6 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	WRITE_FILE(S["version"]			, SAVEFILE_VERSION_MAX)	//load_character will sanitize any bad data, so assume up-to-date.)
 
 	//Character
-	WRITE_FILE(S["OOC_Notes"]			, metadata)
 	WRITE_FILE(S["real_name"]			, real_name)
 	WRITE_FILE(S["name_is_always_random"] , be_random_name)
 	WRITE_FILE(S["body_is_always_random"] , be_random_body)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index c46f839601e..4858e249b84 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -446,21 +446,6 @@
 /mob/living/proc/update_damage_overlays()
 	return
 
-/mob/living/proc/Examine_OOC()
-	set name = "Examine Meta-Info (OOC)"
-	set category = "OOC"
-	set src in view()
-
-	if(CONFIG_GET(flag/allow_metadata))
-		if(client)
-			to_chat(src, "[src]'s Metainfo:<br>[client.prefs.metadata]")
-		else
-			to_chat(src, "[src] does not have any stored information!")
-	else
-		to_chat(src, "OOC Metadata is not supported by this server!")
-
-	return
-
 /mob/living/Move(atom/newloc, direct)
 	if (buckled && buckled.loc != newloc) //not updating position
 		if (!buckled.anchored)
diff --git a/config/config.txt b/config/config.txt
index 6553231ee11..aa61d8bda6d 100644
--- a/config/config.txt
+++ b/config/config.txt
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@ ALLOW_ADMIN_OOCCOLOR
 ## Job slot open/close by identification consoles delay in seconds
 ID_CONSOLE_JOBSLOT_DELAY 30
 
-## If metadata is supported
-ALLOW_METADATA
-
 ## allow players to initiate a restart vote
 #ALLOW_VOTE_RESTART