diff --git a/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js b/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
index be05d495..f57248fa 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
@@ -166,26 +166,6 @@ var CartodbWindshaft = function(serverOptions) {
      * END Routing
      ******************************************************************************************************************/
 
-    /**
-     * Helper to allow access to metadata to be used in embedded maps.
-     */
-    ws.get(serverOptions.base_url + '/map_metadata', function(req, res){
-        ws.doCORS(res);
-        Step(
-            function(){
-                serverOptions.getMapMetadata(req, this);
-            },
-            function(err, data){
-                if (err){
-                    ws.sendError(res, {error: err.message}, 500, 'GET MAP_METADATA', err);
-                    //ws.sendResponse(res, [err.message, 500]);
-                } else {
-                    ws.sendResponse(res, [{map_metadata: data}, 200]);
-                }
-            }
-        );
-    });
-
     /**
      * Helper API to allow per table tile cache (and sql cache) to be invalidated remotely.
      * Keep endpoint for backwards compatibility
diff --git a/lib/cartodb/server_options.js b/lib/cartodb/server_options.js
index 8b051fc0..e6ef0330 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/server_options.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/server_options.js
@@ -766,34 +766,5 @@ module.exports = function(redisPool) {
         );
     };
 
-
-    /**
-     * Little helper method to get map metadata and return to client
-     * @param req
-     * @param callback
-     */
-    me.getMapMetadata = function(req, callback){
-        var that = this;
-        var user = me.userByReq(req);
-
-        Step(
-            function(){
-                // TODO: if this step really needed ?
-                that.req2params(req, this);
-            },
-            function getDatabase(err){
-                if (err) throw err;
-                cartoData.getUserDBName(user, this);
-            },
-            function getMapMetadata(err, dbname){
-                if (err) throw err;
-                cartoData.getTableMapMetadata(dbname, req.params.table, this);
-            },
-            function(err, data){
-                callback(err, data);
-            }
-        );
-    };
-
     return me;
 };
diff --git a/test/acceptance/server.js b/test/acceptance/server.js
index bf3514bb..8378c642 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/server.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/server.js
@@ -1208,60 +1208,6 @@ suite('multilayer:postgres=' + cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue, function(
         });
     });
 
-    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    //
-    // GET METADATA
-    //
-    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-    test("does not provide metadata of private table to unauthenticated requests", function(done){
-        assert.response(server, {
-            headers: {host: 'localhost'},
-            url: '/tiles/test_table_private_1/map_metadata',
-            method: 'GET'
-        },{}, function(res) {
-          // FIXME: should be 403 instead
-          assert.equal(res.statusCode, 500, res.statusCode + ': ' + res.body);
-          assert.ok(!res.headers.hasOwnProperty('cache-control'));
-          done();
-        });
-    });
-
-    test("does provide metadata of private table to authenticated requests", function(done){
-        assert.response(server, {
-            headers: {host: 'localhost'},
-            url: '/tiles/test_table_private_1/map_metadata?map_key=1234',
-            method: 'GET'
-        },{}, function(res) {
-          assert.equal(res.statusCode, 200, res.statusCode + ': ' + res.body);
-          done();
-        });
-    });
-
-    test("does provide metadata of public table to unauthenticated requests", function(done){
-        assert.response(server, {
-            headers: {host: 'localhost'},
-            url: '/tiles/gadm4/map_metadata',
-            method: 'GET'
-        },{}, function(res) {
-          assert.equal(res.statusCode, 200, res.statusCode + ': ' + res.body);
-          // TODO: show metadata ?
-          done();
-        });
-    });
-
-    test("does provide metadata of public table to authenticated requests", function(done){
-        assert.response(server, {
-            headers: {host: 'localhost'},
-            url: '/tiles/gadm4/map_metadata?map_key=1234',
-            method: 'GET'
-        },{}, function(res) {
-          assert.equal(res.statusCode, 200, res.statusCode + ': ' + res.body);
-          // TODO: show metadata ?
-          done();
-        });
-    });
-
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     //
     // DELETE CACHE