diff --git a/abstract/CTX.js b/abstract/CTX.js
index fd349d240..520a8abc7 100644
--- a/abstract/CTX.js
+++ b/abstract/CTX.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export const uploaderBlockCtx = (fnCtx) => ({
   '*commonProgress': 0,
   '*uploadList': [],
   '*focusedEntry': null,
-  '*uploadMetadata': null,
   '*uploadQueue': new Queue(1),
   '*uploadCollection': null,
   /** @type {ReturnType<import('../types').OutputErrorCollection>[]} */
diff --git a/abstract/UploaderBlock.js b/abstract/UploaderBlock.js
index fadb23975..a43f2290d 100644
--- a/abstract/UploaderBlock.js
+++ b/abstract/UploaderBlock.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { customUserAgent } from '../blocks/utils/userAgent.js';
 import { createCdnUrl, createCdnUrlModifiers } from '../utils/cdn-utils.js';
 import { IMAGE_ACCEPT_LIST, fileIsImage, mergeFileTypes } from '../utils/fileTypes.js';
 import { stringToArray } from '../utils/stringToArray.js';
-import { warnOnce } from '../utils/warnOnce.js';
 import { uploaderBlockCtx } from './CTX.js';
 import { TypedCollection } from './TypedCollection.js';
 import { buildOutputCollectionState } from './buildOutputCollectionState.js';
@@ -28,32 +27,6 @@ export class UploaderBlock extends ActivityBlock {
 
   init$ = uploaderBlockCtx(this);
 
-  /** @private */
-  __initialUploadMetadata = null;
-
-  /**
-   * This is Public JS API method. Could be called before block initialization, so we need to delay state interactions
-   * until block init.
-   *
-   * TODO: If we add more public methods, it is better to use the single queue instead of tons of private fields per
-   * each method. See https://github.com/uploadcare/blocks/pull/162/
-   *
-   * @deprecated Use `metadata` instance property on `lr-config` block instead.
-   * @param {import('@uploadcare/upload-client').Metadata} metadata
-   * @public
-   */
-  setUploadMetadata(metadata) {
-    warnOnce(
-      'setUploadMetadata is deprecated. Use `metadata` instance property on `lr-config` block instead. See migration guide: https://uploadcare.com/docs/file-uploader/migration-to-0.25.0/',
-    );
-    if (!this.connectedOnce) {
-      // @ts-ignore TODO: fix this
-      this.__initialUploadMetadata = metadata;
-    } else {
-      this.$['*uploadMetadata'] = metadata;
-    }
-  }
-
   get hasCtxOwner() {
     return this.hasBlockInCtx((block) => {
       if (block instanceof UploaderBlock) {
@@ -112,10 +85,6 @@ export class UploaderBlock extends ActivityBlock {
       this.$['*uploadQueue'].concurrency = Number(value) || 1;
     });
 
-    if (this.__initialUploadMetadata) {
-      this.$['*uploadMetadata'] = this.__initialUploadMetadata;
-    }
-
     if (!this.$['*secureUploadsManager']) {
       this.$['*secureUploadsManager'] = new SecureUploadsManager(this);
     }
@@ -584,7 +553,7 @@ export class UploaderBlock extends ActivityBlock {
    * @protected
    */
   async getMetadataFor(entryId) {
-    const configValue = this.cfg.metadata ?? /** @type {import('../types').Metadata} */ (this.$['*uploadMetadata']);
+    const configValue = this.cfg.metadata || undefined;
     if (typeof configValue === 'function') {
       const outputFileEntry = this.getOutputItem(entryId);
       const metadata = await configValue(outputFileEntry);