diff --git a/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/common/RecordSteps.java b/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/common/RecordSteps.java
index 4a52044c2d8301c51f8f00abe9d9055823b5c220..8725680bb72a653d8d211425e5c77ab741d568b8 100644
--- a/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/common/RecordSteps.java
+++ b/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/common/RecordSteps.java
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ public class RecordSteps extends TestsBase {
                 String[] x_acl = {generateActualName(dataGroup,timeStamp)+"."+getEntitlementsDomain()};
                 Acl acl = Acl.builder().viewers(x_acl).owners(x_acl).build();
                 testRecord.put("acl", acl);
-                testRecord.put("meta", generateMeta());
             }
             String payLoad = new Gson().toJson(records);
             ClientResponse clientResponse = httpClient.send(HttpMethod.PUT, getStorageBaseURL() + "records", payLoad, headers, httpClient.getAccessToken());
diff --git a/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/common/TestsBase.java b/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/common/TestsBase.java
index fede15d871cbbef02d1f1457dd9760cc4b036742..6628d298444de126e2129025df77da8aa2eb86a1 100644
--- a/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/common/TestsBase.java
+++ b/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/common/TestsBase.java
@@ -175,11 +175,4 @@ public abstract class TestsBase {
         legal.setOtherRelevantDataCountries(otherRelevantCountries);
         return legal;
     }
-
-    protected ArrayList<HashMap<String, Object>> generateMeta() {
-        HashMap<String, Object> meta = new HashMap<String, Object>();
-        ArrayList<HashMap<String,Object>> arrayMeta = new ArrayList<>();
-        arrayMeta.add(meta);
-        return arrayMeta;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/resources/testData/records_1.json b/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/resources/testData/records_1.json
index 06a17f1713bbaa62c87489108003a27f74741644..14d4b3c84ec863530213737e76cd8494501e825f 100644
--- a/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/resources/testData/records_1.json
+++ b/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/resources/testData/records_1.json
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
       ],
       "status": "compliant"
     },
-    "meta": [
-      {}
-    ],
     "data": {
       "Field": "OSDU OFFICE - 1",
       "Location": "18.5204,73.8567",
@@ -58,9 +55,6 @@
       ],
       "status": "compliant"
     },
-    "meta": [
-      {}
-    ],
     "data": {
       "Field": "OSDU OFFICE - 3",
       "Location": "29.749655,-95.473476",
@@ -100,9 +94,6 @@
       ],
       "status": "compliant"
     },
-    "meta": [
-      {}
-    ],
     "data": {
       "Field": "OSDU OFFICE - 4",
       "Location": "29.6197,-95.6349",
diff --git a/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/resources/testData/records_3.json b/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/resources/testData/records_3.json
index a0e76a06cadf6f738b552ccb588d7afd12fe6cda..a159d885c7a108d19c6831502192c93667323f2e 100644
--- a/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/resources/testData/records_3.json
+++ b/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/resources/testData/records_3.json
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
       ],
       "status": "compliant"
     },
-    "meta": [
-      {}
-    ],
     "data": {
       "Field": "OSDU OFFICE - 1",
       "Location": "18.5204,73.8567",
@@ -59,9 +56,6 @@
       ],
       "status": "compliant"
     },
-    "meta": [
-      {}
-    ],
     "data": {
       "Field": "OSDU OFFICE - 3",
       "Location": "29.749655,-95.473476",
@@ -102,9 +96,6 @@
       ],
       "status": "compliant"
     },
-    "meta": [
-      {}
-    ],
     "data": {
       "Field": "OSDU OFFICE - 4",
       "Location": "29.6197,-95.6349",