diff --git a/bootlib/src/igvm_params.rs b/bootlib/src/igvm_params.rs
index 447c3e6a64..bcc9b7e9aa 100644
--- a/bootlib/src/igvm_params.rs
+++ b/bootlib/src/igvm_params.rs
@@ -48,12 +48,7 @@ pub struct IgvmParamBlockFwInfo {
     /// no firmware is launched after initialization is complete.
     pub size: u32,
 
-    /// The guest physical address of the page that contains metadata that
-    /// corresponds to the firmware. The SVSM expects the page to contain
-    /// metadata in the format defined by OVMF. If this field is zero but
-    /// a firmware range has been provided then the firmware is launched
-    /// without parsing any metadata.
-    pub metadata: u32,
+    _reserved: u32,
 
     /// The guest physical address at which the firmware expects to find the
     /// secrets page.
diff --git a/igvmbld/igvm_defs.h b/igvmbld/igvm_defs.h
index edb254cd94..4b6e848869 100644
--- a/igvmbld/igvm_defs.h
+++ b/igvmbld/igvm_defs.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
     uint32_t start;
     uint32_t size;
-    uint32_t metadata;
+    uint32_t _reserved;
     uint32_t secrets_page;
     uint32_t caa_page;
     uint32_t cpuid_page;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ typedef struct {
     uint32_t cpuid_page;
     uint32_t secrets_page;
     uint16_t debug_serial_port;
-    uint16_t _reserved1;
+    uint16_t _reserved;
     IgvmParamBlockFwInfo firmware;
     uint32_t kernel_reserved_size;
     uint32_t kernel_size;
diff --git a/igvmbld/igvmbld.c b/igvmbld/igvmbld.c
index 3d8647bf20..ed99693730 100644
--- a/igvmbld/igvmbld.c
+++ b/igvmbld/igvmbld.c
@@ -910,7 +910,6 @@ static void print_fw_metadata(IgvmParamBlock *igvm_parameter_block)
     printf("Firmware configuration\n======================\n");
     printf("  start: %X\n", igvm_parameter_block->firmware.start);
     printf("  size: %X\n", igvm_parameter_block->firmware.size);
-    printf("  metadata: %X\n", igvm_parameter_block->firmware.metadata);
     printf("  secrets_page: %X\n", igvm_parameter_block->firmware.secrets_page);
     printf("  caa_page: %X\n", igvm_parameter_block->firmware.caa_page);
     printf("  cpuid_page: %X\n", igvm_parameter_block->firmware.cpuid_page);