diff --git a/scripts/metadata.pm b/scripts/metadata.pm
index e00f4e97cfb..6b10637bab5 100644
--- a/scripts/metadata.pm
+++ b/scripts/metadata.pm
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ sub parse_package_metadata($) {
 		/^Build-Depends: \s*(.+)\s*$/ and $pkg->{builddepends} = [ split /\s+/, $1 ];
 		/^Build-Depends\/(\w+): \s*(.+)\s*$/ and $pkg->{"builddepends/$1"} = [ split /\s+/, $2 ];
 		/^Build-Types:\s*(.+)\s*$/ and $pkg->{buildtypes} = [ split /\s+/, $1 ];
-		/^Package-Subdir:\s*(.+?)\s*$/ and $pkg->{package_subdir} = $1;
 		/^Repository:\s*(.+?)\s*$/ and $pkg->{repository} = $1;
 		/^Category: \s*(.+)\s*$/ and do {
 			$pkg->{category} = $1;