diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/utils/weights.py b/server/text_generation_server/utils/weights.py
index e566d66b..9d371834 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/utils/weights.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/utils/weights.py
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ import torch
 class Weights:
     def __init__(self, filenames: List[Path], device, dtype, process_group, aliases: Optional[Dict[str, List[str]]]=None):
         routing = {}
-        metadata = {}
         for filename in filenames:
             with safe_open(filename, framework="pytorch") as f:
-                metadata |= f.metadata()
                 for k in f.keys():
                     if k in routing:
                         raise RuntimeError(
@@ -19,7 +17,6 @@ class Weights:
                     routing[k] = filename
         if aliases is None:
             aliases = {}
-        self.metadata = metadata
         self.aliases = aliases
         self.routing = routing
         self.device = device
@@ -35,8 +32,6 @@ class Weights:
         return self._handles[filename]
 
     def get_filename(self, tensor_name: str) -> (str, str):
-        if tensor_name in self.metadata:
-            tensor_name = self.metadata[tensor_name]
         filename = self.routing.get(tensor_name, None)
         if filename is None:
             aliases = self.aliases.get(tensor_name, [])