diff --git a/sys-apps/busybox/metadata.xml b/sys-apps/busybox/metadata.xml
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/sys-apps/busybox/metadata.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
-<pkgmetadata>
-<herd>embedded</herd>
-<use>
-<flag name="make-symlinks">Create all the appropriate symlinks in /bin and /sbin.</flag>
-<flag name="mdev">Create the appropriate symlink in /sbin and install mdev.conf and support files</flag>
-</use>
-</pkgmetadata>