diff --git a/openbr/plugins/independent.cpp b/openbr/plugins/independent.cpp
index 998ed92..0039032 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/independent.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/independent.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ class DownsampleTrainingTransform : public Transform
     BR_PROPERTY(QStringList, gallery, QStringList())
     BR_PROPERTY(QStringList, subjects, QStringList())
 
-
     Transform *simplify(bool &newTForm)
     {
         Transform *res = transform->simplify(newTForm);
@@ -118,40 +117,6 @@ class DownsampleTrainingTransform : public Transform
 };
 BR_REGISTER(Transform, DownsampleTrainingTransform)
 
-class DownsampleMetadataTransform : public Transform
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PROPERTY(br::Transform* transform READ get_transform WRITE set_transform RESET reset_transform STORED true)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString inputVariable READ get_inputVariable WRITE set_inputVariable RESET reset_inputVariable STORED false)
-    BR_PROPERTY(br::Transform*, transform, NULL)
-    BR_PROPERTY(QString, inputVariable, "Label")
-
-    Transform *simplify(bool &newTForm)
-    {
-        Transform *res = transform->simplify(newTForm);
-        return res;
-    }
-
-    void project(const Template &src, Template &dst) const
-    {
-       transform->project(src,dst);
-    }
-
-    void train(const TemplateList &data)
-    {
-        if (!transform || !transform->trainable)
-            return;
-
-        TemplateList downsampled = data;
-        for (int i=downsampled.size()-1; i>=0; i--)
-            if (!downsampled[i].file.contains(inputVariable))
-                downsampled.removeAt(i);
-
-        transform->train(downsampled);
-    }
-};
-BR_REGISTER(Transform, DownsampleMetadataTransform)
-
 /*!
  * \ingroup transforms
  * \brief Clones the transform so that it can be applied independently.