diff --git a/src/interface/python/instrumentation.cpp b/src/interface/python/instrumentation.cpp
index 27a3d721..ecfdc64a 100644
--- a/src/interface/python/instrumentation.cpp
+++ b/src/interface/python/instrumentation.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "instrumentation.h"
-#include "variant.h"
+
 #include <stdexcept>
 
 namespace cali {
diff --git a/src/interface/python/pycaliper/__init__.py b/src/interface/python/pycaliper/__init__.py
index 63bf6f5f..2a4ed0a8 100644
--- a/src/interface/python/pycaliper/__init__.py
+++ b/src/interface/python/pycaliper/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,5 @@
 import pycaliper.instrumentation
 import pycaliper.loop
 import pycaliper.types
-import pycaliper.variant
 
 from pycaliper.high_level import annotate_function
diff --git a/test/ci_app_tests/ci_test_py_ann.py b/test/ci_app_tests/ci_test_py_ann.py
index c92ee433..4cbe27ad 100644
--- a/test/ci_app_tests/ci_test_py_ann.py
+++ b/test/ci_app_tests/ci_test_py_ann.py
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
     set_byname,
     end_byname,
 )
-from pycaliper.types import CALI_TYPE_INT, CALI_ATTR_ASVALUE, CALI_TYPE_STRING, CALI_ATTR_UNALIGNED
-from pycaliper.variant import Variant
+from pycaliper.types import CALI_TYPE_INT, CALI_ATTR_ASVALUE
 from pycaliper.config_manager import ConfigManager
 
 
@@ -45,23 +44,6 @@ def main():
 
     end_byname("phase")
 
-    begin_byname("ci_test_c_ann.meta-attr")
-
-    meta_attr = Attribute("meta-attr", CALI_TYPE_INT)
-    meta_val = Variant(47)
-
-    test_attr = Attribute(
-        "test-attr-with-metadata",
-        CALI_TYPE_STRING,
-        CALI_ATTR_UNALIGNED,
-        [meta_attr],
-        [meta_val],
-    )
-
-    test_attr.set("abracadabra")
-
-    end_byname("ci_test_c_ann.meta-attr")
-
     begin_byname("ci_test_c_ann.setbyname")
 
     set_byname("attr.int", 20)
diff --git a/test/ci_app_tests/test_python_api.py b/test/ci_app_tests/test_python_api.py
index bbc59811..b28da0b9 100644
--- a/test/ci_app_tests/test_python_api.py
+++ b/test/ci_app_tests/test_python_api.py
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ def test_py_ann_trace(self):
                 snapshots, {"attr.int": "20", "attr.str": "fidibus"}
             )
         )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            cat.has_snapshot_with_attributes(
-                snapshots, {"test-attr-with-metadata": "abracadabra"}
-            )
-        )
 
     def test_py_ann_globals(self):
         target_cmd = [sys.executable, "./ci_test_py_ann.py"]
@@ -96,42 +91,6 @@ def test_py_ann_globals(self):
             )
         )
 
-    def test_py_ann_metadata(self):
-        target_cmd = [sys.executable, "./ci_test_py_ann.py"]
-        query_cmd = [
-            "../../src/tools/cali-query/cali-query",
-            "-e",
-            "--list-attributes",
-            "--print-attributes",
-            "cali.attribute.name,cali.attribute.type,meta-attr",
-        ]
-
-        caliper_config = {
-            "CALI_CONFIG_PROFILE": "serial-trace",
-            "CALI_RECORDER_FILENAME": "stdout",
-            "CALI_LOG_VERBOSITY": "0",
-        }
-
-        query_output = cat.run_test_with_query(target_cmd, query_cmd, caliper_config)
-        snapshots = cat.get_snapshots_from_text(query_output)
-
-        self.assertTrue(
-            cat.has_snapshot_with_attributes(
-                snapshots,
-                {"cali.attribute.name": "meta-attr", "cali.attribute.type": "int"},
-            )
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            cat.has_snapshot_with_attributes(
-                snapshots,
-                {
-                    "cali.attribute.name": "test-attr-with-metadata",
-                    "cali.attribute.type": "string",
-                    "meta-attr": "47",
-                },
-            )
-        )
-
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()