diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/Metadata.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/Metadata.java
index 2244b8a120f3e..e586f26b65c47 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/Metadata.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/Metadata.java
@@ -2745,8 +2745,6 @@ public static Metadata fromXContent(XContentParser parser) throws IOException {
                         while ((token = parser.nextToken()) != XContentParser.Token.END_OBJECT) {
                             builder.put(IndexMetadata.Builder.fromXContent(parser), false);
                         }
-                    } else if ("hashes_of_consistent_settings".equals(currentFieldName)) {
-                        // discarded
                     } else if ("templates".equals(currentFieldName)) {
                         while ((token = parser.nextToken()) != XContentParser.Token.END_OBJECT) {
                             builder.put(IndexTemplateMetadata.Builder.fromXContent(parser, parser.currentName()));