diff --git a/app/models/snapshot.rb b/app/models/snapshot.rb
index 0c256d0c3e..5605bf1af7 100644
--- a/app/models/snapshot.rb
+++ b/app/models/snapshot.rb
@@ -49,14 +49,6 @@ def description
     end
   end
 
-  def m_title
-    metadata['title']
-  end
-
-  def m_description
-    metadata['description']
-  end
-
   def contributor
     Person.find(metadata['contributor']['uri'].match(/people\/([1-9][0-9]*)/)[1])
   end
diff --git a/app/views/snapshots/show.html.erb b/app/views/snapshots/show.html.erb
index 99e0d4235b..27ef30fe31 100644
--- a/app/views/snapshots/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/snapshots/show.html.erb
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
     <p><strong>Created at:</strong> <%= date_as_string(@snapshot.created_at, true) %></p>
 
     <%= panel('Resource') do %>
-      <%= render :partial => "general/item_title", :locals => {:item=>@resource, :title=>@snapshot.m_title} %>
-      <%= item_description @snapshot.m_description -%>
+      <%= render :partial => "general/item_title", :locals => {:item=>@resource, :title=>@snapshot.metadata['title']} %>
+      <%= item_description @snapshot.metadata['description'] -%>
     <% end %>
 
     <%= panel('Contents') do %>
diff --git a/test/unit/investigation_test.rb b/test/unit/investigation_test.rb
index f17cfa50cc..1c74096a23 100644
--- a/test/unit/investigation_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/investigation_test.rb
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class InvestigationTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     end
 
     assert_equal 1, investigation.snapshots.count
-    assert_equal investigation.title, snapshot.m_title
+    assert_equal investigation.title, snapshot.metadata['title']
   end
 
   test 'clone with associations' do
diff --git a/test/unit/snapshot_test.rb b/test/unit/snapshot_test.rb
index 35674f0776..556e8d43b1 100644
--- a/test/unit/snapshot_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/snapshot_test.rb
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ class SnapshotTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
     assert_equal 'New title', @investigation.title
     assert_equal 'New description', @investigation.description
-    assert_equal old_title, snapshot.m_title
-    assert_equal old_description, snapshot.m_description
+    assert_equal old_title, snapshot.metadata['title']
+    assert_equal old_description, snapshot.metadata['description']
   end
 
   test 'generates sensible DOI' do