diff --git a/src/locking/lock_daemon_dispatch.c b/src/locking/lock_daemon_dispatch.c
index a683ad3d6b528e7edee7c7f0fb687cf2caf6aaa2..10248ec0b576870cfe09f34e734ea7eaa24ee66d 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_daemon_dispatch.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_daemon_dispatch.c
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ VIR_LOG_INIT("locking.lock_daemon_dispatch");
 
 #include "lock_daemon_dispatch_stubs.h"
 
-#define DEFAULT_OFFSET 0
-#define METADATA_OFFSET 1
-
 static int
 virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchAcquireResource(virNetServerPtr server ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                             virNetServerClientPtr client,
@@ -53,14 +50,13 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchAcquireResource(virNetServerPtr server ATTRIBUTE_UNU
         virNetServerClientGetPrivateData(client);
     virLockSpacePtr lockspace;
     unsigned int newFlags;
-    off_t start = DEFAULT_OFFSET;
+    off_t start = 0;
     off_t len = 1;
 
     virMutexLock(&priv->lock);
 
     virCheckFlagsGoto(VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_SHARED |
-                      VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_AUTOCREATE |
-                      VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_METADATA, cleanup);
+                      VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_AUTOCREATE, cleanup);
 
     if (priv->restricted) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_DENIED, "%s",
@@ -86,8 +82,6 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchAcquireResource(virNetServerPtr server ATTRIBUTE_UNU
         newFlags |= VIR_LOCK_SPACE_ACQUIRE_SHARED;
     if (flags & VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_AUTOCREATE)
         newFlags |= VIR_LOCK_SPACE_ACQUIRE_AUTOCREATE;
-    if (flags & VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_METADATA)
-        start = METADATA_OFFSET;
 
     if (virLockSpaceAcquireResource(lockspace,
                                     args->name,
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.c b/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.c
index ca825e60267ddde280e074860d5270c8ea5986b7..16fce551c36864b62ca16bd33281b3dca8c40774 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.c
@@ -723,8 +723,7 @@ static int virLockManagerLockDaemonRelease(virLockManagerPtr lock,
 
         args.flags &=
             ~(VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_SHARED |
-              VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_AUTOCREATE |
-              VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_METADATA);
+              VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_AUTOCREATE);
 
         if (virNetClientProgramCall(program,
                                     client,
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.h b/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.h
index bebd8043654f6a5fb6e1ff3e543f8504dc73ef90..6931fe742589a37ec7ec59fae86a4d58cada117d 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.h
+++ b/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 enum virLockSpaceProtocolAcquireResourceFlags {
         VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_SHARED = (1 << 0),
         VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_AUTOCREATE = (1 << 1),
-        VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_METADATA = (1 << 2),
 };
 
 #endif /* __VIR_LOCK_DRIVER_LOCKD_H__ */