diff --git a/sw/qa/uitest/styleInspector/styleInspector.py b/sw/qa/uitest/styleInspector/styleInspector.py
index 49d02fc01c9b..d1e9d30711e9 100644
--- a/sw/qa/uitest/styleInspector/styleInspector.py
+++ b/sw/qa/uitest/styleInspector/styleInspector.py
@@ -131,69 +131,6 @@ class styleNavigator(UITestCase):
 
             self.xUITest.executeCommand(".uno:Sidebar")
 
-    def test_metadata(self):
-        with self.ui_test.load_file(get_url_for_data_file("metadata.odt")):
-            xWriterDoc = self.xUITest.getTopFocusWindow()
-            xWriterEdit = xWriterDoc.getChild("writer_edit")
-
-            self.xUITest.executeCommand(".uno:Sidebar")
-            xWriterEdit.executeAction("SIDEBAR", mkPropertyValues({"PANEL": "InspectorTextPanel"}))
-
-            xListBox = xWriterEdit.getChild('listbox_fonts')
-
-            # The cursor is on text without metadata
-            self.assertEqual(1, len(xListBox.getChild('0').getChildren()))
-            self.assertEqual("Default Paragraph Style\t", get_state_as_dict(xListBox.getChild('0').getChild('0'))['Text'])
-            self.assertEqual(140, len(xListBox.getChild('0').getChild('0').getChildren()))
-            self.assertEqual(0, len(xListBox.getChild('1').getChildren()))
-            self.assertEqual(0, len(xListBox.getChild('2').getChildren()))
-            self.assertEqual(0, len(xListBox.getChild('3').getChildren()))
-
-            self.xUITest.executeCommand(".uno:GoDown")
-
-            # The cursor is on text with paragraph metadata showed under direct paragraph formatting
-            self.assertEqual(1, len(xListBox.getChild('0').getChildren()))
-            self.assertEqual("Default Paragraph Style\t", get_state_as_dict(xListBox.getChild('0').getChild('0'))['Text'])
-            self.assertEqual(140, len(xListBox.getChild('0').getChild('0').getChildren()))
-
-            xParDirFormatting = xListBox.getChild('1')
-            self.assertEqual(1, len(xParDirFormatting.getChildren()))
-            self.assertEqual("Metadata Reference\t", get_state_as_dict(xParDirFormatting.getChild('0'))['Text'])
-
-            xMetadata = xParDirFormatting.getChild('0')
-            self.assertEqual(4, len(xMetadata.getChildren()))
-            self.assertEqual("xml:id\tpara1", get_state_as_dict(xMetadata.getChild('0'))['Text'])
-            self.assertEqual("http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type\tParagraph", get_state_as_dict(xMetadata.getChild('1'))['Text'])
-            self.assertEqual("http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#comment\tAbout this paragraph...", get_state_as_dict(xMetadata.getChild('2'))['Text'])
-            self.assertEqual("http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label\tAnnotated paragraph", get_state_as_dict(xMetadata.getChild('3'))['Text'])
-
-            self.xUITest.executeCommand(".uno:GoDown")
-            # FIXME jump over the control character (not visible in getString(), but it affects
-            # cursor position and availability of NestedTextContent)
-            self.xUITest.executeCommand(".uno:GoRight")
-
-            # The cursor is on text with annotated text range
-            xDirFormatting = xListBox.getChild('0')
-            self.assertEqual("Fields\t", get_state_as_dict(xListBox.getChild('0'))['Text'])
-            self.assertEqual(1, len(xDirFormatting.getChildren()))
-            self.assertEqual("Metadata Reference\t", get_state_as_dict(xDirFormatting.getChild('0'))['Text'])
-
-            xMetadata = xDirFormatting.getChild('0')
-            self.assertEqual(4, len(xMetadata.getChildren()))
-            self.assertEqual("xml:id\tid2758386667", get_state_as_dict(xMetadata.getChild('0'))['Text'])
-            self.assertEqual("http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type\tText span", get_state_as_dict(xMetadata.getChild('1'))['Text'])
-            self.assertEqual("http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#comment\tComment...", get_state_as_dict(xMetadata.getChild('2'))['Text'])
-            self.assertEqual("http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label\tAnnotated paragraph portion", get_state_as_dict(xMetadata.getChild('3'))['Text'])
-
-            xDirFormatting = xListBox.getChild('4')
-            self.assertEqual(1, len(xDirFormatting.getChildren()))
-            self.assertEqual("Nested Text Content\tAnnotated text range", get_state_as_dict(xDirFormatting.getChild('0'))['Text'])
-
-            self.assertEqual(0, len(xListBox.getChild('2').getChildren()))
-            self.assertEqual(0, len(xListBox.getChild('3').getChildren()))
-
-            self.xUITest.executeCommand(".uno:Sidebar")
-
     def test_bookmark_metadata(self):
         with self.ui_test.load_file(get_url_for_data_file("bookmark-metadata.odt")):
             xWriterDoc = self.xUITest.getTopFocusWindow()