diff --git a/template/steps/inference/inference_get_current_version.py b/template/steps/inference/inference_get_current_version.py
index bdcecd3..0454d87 100644
--- a/template/steps/inference/inference_get_current_version.py
+++ b/template/steps/inference/inference_get_current_version.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ def inference_get_current_version() -> Annotated[str, "model_version"]:
 
     current_version = model_registry.list_model_versions(
         name=MetaConfig.mlflow_model_name,
-        metadata={},
         stage=MetaConfig.target_env,
     )[0].version
     logger.info(
diff --git a/template/steps/promotion/promote_get_versions.py b/template/steps/promotion/promote_get_versions.py
index 879fda4..52d3529 100644
--- a/template/steps/promotion/promote_get_versions.py
+++ b/template/steps/promotion/promote_get_versions.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ def promote_get_versions() -> (
     ### ADD YOUR OWN CODE HERE - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE ###
     none_versions = model_registry.list_model_versions(
         name=MetaConfig.mlflow_model_name,
-        metadata={},
         stage=None,
     )
     latest_versions = none_versions[0].version
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ def promote_get_versions() -> (
 
     target_versions = model_registry.list_model_versions(
         name=MetaConfig.mlflow_model_name,
-        metadata={},
         stage=MetaConfig.target_env,
     )
     current_version = latest_versions
diff --git a/template/steps/promotion/{% if metric_compare_promotion %}promote_metric_compare_promoter.py{% endif %} b/template/steps/promotion/{% if metric_compare_promotion %}promote_metric_compare_promoter.py{% endif %}
index 00bd6e4..045f1f7 100644
--- a/template/steps/promotion/{% if metric_compare_promotion %}promote_metric_compare_promoter.py{% endif %}	
+++ b/template/steps/promotion/{% if metric_compare_promotion %}promote_metric_compare_promoter.py{% endif %}	
@@ -72,13 +72,11 @@ def promote_metric_compare_promoter(
                 name=MetaConfig.mlflow_model_name,
                 version=current_version,
                 stage=ModelVersionStage.ARCHIVED,
-                metadata={},
             )
         model_registry.update_model_version(
             name=MetaConfig.mlflow_model_name,
             version=latest_version,
             stage=MetaConfig.target_env,
-            metadata={},
         )
         promoted_version = latest_version