diff --git a/plugins/metadata.json b/plugins/metadata.json
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index 38db242..0000000
--- a/plugins/metadata.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "type" :            "hardware",
-    "name" :            "ATBVMCPlugin",
-    "longname" :        "VMC hardware control",
-    "version" :         "1.0.0",
-    "dependencies" :    []
-}