diff --git a/import-automation/workflow/ingestion-helper/schema.sql b/import-automation/workflow/ingestion-helper/schema.sql
index 84b9a5153b..cb7231901b 100644
--- a/import-automation/workflow/ingestion-helper/schema.sql
+++ b/import-automation/workflow/ingestion-helper/schema.sql
@@ -118,22 +118,6 @@ CREATE TABLE Cache (
   value JSON,
 ) PRIMARY KEY(type, key, provenance);
 
-CREATE TABLE VariableMetadata (
-  variable_measured STRING(1024) NOT NULL,
-  import_name STRING(1024) NOT NULL,
-  facet_id STRING(1024) NOT NULL,
-  observation_period STRING(1024),
-  measurement_method STRING(1024),
-  unit STRING(1024),
-  scaling_factor STRING(1024),
-  is_dc_aggregate BOOL,
-  total_observations INT64,
-  observed_places INT64,
-  min_date STRING(1024),
-  max_date STRING(1024),
-  place_types ARRAY<STRING(1024)>,
-) PRIMARY KEY(variable_measured, import_name);
-
 CREATE INDEX InEdge ON Edge(object_id, predicate, subject_id, provenance) OPTIONS (
   columnar_policy = 'enabled'
 );
diff --git a/import-automation/workflow/ingestion-helper/spanner_client.py b/import-automation/workflow/ingestion-helper/spanner_client.py
index 6871f8bed7..8443ff4c96 100644
--- a/import-automation/workflow/ingestion-helper/spanner_client.py
+++ b/import-automation/workflow/ingestion-helper/spanner_client.py
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ def initialize_database(self, enable_embeddings=False):
 
         required_tables = [
             "Node", "Edge", "Observation", "ImportStatus", "IngestionHistory",
-            "ImportVersionHistory", "IngestionLock", "Cache", "VariableMetadata"
+            "ImportVersionHistory", "IngestionLock", "Cache"
         ]
         required_indexes = ["InEdge", "VariableMeasuredObservationAbout"]
         required_models = []