diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/template_dialog.cc b/gtk2_ardour/template_dialog.cc
index e5b430a7bb..cce8d2eb3f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/template_dialog.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/template_dialog.cc
@@ -256,15 +256,10 @@ TemplateManager::save_template_desc ()
 		return;
 	}
 
-	XMLNode* md = tree.root()->child (X_("Metadata"));
-	if (!md) {
-		md = new XMLNode (X_("Metadata"));
-		tree.root()->add_child_nocopy (*md);
-	}
-	XMLNode* desc = md->child (X_("description"));
+	XMLNode* desc = tree.root()->child (X_("description"));
 	if (!desc) {
 		desc = new XMLNode (X_("description"));
-		md->add_child_nocopy (*desc);
+		tree.root()->add_child_nocopy (*desc);
 	}
 	XMLNode* dn = new XMLNode (X_("content"), desc_txt);
 	desc->add_child_nocopy (*dn);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/template_utils.cc b/libs/ardour/template_utils.cc
index 75c8d5b9af..13674cd51d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/template_utils.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/template_utils.cc
@@ -111,19 +111,16 @@ find_session_templates (vector<TemplateInfo>& template_names, bool read_xml)
 			if (pv != 0) {
 				pv->get_property (X_("created-with"), created_with);
 			}
-			
+
 			string description = "No Description";
-			XMLNode *md = tree.root()->child("Metadata");
-			if (md != 0) {
-				XMLNode *desc = md->child("description");
-				if (desc != 0) {
-					description = desc->attribute_value();
-				}
+			XMLNode *desc = tree.root()->child("description");
+			if (desc != 0) {
+				description = desc->attribute_value();
 			}
-			
+
 			rti.created_with = created_with;
 			rti.description = description;
-			
+
 		}
 
 		template_names.push_back (rti);