diff --git a/src/comp/metadata/decoder.rs b/src/comp/metadata/decoder.rs
index 9d0efd213370..f40a297c1e4a 100644
--- a/src/comp/metadata/decoder.rs
+++ b/src/comp/metadata/decoder.rs
@@ -316,11 +316,6 @@ fn list_meta_items(&ebml::doc meta_items, io::writer out) {
 fn list_crate_attributes(&ebml::doc md, io::writer out) {
     out.write_str("=Crate=");
 
-    // FIXME (#487): This is transitional until attributes are snapshotted
-    out.write_str("old-style:\n");
-    auto meta_items = ebml::get_doc(md, tag_meta_export);
-    list_meta_items(meta_items, out);
-
     for (ast::attribute attr in get_attributes(md)) {
         out.write_str(#fmt("%s", pprust::attribute_to_str(attr)));
     }
diff --git a/src/comp/metadata/encoder.rs b/src/comp/metadata/encoder.rs
index 63d56a04a72d..faa98066a6e0 100644
--- a/src/comp/metadata/encoder.rs
+++ b/src/comp/metadata/encoder.rs
@@ -457,32 +457,11 @@ fn encode_attributes(&ebml::writer ebml_w, &vec[attribute] attrs) {
     ebml::end_tag(ebml_w);
 }
 
-// FIXME (#487): Transitional
-fn encode_meta_items(&ebml::writer ebml_w, &crate crate) {
-    auto name = middle::attr::find_attrs_by_name(crate.node.attrs,
-                                                 "name");
-    auto value = middle::attr::find_attrs_by_name(crate.node.attrs,
-                                                 "value");
-    auto name_and_val = middle::attr::attr_metas(name + value);
-
-    ebml::start_tag(ebml_w, tag_meta_export);
-    for (@meta_item mi in name_and_val) {
-        encode_meta_item(ebml_w, *mi);
-    }
-    ebml::end_tag(ebml_w);
-    ebml::start_tag(ebml_w, tag_meta_local);
-    ebml::end_tag(ebml_w);
-}
-
 fn encode_metadata(&@crate_ctxt cx, &@crate crate) -> str {
     auto string_w = io::string_writer();
     auto buf_w = string_w.get_writer().get_buf_writer();
     auto ebml_w = ebml::create_writer(buf_w);
 
-    // FIXME: This is the old way of encoding crate meta items
-    // Remove after going through a snapshot cycle
-    encode_meta_items(ebml_w, *crate);
-    // Encode crate attributes
     encode_attributes(ebml_w, crate.node.attrs);
     // Encode and index the paths.
 
diff --git a/src/comp/metadata/tags.rs b/src/comp/metadata/tags.rs
index 43d7b3581ead..27b93da73b31 100644
--- a/src/comp/metadata/tags.rs
+++ b/src/comp/metadata/tags.rs
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ const uint tag_index_buckets_bucket_elt = 0x14u;
 
 const uint tag_index_table = 0x15u;
 
-const uint tag_meta_export = 0x16u;
-
-const uint tag_meta_local = 0x17u;
-
 const uint tag_meta_item_name_value = 0x18u;
 
 const uint tag_meta_item_name = 0x19u;