diff --git a/lbrynet/core/LBRYMetadata.py b/lbrynet/core/LBRYMetadata.py
index 4651d9653..ca6a063f1 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/LBRYMetadata.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/LBRYMetadata.py
@@ -87,12 +87,6 @@ class Validator(dict):
         else:
             return False
 
-    def serialize(self):
-        return json.dumps(self).encode("hex")
-
-    def as_json(self):
-        return json.dumps(self)
-
     def __init__(self, value, process_now=False):
         dict.__init__(self)
         self._skip = []
diff --git a/lbrynet/core/LBRYWallet.py b/lbrynet/core/LBRYWallet.py
index 0bc584aca..26a8c7b4a 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/LBRYWallet.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/LBRYWallet.py
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ class LBRYumWallet(LBRYWallet):
     def _send_name_claim_update(self, name, claim_id, txid, value, amount):
         def send_claim_update(address):
             decoded_claim_id = claim_id.decode('hex')[::-1]
-            metadata = Metadata(value).as_json()
+            metadata = json.dumps(Metadata(value))
             log.info("updateclaim %s %s %f %s %s '%s'", txid, address, amount, name, decoded_claim_id.encode('hex'), json.dumps(metadata))
             cmd = known_commands['updateclaim']
             func = getattr(self.cmd_runner, cmd.name)