diff --git a/lib/src/backend/impls/objectbox/backend/internal.dart b/lib/src/backend/impls/objectbox/backend/internal.dart
index 0d6926d3..9a4bf80b 100644
--- a/lib/src/backend/impls/objectbox/backend/internal.dart
+++ b/lib/src/backend/impls/objectbox/backend/internal.dart
@@ -516,8 +516,11 @@ class _ObjectBoxBackendImpl implements FMTCObjectBoxBackendInternal {
     required String value,
   }) =>
       _sendCmdOneShot(
-        type: _CmdType.setMetadata,
-        args: {'storeName': storeName, 'key': key, 'value': value},
+        type: _CmdType.setBulkMetadata,
+        args: {
+          'storeName': storeName,
+          'kvs': {key: value},
+        },
       );
 
   @override
diff --git a/lib/src/backend/impls/objectbox/backend/internal_workers/standard/cmd_type.dart b/lib/src/backend/impls/objectbox/backend/internal_workers/standard/cmd_type.dart
index 8fb68691..f2f4b36a 100644
--- a/lib/src/backend/impls/objectbox/backend/internal_workers/standard/cmd_type.dart
+++ b/lib/src/backend/impls/objectbox/backend/internal_workers/standard/cmd_type.dart
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ enum _CmdType {
   removeOldestTilesAboveLimit,
   removeTilesOlderThan,
   readMetadata,
-  setMetadata,
   setBulkMetadata,
   removeMetadata,
   resetMetadata,
diff --git a/lib/src/backend/impls/objectbox/backend/internal_workers/standard/worker.dart b/lib/src/backend/impls/objectbox/backend/internal_workers/standard/worker.dart
index c063d4d1..bc57c8ad 100644
--- a/lib/src/backend/impls/objectbox/backend/internal_workers/standard/worker.dart
+++ b/lib/src/backend/impls/objectbox/backend/internal_workers/standard/worker.dart
@@ -659,35 +659,6 @@ Future<void> _worker(
         );
 
         query.close();
-      case _CmdType.setMetadata:
-        final storeName = cmd.args['storeName']! as String;
-        final key = cmd.args['key']! as String;
-        final value = cmd.args['value']! as String;
-
-        final stores = root.box<ObjectBoxStore>();
-
-        final query =
-            stores.query(ObjectBoxStore_.name.equals(storeName)).build();
-
-        root.runInTransaction(
-          TxMode.write,
-          () {
-            final store = query.findUnique() ??
-                (throw StoreNotExists(storeName: storeName));
-            query.close();
-
-            stores.put(
-              store
-                ..metadataJson = jsonEncode(
-                  (jsonDecode(store.metadataJson) as Map<String, dynamic>)
-                    ..[key] = value,
-                ),
-              mode: PutMode.update,
-            );
-          },
-        );
-
-        sendRes(id: cmd.id);
       case _CmdType.setBulkMetadata:
         final storeName = cmd.args['storeName']! as String;
         final kvs = cmd.args['kvs']! as Map<String, String>;