diff --git a/stores/metadata_test.go b/stores/metadata_test.go
index 6bd007e36..67643d0ec 100644
--- a/stores/metadata_test.go
+++ b/stores/metadata_test.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func TestObjectBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestObjectMeta(t *testing.T) {
+func TestObjectMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 	ss := newTestSQLStore(t, defaultTestSQLStoreConfig)
 	defer ss.Close()
 
@@ -183,6 +183,26 @@ func TestObjectMeta(t *testing.T) {
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got.Metadata, testMetadata) {
 		t.Fatal("meta mismatch", cmp.Diff(got.Metadata, testMetadata))
 	}
+
+	// assert metadata CASCADE on object delete
+	var cnt int64
+	if err := ss.db.Model(&dbObjectUserMetadata{}).Count(&cnt).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	} else if cnt != 2 {
+		t.Fatal("unexpected number of metadata entries", cnt)
+	}
+
+	// remove the object
+	if err := ss.RemoveObject(context.Background(), api.DefaultBucketName, t.Name()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// assert records are gone
+	if err := ss.db.Model(&dbObjectUserMetadata{}).Count(&cnt).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	} else if cnt != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("unexpected number of metadata entries", cnt)
+	}
 }
 
 // TestSQLContractStore tests SQLContractStore functionality.
diff --git a/stores/multipart_test.go b/stores/multipart_test.go
index 67cc366cf..1ca50b4d9 100644
--- a/stores/multipart_test.go
+++ b/stores/multipart_test.go
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ package stores
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/klauspost/reedsolomon"
 	"go.sia.tech/core/types"
 	"go.sia.tech/renterd/api"
@@ -92,6 +94,11 @@ func TestMultipartUploadWithUploadPackingRegression(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected object total size to be %v, got %v", totalSize, obj.TotalSize())
 	}
 
+	// Assert it has the metadata
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(obj.Metadata, testMetadata) {
+		t.Fatal("meta mismatch", cmp.Diff(obj.Metadata, testMetadata))
+	}
+
 	// Upload buffers.
 	upload := func(ps api.PackedSlab) api.UploadedPackedSlab {
 		ups := api.UploadedPackedSlab{