diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 87d17146..191ed9c8 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
       "operatingsystem": "Ubuntu",
       "operatingsystemrelease": [
         "14.04",
-        "16.04",
         "18.04",
         "20.04"
       ]