diff --git a/tubesync/sync/migrations/0032_metadata_transfer.py b/tubesync/sync/migrations/0032_metadata_transfer.py
index 77a37d0e..1aca0442 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/migrations/0032_metadata_transfer.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/migrations/0032_metadata_transfer.py
@@ -16,14 +16,8 @@ def restore_metadata_column(apps, schema_editor):
     qs = Media.objects.filter(metadata__isnull=False)
     for media in qs_gen(qs):
         metadata = media.loaded_metadata
-        try:
-            del metadata['migrated']
-        except KeyError:
-            pass
-        try:
-            del metadata['_using_table']
-        except KeyError:
-            pass
+        for key in {'migrated', '_using_table'}:
+            metadata.pop(key, None)
         media.metadata = media.metadata_dumps(arg_dict=metadata)
         media.save()