diff --git a/mayan/apps/metadata/views.py b/mayan/apps/metadata/views.py
index 5f67012d17..1ad80529ec 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/metadata/views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/metadata/views.py
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ def metadata_edit(request, document_id=None, document_id_list=None):
         if not documents:
             raise Document.DoesNotExist
     elif document_id_list:
-        documents = Document.objects.select_related('metadata').filter(
-            pk__in=document_id_list
-        )
+        documents = Document.objects.filter(pk__in=document_id_list)
 
     try:
         Permission.check_permissions(
@@ -333,9 +331,7 @@ def metadata_remove(request, document_id=None, document_id_list=None):
         if not documents:
             raise Document.DoesNotExist
     elif document_id_list:
-        documents = Document.objects.select_related('metadata').filter(
-            pk__in=document_id_list
-        )
+        documents = Document.objects.filter(pk__in=document_id_list)
 
     try:
         Permission.check_permissions(