diff --git a/syn/five/__init__.py b/syn/five/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/syn/five/__init__.py
+++ b/syn/five/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ else:
 # For convenience, not compatibility
 SET = (set, frozenset)
 
-from syn.base_utils import harvest_metadata, delete
-with delete(harvest_metadata, delete):
-    harvest_metadata('../metadata.yml')
+# from syn.base_utils import harvest_metadata, delete
+# with delete(harvest_metadata, delete):
+#     harvest_metadata('../metadata.yml')
Commenting out harvest metadata in syn.five