diff --git a/python/deltalake/table.py b/python/deltalake/table.py
index a2d6189fb6..0fe9c25bb7 100644
--- a/python/deltalake/table.py
+++ b/python/deltalake/table.py
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ def __init__(
             without_files=without_files,
             log_buffer_size=log_buffer_size,
         )
-        self._metadata = Metadata(self._table)
 
     @classmethod
     def from_data_catalog(
@@ -499,7 +498,7 @@ def metadata(self) -> Metadata:
         Returns:
             the current Metadata registered in the transaction log
         """
-        return self._metadata
+        return Metadata(self._table)
 
     def protocol(self) -> ProtocolVersions:
         """