diff --git a/dbms/src/Storages/StorageDistributed.cpp b/dbms/src/Storages/StorageDistributed.cpp
index d0eb764a917..5d3860f449d 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Storages/StorageDistributed.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Storages/StorageDistributed.cpp
@@ -174,9 +174,6 @@ StorageDistributed::StorageDistributed(
         if (num_local_shards && remote_database == database_name && remote_table == table_name)
             throw Exception("Distributed table " + table_name + " looks at itself", ErrorCodes::INFINITE_LOOP);
     }
-
-    /// HACK: disable metadata for StorageDistributed queries
-    const_cast<Context &>(context).getSettingsRef().insert_sample_with_metadata = false;
 }