diff --git a/nexus/analyzer/src/lib.rs b/nexus/analyzer/src/lib.rs
index a8ce50a03e..39f02601f2 100644
--- a/nexus/analyzer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nexus/analyzer/src/lib.rs
@@ -828,7 +828,6 @@ fn parse_db_options(
                     .get("database")
                     .context("no default database specified")?
                     .to_string(),
-                metadata_schema: opts.get("metadata_schema").map(|s| s.to_string()),
                 s3_integration: s3_int,
             };
             let config = Config::ClickhouseConfig(clickhouse_config);
diff --git a/protos/peers.proto b/protos/peers.proto
index aafc345861..b16c35fccd 100644
--- a/protos/peers.proto
+++ b/protos/peers.proto
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ message ClickhouseConfig{
   string user = 3;
   string password = 4;
   string database = 5;
-  optional string metadata_schema = 6;
-  string s3_integration = 7;
+  string s3_integration = 6; // staging to store avro files
 }
 
 message SqlServerConfig {