diff --git a/target_bigquery/__init__.py b/target_bigquery/__init__.py
index 061f09f..c875a3b 100644
--- a/target_bigquery/__init__.py
+++ b/target_bigquery/__init__.py
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ def persist_lines(config, lines) -> None:
             if config.get('add_metadata_columns') or hard_delete_mapping.get(stream, default_hard_delete):
                 record = stream_utils.add_metadata_values_to_record(o)
             else:
-                record = stream_utils.remove_metadata_values_from_record(o)
+                record = stream_utils.remove_metadata_values_from_record(
+                    o, stream_to_sync[stream].stream_schema_message['schema']
+                )
 
             # Flatten record
             record = flatten_record(
diff --git a/target_bigquery/stream_utils.py b/target_bigquery/stream_utils.py
index b31e3bd..095d29d 100644
--- a/target_bigquery/stream_utils.py
+++ b/target_bigquery/stream_utils.py
@@ -111,15 +111,18 @@ def parse_datetime(dt):
 
     return extended_record
 
-def remove_metadata_values_from_record(record_message):
-    """Remove any metadata _sdc columns from incoming record message
+def remove_metadata_values_from_record(record_message, schema):
+    """Remove metadata _sdc columns from incoming record message if not in SCHEMA
     The location of the required attributes are fixed in the stream
     """
-    record = record_message['record']
-    record.pop('_sdc_extracted_at', None)
-    record.pop('_sdc_batched_at', None)
-    record.pop('_sdc_deleted_at', None)
-    return record
+    expected_metadata = {k for k in schema['properties'].keys() if k.startswith('_sdc_')}
+
+    reduced_record = record_message['record']
+    reduced_record = {
+        k: v for k, v in reduced_record.items() if not k.startswith('_sdc_') or k in expected_metadata
+    }
+
+    return reduced_record
 
 def stream_name_to_dict(stream_name, separator='-'):
     """Transform stream name string to dictionary"""
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_target_bigquery.py b/tests/integration/test_target_bigquery.py
index 63b8831..3659e72 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_target_bigquery.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_target_bigquery.py
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ def test_logical_streams_from_pg_with_hard_delete_mapping(self):
         # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
         # Check rows in table_two
         # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-        delete_time = datetime.datetime(2019, 10, 13, 14, 6, 31, 838000, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        delete_time = datetime.datetime(2019, 10, 13, 14, 6, 31, 838328, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
         expected_table_two = [
             {'cid': 1, 'cvarchar': "updated row", "_sdc_deleted_at": None},
             {'cid': 2, 'cvarchar': 'updated row', "_sdc_deleted_at": None},