diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
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--- a/synth.metadata
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@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "sources": [
-    {
-      "git": {
-        "name": ".",
-        "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-go-client.git",
-        "sha": "ca3165c147c78d8743d47590023989ebd73d75f3"
-      }
-    }
-  ]
-}
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diff --git a/synth.py b/synth.py
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--- a/synth.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2020 Google LLC
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-import subprocess
-import logging
-
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-subprocess.run(['./internal/kokoro/synth/synth.sh'])