diff --git a/lib/fog/hp/models/compute_v2/image.rb b/lib/fog/hp/models/compute_v2/image.rb
index f33490717..31e316ade 100644
--- a/lib/fog/hp/models/compute_v2/image.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/hp/models/compute_v2/image.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ module Fog
         attribute :progress
         attribute :status
         attribute :server
-        attribute :metadata
         attribute :links
+        #attribute :metadata        # lazy load metadata as needed per model
 
         def metadata
           @metadata ||= begin