diff --git a/metadata.go b/metadata.go
index 2f6f730..205b1ad 100644
--- a/metadata.go
+++ b/metadata.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ const (
 	MakerNote = "exif-ifd2-MakerNote"
 	SubSecTimeOriginal = "exif-ifd2-SubSecTimeOriginal"
 	SubSecTimeDigitized = "exif-ifd2-SubSecTimeDigitized"
-	FlashPixVersion = "exif-ifd2-FlashpixVersion"
 	ColorSpace = "exif-ifd2-ColorSpace"
 	PixelXDimension = "exif-ifd2-PixelXDimension"
 	PixelYDimension = "exif-ifd2-PixelYDimension"
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ type EXIF struct {
 	MakerNote string
 	SubSecTimeOriginal string
 	SubSecTimeDigitized string
-	FlashPixVersion string
 	ColorSpace int
 	PixelXDimension int
 	PixelYDimension int
@@ -242,7 +240,6 @@ func Metadata(buf []byte) (ImageMetadata, error) {
 			MakerNote: vipsExifStringTag(image, MakerNote),
 			SubSecTimeOriginal: vipsExifStringTag(image, SubSecTimeOriginal),
 			SubSecTimeDigitized: vipsExifStringTag(image, SubSecTimeDigitized),
-			FlashPixVersion: vipsExifStringTag(image, FlashPixVersion),
 			ColorSpace: vipsExifIntTag(image, ColorSpace),
 			PixelXDimension: vipsExifIntTag(image, PixelXDimension),
 			PixelYDimension: vipsExifIntTag(image, PixelYDimension),
diff --git a/metadata_test.go b/metadata_test.go
index 008e288..9b495d0 100644
--- a/metadata_test.go
+++ b/metadata_test.go
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ func TestEXIF(t *testing.T) {
 			MakerNote: "1110 bytes undefined data",
 			SubSecTimeOriginal: "777",
 			SubSecTimeDigitized: "777",
-			FlashPixVersion: "FlashPix Version 1.0",
 			ColorSpace: 65535,
 			PixelXDimension: 4032,
 			PixelYDimension: 3024,
@@ -321,9 +320,6 @@ func TestEXIF(t *testing.T) {
 		if metadata.EXIF.SubSecTimeDigitized != file.SubSecTimeDigitized {
 			t.Fatalf("Unexpected image exif SubSecTimeDigitized: %s != %s", metadata.EXIF.SubSecTimeDigitized, file.SubSecTimeDigitized)
 		}
-		if metadata.EXIF.FlashPixVersion != file.FlashPixVersion {
-			t.Fatalf("Unexpected image exif FlashPixVersion: %s != %s", metadata.EXIF.FlashPixVersion, file.FlashPixVersion)
-		}
 		if metadata.EXIF.ColorSpace != file.ColorSpace {
 			t.Fatalf("Unexpected image exif ColorSpace: %d != %d", metadata.EXIF.ColorSpace, file.ColorSpace)
 		}