diff --git a/test/sanity/validate-modules/main.py b/test/sanity/validate-modules/main.py
index 27a8d05ea9..358e8b8100 100755
--- a/test/sanity/validate-modules/main.py
+++ b/test/sanity/validate-modules/main.py
@@ -1347,6 +1347,8 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
             mod_version_added = StrictVersion('0.0')
 
         if self.base_branch and 'stable-' in self.base_branch:
+            metadata.pop('metadata_version', None)
+            metadata.pop('version', None)
             if metadata != existing_metadata:
                 self.reporter.error(
                     path=self.object_path,