diff --git a/app/blueprints/admin/admin.py b/app/blueprints/admin/admin.py
index 969244da..89ae0a3b 100644
--- a/app/blueprints/admin/admin.py
+++ b/app/blueprints/admin/admin.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from wtforms.validators import InputRequired, Length
 
 from app.models import *
 from app.tasks.forumtasks import importTopicList, checkAllForumAccounts
-from app.tasks.importtasks import importRepoScreenshot, checkZipRelease, updateMetaFromRelease, importForeignDownloads
+from app.tasks.importtasks import importRepoScreenshot, checkZipRelease, importForeignDownloads
 from app.utils import rank_required, addAuditLog, addNotification
 from . import bp
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def admin_page():
 				release = package.releases.first()
 				if release:
 					zippath = release.url.replace("/uploads/", app.config["UPLOAD_DIR"])
-					tasks.append(updateMetaFromRelease.s(release.id, zippath))
+					tasks.append(checkZipRelease.s(release.id, zippath))
 
 			result = group(tasks).apply_async()
 
diff --git a/app/blueprints/packages/packages.py b/app/blueprints/packages/packages.py
index 08489b1e..8d038b9b 100644
--- a/app/blueprints/packages/packages.py
+++ b/app/blueprints/packages/packages.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from wtforms.validators import *
 
 from app.querybuilder import QueryBuilder
 from app.rediscache import has_key, set_key
-from app.tasks.importtasks import importRepoScreenshot, updateMetaFromRelease
+from app.tasks.importtasks import importRepoScreenshot, checkZipRelease
 from app.utils import *
 from . import bp
 
@@ -545,6 +545,6 @@ def update_from_release(package):
 
 	task_id = uuid()
 	zippath = release.url.replace("/uploads/", app.config["UPLOAD_DIR"])
-	updateMetaFromRelease.apply_async((release.id, zippath), task_id=task_id)
+	checkZipRelease.apply_async((release.id, zippath), task_id=task_id)
 
 	return redirect(url_for("tasks.check", id=task_id, r=package.getEditURL()))
diff --git a/app/blueprints/packages/releases.py b/app/blueprints/packages/releases.py
index f51da0d0..57a2d6a3 100644
--- a/app/blueprints/packages/releases.py
+++ b/app/blueprints/packages/releases.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from wtforms.ext.sqlalchemy.fields import QuerySelectField
 from wtforms.validators import *
 
 from app.rediscache import has_key, set_key, make_download_key
-from app.tasks.importtasks import makeVCSRelease, checkZipRelease, updateMetaFromRelease
+from app.tasks.importtasks import makeVCSRelease, checkZipRelease
 from app.utils import *
 from . import bp
 
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ def create_release(package):
 				db.session.commit()
 
 				checkZipRelease.apply_async((rel.id, uploadedPath), task_id=rel.task_id)
-				updateMetaFromRelease.delay(rel.id, uploadedPath)
 
 				msg = "Release {} created".format(rel.title)
 				addNotification(package.maintainers, current_user, NotificationType.PACKAGE_EDIT, msg, rel.getEditURL(), package)
diff --git a/app/tasks/importtasks.py b/app/tasks/importtasks.py
index f4bdc0e7..e43aa8b4 100644
--- a/app/tasks/importtasks.py
+++ b/app/tasks/importtasks.py
@@ -169,25 +169,6 @@ def postReleaseCheckUpdate(self, release, path):
 		raise TaskError(str(err))
 
 
-@celery.task(bind=True)
-def updateMetaFromRelease(self, id, path):
-	release = PackageRelease.query.get(id)
-	if release is None:
-		raise TaskError("No such release!")
-	elif release.package is None:
-		raise TaskError("No package attached to release")
-
-	print("updateMetaFromRelease: {} for {}/{}" \
-		.format(id, release.package.author.display_name, release.package.name))
-
-	with get_temp_dir() as temp:
-		with ZipFile(path, 'r') as zip_ref:
-			zip_ref.extractall(temp)
-
-		postReleaseCheckUpdate(self, release, temp)
-		db.session.commit()
-
-
 @celery.task(bind=True)
 def checkZipRelease(self, id, path):
 	release = PackageRelease.query.get(id)
@@ -232,8 +213,6 @@ def makeVCSRelease(self, id, branch):
 		release.approve(release.package.author)
 		db.session.commit()
 
-		updateMetaFromRelease.delay(release.id, destPath)
-
 		return release.url