diff --git a/libertas_worker/src/plugin_manager.rs b/libertas_worker/src/plugin_manager.rs
index 4a8fdf5..ea42552 100644
--- a/libertas_worker/src/plugin_manager.rs
+++ b/libertas_worker/src/plugin_manager.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use libertas_core::{
     plugins::{MediaProcessorPlugin, PluginContext},
 };
 
-use crate::plugins::{exif_reader::ExifReaderPlugin, thumbnail::ThumbnailPlugin, xmp_writer::XmpWriterPlugin};
+use crate::plugins::{thumbnail::ThumbnailPlugin, xmp_writer::XmpWriterPlugin};
 
 pub struct PluginManager {
     plugins: Vec<Arc<dyn MediaProcessorPlugin>>,
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ impl PluginManager {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         let mut plugins: Vec<Arc<dyn MediaProcessorPlugin>> = Vec::new();
 
-        plugins.push(Arc::new(ExifReaderPlugin));
+        // plugins.push(Arc::new(ExifReaderPlugin)); temporarily disabled due to duplicate metadata extraction (libertas_api already does this, needs refactor)
         plugins.push(Arc::new(ThumbnailPlugin));
         plugins.push(Arc::new(XmpWriterPlugin));