diff --git a/igf_data/process/seqrun_processing/unified_metadata_registration.py b/igf_data/process/seqrun_processing/unified_metadata_registration.py
index 4603a545..4226d9d7 100644
--- a/igf_data/process/seqrun_processing/unified_metadata_registration.py
+++ b/igf_data/process/seqrun_processing/unified_metadata_registration.py
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ def execute(self, metadata_context: MetadataContext) -> None:
           url_suffix=fetch_url,
           portal_config_file=portal_config_file)
       if len(new_project_data_dict) > 0:
-        reformatted_project_data_dict = \
-          {int(k):v for k,v in new_project_data_dict.items()}
         metadata_context.raw_metadata_dict = new_project_data_dict
         metadata_context.metadata_fetched = True
       else: