diff --git a/stage_5_convert_metadata.py b/stage_5_convert_metadata.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 31e1ce2..0000000
--- a/stage_5_convert_metadata.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-import json
-import os
-import argh
-from jsmin import jsmin  # type:ignore
-from functions.get_trials import get_trials
-from functions.get_experiments import get_experiments
-
-
-def converter(config_filename: str = "config.json") -> None:
-
-    filename: str = config_filename
-
-    if os.path.isfile(filename) is False:
-        print(f"{filename} is missing")
-        exit()
-
-    with open(filename, "r") as file:
-        config = json.loads(jsmin(file.read()))
-
-    raw_data_path: str = os.path.join(
-        config["basic_path"],
-        config["recoding_data"],
-        config["mouse_identifier"],
-        config["raw_path"],
-    )
-
-    if os.path.isdir(raw_data_path) is False:
-        print(f"ERROR: could not find raw directory {raw_data_path}!!!!")
-        exit()
-
-    experiments = get_experiments(raw_data_path).numpy()
-
-    for experiment in experiments:
-
-        trials = get_trials(raw_data_path, experiment).numpy()
-        assert trials.shape[0] > 0
-
-        with open(
-            os.path.join(
-                raw_data_path,
-                f"Exp{experiment:03d}_Trial{trials[0]:03d}_Part001_meta.txt",
-            ),
-            "r",
-        ) as file:
-            metadata = json.loads(jsmin(file.read()))
-
-        filename_out: str = f"meta_{config["mouse_identifier"]}_exp{experiment:03d}.json"
-
-        with open(filename_out, 'w') as file:
-            json.dump(metadata, file)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    argh.dispatch_command(converter)