diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/.github/workflows/common.sh b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/.github/workflows/common.sh
index da9298aef3..0c2e3a140f 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/.github/workflows/common.sh
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/.github/workflows/common.sh
@@ -42,11 +42,8 @@ function generate_patches() {
   git add ${CATEGORY_NAME}/${PKGNAME_SIMPLE}
   git commit -a -m "${CATEGORY_NAME}: Upgrade ${PKGNAME_DESC} ${VERSION_OLD} to ${VERSION_NEW}"
 
-  # Generate metadata after the main commit was done.
-  enter "${SDK_INNER_SRCDIR}/scripts/update_metadata" --commit coreos
-
-  # Create 2 patches, one for the main ebuilds, the other for metadata changes.
-  git format-patch -2 HEAD
+  # Create a patch for the main ebuilds.
+  git format-patch -1 HEAD
   popd || exit
 }