diff --git a/waku/v2/protocol/metadata/pb/waku_metadata.pb.go b/waku/v2/protocol/metadata/pb/waku_metadata.pb.go
index ddd30f60..64d1140c 100644
--- a/waku/v2/protocol/metadata/pb/waku_metadata.pb.go
+++ b/waku/v2/protocol/metadata/pb/waku_metadata.pb.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Code generated by protoc-gen-go. DO NOT EDIT.
 // versions:
 // 	protoc-gen-go v1.31.0
-// 	protoc        v4.24.4
+// 	protoc        v6.32.1
 // source: waku_metadata.proto
 
 // rfc: https://rfc.vac.dev/spec/66/
@@ -28,13 +28,7 @@ type WakuMetadataRequest struct {
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 
 	ClusterId *uint32  `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=cluster_id,json=clusterId,proto3,oneof" json:"cluster_id,omitempty"`
-	Shards    []uint32 `protobuf:"varint,3,rep,packed,name=shards,proto3" json:"shards,omitempty"`
-	// Starting from nwaku v0.26, if field 3 contains no data, it will attempt to
-	// decode this field first assuming it's a packed field, and if that fails,
-	// attempt to decode as an unpacked field
-	//
-	// Deprecated: Marked as deprecated in waku_metadata.proto.
-	ShardsDeprecated []uint32 `protobuf:"varint,2,rep,name=shards_deprecated,json=shardsDeprecated,proto3" json:"shards_deprecated,omitempty"`
+	Shards    []uint32 `protobuf:"varint,2,rep,packed,name=shards,proto3" json:"shards,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *WakuMetadataRequest) Reset() {
@@ -83,27 +77,13 @@ func (x *WakuMetadataRequest) GetShards() []uint32 {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Deprecated: Marked as deprecated in waku_metadata.proto.
-func (x *WakuMetadataRequest) GetShardsDeprecated() []uint32 {
-	if x != nil {
-		return x.ShardsDeprecated
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 type WakuMetadataResponse struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 
 	ClusterId *uint32  `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=cluster_id,json=clusterId,proto3,oneof" json:"cluster_id,omitempty"`
-	Shards    []uint32 `protobuf:"varint,3,rep,packed,name=shards,proto3" json:"shards,omitempty"`
-	// Starting from nwaku v0.26, if field 3 contains no data, it will attempt to
-	// decode this field first assuming it's a packed field, and if that fails,
-	// attempt to decode as an unpacked field
-	//
-	// Deprecated: Marked as deprecated in waku_metadata.proto.
-	ShardsDeprecated []uint32 `protobuf:"varint,2,rep,name=shards_deprecated,json=shardsDeprecated,proto3" json:"shards_deprecated,omitempty"`
+	Shards    []uint32 `protobuf:"varint,2,rep,packed,name=shards,proto3" json:"shards,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *WakuMetadataResponse) Reset() {
@@ -152,39 +132,25 @@ func (x *WakuMetadataResponse) GetShards() []uint32 {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Deprecated: Marked as deprecated in waku_metadata.proto.
-func (x *WakuMetadataResponse) GetShardsDeprecated() []uint32 {
-	if x != nil {
-		return x.ShardsDeprecated
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
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