diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/image_metadata.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/image_metadata.py
index 7e4100e2a697..b66e82dd22f2 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/image_metadata.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/image_metadata.py
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ from nova import exception
 from nova.i18n import _
 import nova.image
 
-ALIAS = 'image-metadata'
-
 
 class ImageMetadataController(wsgi.Controller):
     """The image metadata API controller for the OpenStack API."""
@@ -134,36 +132,3 @@ class ImageMetadataController(wsgi.Controller):
                                   purge_props=True)
         except exception.ImageNotAuthorized as e:
             raise exc.HTTPForbidden(explanation=e.format_message())
-
-
-class ImageMetadata(extensions.V21APIExtensionBase):
-    """Image Metadata API."""
-    name = "ImageMetadata"
-    alias = ALIAS
-    version = 1
-
-    def get_resources(self):
-        parent = {'member_name': 'image',
-                  'collection_name': 'images'}
-        resources = [extensions.ResourceExtension('metadata',
-                                                  ImageMetadataController(),
-                                                  member_name='image_meta',
-                                                  parent=parent,
-                                                  custom_routes_fn=
-                                                  self.image_metadata_map
-                                                  )]
-        return resources
-
-    def get_controller_extensions(self):
-        return []
-
-    def image_metadata_map(self, mapper, wsgi_resource):
-        mapper.connect("metadata",
-                       "/{project_id}/images/{image_id}/metadata",
-                       controller=wsgi_resource,
-                       action='update_all', conditions={"method": ['PUT']})
-        # Also connect the non project_id route
-        mapper.connect("metadata",
-                       "/images/{image_id}/metadata",
-                       controller=wsgi_resource,
-                       action='update_all', conditions={"method": ['PUT']})
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/routes.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/routes.py
index 661904624300..f1a0355a744d 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/routes.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/routes.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ from nova.api.openstack.compute import fping
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import hide_server_addresses
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import hosts
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import hypervisors
+from nova.api.openstack.compute import image_metadata
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import image_size
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import images
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import instance_actions
@@ -202,6 +203,11 @@ images_controller = functools.partial(
     [image_size.ImageSizeController], [])
 
 
+image_metadata_controller = functools.partial(
+    _create_controller, image_metadata.ImageMetadataController,
+    [], [])
+
+
 instance_actions_controller = functools.partial(_create_controller,
     instance_actions.InstanceActionsController, [], [])
 
@@ -391,6 +397,16 @@ ROUTE_LIST = (
         'GET': [images_controller, 'show'],
         'DELETE': [images_controller, 'delete']
     }),
+    ('/images/{image_id}/metadata', {
+        'GET': [image_metadata_controller, 'index'],
+        'POST': [image_metadata_controller, 'create'],
+        'PUT': [image_metadata_controller, 'update_all']
+    }),
+    ('/images/{image_id}/metadata/{id}', {
+        'GET': [image_metadata_controller, 'show'],
+        'PUT': [image_metadata_controller, 'update'],
+        'DELETE': [image_metadata_controller, 'delete']
+    }),
     ('/limits', {
         'GET': [limits_controller, 'index']
     }),
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 08b914ee6567..bc7588156a20 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ wsgi_scripts =
 nova.api.v21.extensions =
     baremetal_nodes = nova.api.openstack.compute.baremetal_nodes:BareMetalNodes
     extension_info = nova.api.openstack.compute.extension_info:ExtensionInfo
-    image_metadata = nova.api.openstack.compute.image_metadata:ImageMetadata
     security_group_default_rules = nova.api.openstack.compute.security_group_default_rules:SecurityGroupDefaultRules
     security_groups = nova.api.openstack.compute.security_groups:SecurityGroups
     versions = nova.api.openstack.compute.versionsV21:Versions