diff --git a/cmd/containerd/builtins/builtins.go b/cmd/containerd/builtins/builtins.go
index caf7866c5..6827c166f 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd/builtins/builtins.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd/builtins/builtins.go
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ package builtins
 import (
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/events/plugin"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/gc/scheduler"
-	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/metadata/plugin"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/nri/plugin"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/diff/walking/plugin"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/imageverifier"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/leases"
+	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/metadata"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/sandbox"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/streaming"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/transfer"
diff --git a/contrib/fuzz/builtins.go b/contrib/fuzz/builtins.go
index c5ba26fa2..a3a88336b 100644
--- a/contrib/fuzz/builtins.go
+++ b/contrib/fuzz/builtins.go
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ import (
 	// base containerd imports
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/events/plugin"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/gc/scheduler"
-	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/metadata/plugin"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/cri"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/nri/plugin"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/cri/images"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/diff/walking/plugin"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/imageverifier"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/leases"
+	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/metadata"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/sandbox"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/streaming"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/transfer"
diff --git a/integration/build_local_containerd_helper_test.go b/integration/build_local_containerd_helper_test.go
index 0616a11e3..4a4344a8b 100644
--- a/integration/build_local_containerd_helper_test.go
+++ b/integration/build_local_containerd_helper_test.go
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ import (
 
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/events/plugin"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/gc/scheduler"
-	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/metadata/plugin"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/cri/images"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/diff/walking/plugin"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/leases"
+	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/metadata"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/runtime/v2"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/runtime/v2/runc/options"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/services/containers"
diff --git a/metadata/plugin/plugin.go b/plugins/metadata/plugin.go
similarity index 100%
rename from metadata/plugin/plugin.go
rename to plugins/metadata/plugin.go