diff --git a/include/loot/metadata/plugin_metadata.h b/include/loot/metadata/plugin_metadata.h
index 5cec2dd1..44b4e671 100644
--- a/include/loot/metadata/plugin_metadata.h
+++ b/include/loot/metadata/plugin_metadata.h
@@ -250,21 +250,6 @@ public:
    *          otherwise.
    */
   LOOT_API bool operator!=(const PluginMetadata& rhs) const;
-
-  /**
-   * Check if object's name value is equal to the given string.
-   * @returns True if the plugin name is case-insensitively equal to the given
-   *          string, false otherwise.
-   */
-  LOOT_API bool operator==(const std::string& rhs) const;
-
-  /**
-   * Check if object's name value is not equal to the given string.
-   * @returns True if the plugin name is not case-insensitively equal to the
-   *          given string, false otherwise.
-   */
-  LOOT_API bool operator!=(const std::string& rhs) const;
-
 private:
   std::string name_;
   std::optional<std::string> group_;
diff --git a/src/api/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp b/src/api/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp
index e79d5cbd..4a4af8ca 100644
--- a/src/api/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp
+++ b/src/api/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp
@@ -215,12 +215,4 @@ bool PluginMetadata::operator==(const PluginMetadata& rhs) const {
 bool PluginMetadata::operator!=(const PluginMetadata& rhs) const {
   return !(*this == rhs);
 }
-
-bool PluginMetadata::operator==(const std::string& rhs) const {
-  return *this == PluginMetadata(rhs);
-}
-
-bool PluginMetadata::operator!=(const std::string& rhs) const {
-  return !(*this == rhs);
-}
 }