diff --git a/src/lbaselib.cpp b/src/lbaselib.cpp
index ec670f30de..e7355a1379 100644
--- a/src/lbaselib.cpp
+++ b/src/lbaselib.cpp
@@ -778,12 +778,6 @@ LUAMOD_API int luaopen_base (lua_State *L) {
   lua_pushboolean(L, false);
 #endif
   lua_setfield(L, -2, "_PSOUP");
-#ifndef PLUTO_NO_DEFAULT_TABLE_METATABLE
-  G(L)->ready_for_table_mt = false;
-#endif
-#ifndef PLUTO_NO_DEFAULT_TABLE_METATABLE
-  G(L)->ready_for_table_mt = true;
-#endif
   return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lstate.cpp b/src/lstate.cpp
index ebff3f8214..01b97c9dec 100644
--- a/src/lstate.cpp
+++ b/src/lstate.cpp
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ static void f_luaopen (lua_State *L, void *ud) {
   g->gcstp = 0;  /* allow gc */
   setnilvalue(&g->nilvalue);  /* now state is complete */
 #ifndef PLUTO_NO_DEFAULT_TABLE_METATABLE
-  g->ready_for_table_mt = true;
   setnilvalue(&g->table_mt);
 #endif
   luai_userstateopen(L);
diff --git a/src/lstate.h b/src/lstate.h
index 20921d3fed..3e589f6fe3 100644
--- a/src/lstate.h
+++ b/src/lstate.h
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ typedef struct global_State {
   std::time_t deadline;
 #endif
 #ifndef PLUTO_NO_DEFAULT_TABLE_METATABLE
-  bool ready_for_table_mt;
   TValue table_mt;
 #endif
 } global_State;
diff --git a/src/ltable.cpp b/src/ltable.cpp
index 33bb64b2c9..063004bf0a 100644
--- a/src/ltable.cpp
+++ b/src/ltable.cpp
@@ -643,8 +643,6 @@ Table *luaH_new (lua_State *L) {
 
 #ifndef PLUTO_NO_DEFAULT_TABLE_METATABLE
 void luaH_initmetatable (lua_State *L, Table *t) {
-  if (!G(L)->ready_for_table_mt)
-    return;
   L->ci->top.p++;
   lua_pushnil(L); /* space on the stack where the metatable will go */
   if (ttisnil(&G(L)->table_mt)) {