diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index 752f693579..1c67e347bc 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -1480,12 +1480,10 @@ func Routes() *web.Router {
 							Delete(reqToken(), repo.DeleteTopic)
 					}, reqAdmin())
 				}, reqAnyRepoReader())
-				m.Combo("/metadata", reqRepoReader(unit.TypeCode)).
-					Get(repo.GetRepoMetadata).
-					Put(reqToken(), reqAdmin(), repo.UpdateRepoMetadata)
-				m.Combo("/manifest", reqRepoReader(unit.TypeCode)). // backward compat
-					Get(repo.GetRepoMetadata).
-					Put(reqToken(), reqAdmin(), repo.UpdateRepoMetadata)
+				m.Get("/metadata", repo.GetRepoMetadata)
+				m.Put("/metadata", reqToken(), reqAdmin(), repo.UpdateRepoMetadata)
+				m.Get("/manifest", repo.GetRepoMetadata) // backward compat
+				m.Put("/manifest", reqToken(), reqAdmin(), repo.UpdateRepoMetadata)
 				// MokoGitea badge engine
 				m.Get("/badge/{type}.svg", repo.GetRepoBadge)
 				m.Get("/issue_templates", reqRepoReader(unit.TypeCode), context.ReferencesGitRepo(), repo.GetIssueTemplates)