diff --git a/develop/singles/headers/meta.hpp/meta_all.hpp b/develop/singles/headers/meta.hpp/meta_all.hpp
index a79c8aa..d8b0b38 100644
--- a/develop/singles/headers/meta.hpp/meta_all.hpp
+++ b/develop/singles/headers/meta.hpp/meta_all.hpp
@@ -5130,14 +5130,6 @@ namespace meta_hpp
     inline arguments_bind arguments_() {
         return arguments_bind{};
     }
-
-    inline arguments_bind argument_(std::string name) {
-        return arguments_()(std::move(name));
-    }
-
-    inline arguments_bind argument_(std::string name, metadata_map metadata) {
-        return arguments_()(std::move(name), std::move(metadata));
-    }
 }
 
 namespace meta_hpp
@@ -5211,10 +5203,6 @@ namespace meta_hpp
     inline metadata_bind metadata_() {
         return metadata_bind{};
     }
-
-    inline metadata_bind metadata_(std::string name, uvalue value) {
-        return metadata_()(std::move(name), std::move(value));
-    }
 }
 
 namespace meta_hpp
diff --git a/develop/untests/meta_states/metadata_tests.cpp b/develop/untests/meta_states/metadata_tests.cpp
index d4fac8e..45906f6 100644
--- a/develop/untests/meta_states/metadata_tests.cpp
+++ b/develop/untests/meta_states/metadata_tests.cpp
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ TEST_CASE("meta/meta_states/metadata/class") {
             ("v", meta::metadata_()("desc", "the ctor arg"s)),
         meta::metadata_()("desc", "one arg 2d vector ctor"s))
     .constructor_<int, int>(
-        meta::argument_("x", meta::metadata_("desc", "the 1st ctor arg"s)),
-        meta::argument_("y", meta::metadata_("desc", "the 2nd ctor arg"s)),
+        meta::arguments_()
+            ("x", meta::metadata_()("desc", "the 1st ctor arg"s))
+            ("y", meta::metadata_()("desc", "the 2nd ctor arg"s)),
         meta::metadata_()("desc", "two args 2d vector ctor"s))
     .member_("x", &ivec2::x, meta::metadata_()("desc", "x-member"s))
     .member_("y", &ivec2::y, meta::metadata_()("desc", "y-member"s))
@@ -111,8 +112,8 @@ TEST_CASE("meta/meta_states/metadata/class") {
         meta::arguments_()
             ("r", meta::metadata_()("desc", "r-arg"s)),
         meta::metadata_()("desc", "iadd-function"s))
-    .variable_("zero", &ivec2::zero, meta::metadata_("desc", "{0,0} vector"s))
-    .variable_("unit", &ivec2::unit, meta::metadata_("desc", "{1,1} vector"s));
+    .variable_("zero", &ivec2::zero, meta::metadata_()("desc", "{0,0} vector"s))
+    .variable_("unit", &ivec2::unit, meta::metadata_()("desc", "{1,1} vector"s));
 
     // metadata override
 
diff --git a/develop/untests/meta_states/method2_tests.cpp b/develop/untests/meta_states/method2_tests.cpp
index 1f51bce..6d44a4e 100644
--- a/develop/untests/meta_states/method2_tests.cpp
+++ b/develop/untests/meta_states/method2_tests.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ TEST_CASE("meta/meta_states/method2") {
     namespace meta = meta_hpp;
 
     meta::class_<ivec2>()
-        .method_("add", &ivec2::add, meta::argument_("other"));
+        .method_("add", &ivec2::add, meta::arguments_()("other"));
 
     const meta::class_type ivec2_type = meta::resolve_type<ivec2>();
     REQUIRE(ivec2_type);
diff --git a/headers/meta.hpp/meta_binds.hpp b/headers/meta.hpp/meta_binds.hpp
index a21d1f7..cfe2fbd 100644
--- a/headers/meta.hpp/meta_binds.hpp
+++ b/headers/meta.hpp/meta_binds.hpp
@@ -411,14 +411,6 @@ namespace meta_hpp
     inline arguments_bind arguments_() {
         return arguments_bind{};
     }
-
-    inline arguments_bind argument_(std::string name) {
-        return arguments_()(std::move(name));
-    }
-
-    inline arguments_bind argument_(std::string name, metadata_map metadata) {
-        return arguments_()(std::move(name), std::move(metadata));
-    }
 }
 
 namespace meta_hpp
@@ -492,8 +484,4 @@ namespace meta_hpp
     inline metadata_bind metadata_() {
         return metadata_bind{};
     }
-
-    inline metadata_bind metadata_(std::string name, uvalue value) {
-        return metadata_()(std::move(name), std::move(value));
-    }
 }