diff --git a/changes.xml b/changes.xml
index daea93de..93c29a10 100644
--- a/changes.xml
+++ b/changes.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
       <action type="update" dev="sseifert" issue="54">
         Dynamic Media with OpenAPI: Remove experimental URL parameters from default configuration.
       </action>
+      <action type="update" dev="sseifert" issue="55">
+        Dynamic Media with OpenAPI: Remove experimental HTTP header for metadata request from default configuration.
+      </action>
       <action type="update" dev="sseifert" issue="58">
         Dynamic Media with OpenAPI: Prefer named smart crops over auto-cropped smart renditions.
       </action>
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/wcm/handler/mediasource/ngdm/impl/metadata/NextGenDynamicMediaMetadataServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/io/wcm/handler/mediasource/ngdm/impl/metadata/NextGenDynamicMediaMetadataServiceImpl.java
index c883d162..111484e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/wcm/handler/mediasource/ngdm/impl/metadata/NextGenDynamicMediaMetadataServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/wcm/handler/mediasource/ngdm/impl/metadata/NextGenDynamicMediaMetadataServiceImpl.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class NextGenDynamicMediaMetadataServiceImpl implements NextGenDynamicMed
         name = "HTTP Headers",
         description = "HTTP headers to be send with the asset metadata request. "
             + "Format: 'header1:value1'.")
-    String[] httpHeaders() default { "X-Adobe-Accept-Experimental:1" };
+    String[] httpHeaders();
 
     @AttributeDefinition(
         name = "Connect Timeout",