diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/push-hook.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/push-hook.hoon
index 4c732eca06..8c9708c160 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/lib/push-hook.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/push-hook.hoon
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@
       ::
       ++  unversioned
         ?>  ?=([%ship @ @ *] t.path)
+        ?.  =(min-version.config 0)
+           ~&  >>>  "unversioned req from: {<src.bowl>}, nooping"
+           `this
         =/  =resource
           (de-path:resource t.path)
         =/  =vase
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/mar/metadata/update-1.hoon b/pkg/arvo/mar/metadata/update-1.hoon
index 8f066cefad..36036d1098 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/mar/metadata/update-1.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/mar/metadata/update-1.hoon
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 ++  grow
   |%
   ++  noun               update
-  ++  metadata-update    update
   ++  json               (update:enjs:store update)
   --
 ::