diff --git a/metadata/decode.go b/metadata/decode.go
index c83af1be..f3c3de7f 100644
--- a/metadata/decode.go
+++ b/metadata/decode.go
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"math"
 	"net/http"
-	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -276,60 +274,3 @@ func mdsParseX509Certificate(value string) (certificate *x509.Certificate, err e
 
 	return certificate, nil
 }
-
-// StringToMailAddressHookFunc decodes a string into a mail.Address or *mail.Address.
-func hookDecodeUnsignedInt32() mapstructure.DecodeHookFuncType {
-	return func(f reflect.Type, t reflect.Type, data any) (value any, err error) {
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
-			break
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64:
-			break
-		case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
-			break
-		default:
-			return data, nil
-		}
-
-		if t.Kind() != reflect.Uint32 {
-			return data, nil
-		}
-
-		var result uint64
-
-		switch i := data.(type) {
-		case int:
-			result = uint64(i)
-		case int8:
-			result = uint64(i)
-		case int16:
-			result = uint64(i)
-		case int32:
-			result = uint64(i)
-		case int64:
-			result = uint64(i)
-		case uint:
-			result = uint64(i)
-		case uint8:
-			result = uint64(i)
-		case uint16:
-			result = uint64(i)
-		case uint32:
-			result = uint64(i)
-		case uint64:
-			result = i
-		case float32:
-			result = uint64(i)
-		case float64:
-			result = uint64(i)
-		default:
-			return data, nil
-		}
-
-		if result > math.MaxUint32 {
-			return 0, nil
-		}
-
-		return uint32(result), nil
-	}
-}
diff --git a/metadata/metadata.go b/metadata/metadata.go
index 0672b421..0a43e682 100644
--- a/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -908,9 +908,7 @@ type MDSGetEndpointsResponse struct {
 func DefaultUndesiredAuthenticatorStatuses() []AuthenticatorStatus {
 	undesired := make([]AuthenticatorStatus, len(defaultUndesiredAuthenticatorStatus))
 
-	for i := range defaultUndesiredAuthenticatorStatus {
-		undesired[i] = defaultUndesiredAuthenticatorStatus[i]
-	}
+	copy(undesired, defaultUndesiredAuthenticatorStatus[:])
 
 	return undesired
 }