diff --git a/lib/compiler-llvm/src/compiler.rs b/lib/compiler-llvm/src/compiler.rs
index e558f8209..1f3521735 100644
--- a/lib/compiler-llvm/src/compiler.rs
+++ b/lib/compiler-llvm/src/compiler.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct ShortNames {}
 impl SymbolRegistry for ShortNames {
     fn symbol_to_name(&self, symbol: Symbol) -> String {
         match symbol {
-            Symbol::Metadata(prefix) => format!("M{}", prefix),
+            Symbol::Metadata => "M".to_string(),
             Symbol::LocalFunction(index) => format!("f{}", index.index()),
             Symbol::Section(index) => format!("s{}", index.index()),
             Symbol::FunctionCallTrampoline(index) => format!("t{}", index.index()),
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl SymbolRegistry for ShortNames {
         }
         let (ty, idx) = name.split_at(1);
         if ty.starts_with('M') {
-            return Some(Symbol::Metadata(idx.to_string()));
+            return Some(Symbol::Metadata);
         }
 
         let idx = idx.parse::<u32>().ok()?;
diff --git a/lib/types/src/compilation/symbols.rs b/lib/types/src/compilation/symbols.rs
index 800171c08..f3175fae3 100644
--- a/lib/types/src/compilation/symbols.rs
+++ b/lib/types/src/compilation/symbols.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
     RkyvSerialize, RkyvDeserialize, Archive, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord, Debug,
 )]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "enable-serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
+#[archive(as = "Self")]
 pub enum Symbol {
     /// A metadata section, indexed by a unique prefix
     /// (usually the wasm file SHA256 hash)
-    Metadata(String),
+    Metadata,
 
     /// A function defined in the wasm.
     LocalFunction(LocalFunctionIndex),
@@ -147,8 +148,8 @@ impl ModuleMetadata {
 impl SymbolRegistry for ModuleMetadataSymbolRegistry {
     fn symbol_to_name(&self, symbol: Symbol) -> String {
         match symbol {
-            Symbol::Metadata(prefix) => {
-                format!("WASMER_METADATA_{}", prefix)
+            Symbol::Metadata => {
+                format!("WASMER_METADATA_{}", self.prefix)
             }
             Symbol::LocalFunction(index) => {
                 format!("wasmer_function_{}_{}", self.prefix, index.index())
@@ -172,8 +173,8 @@ impl SymbolRegistry for ModuleMetadataSymbolRegistry {
     }
 
     fn name_to_symbol(&self, name: &str) -> Option<Symbol> {
-        if let Some(prefix) = name.strip_prefix("WASMER_METADATA_") {
-            Some(Symbol::Metadata(prefix.to_string()))
+        if name == format!("WASMER_METADATA_{}", self.prefix) {
+            Some(Symbol::Metadata)
         } else if let Some(index) = name.strip_prefix(&format!("wasmer_function_{}_", self.prefix))
         {
             index