diff --git a/src/node/src/metadata.js b/src/node/src/metadata.js
index 8e0884acea6..a7b1ee3810d 100644
--- a/src/node/src/metadata.js
+++ b/src/node/src/metadata.js
@@ -102,21 +102,23 @@ Metadata.prototype.add = function(key, value) {
 };
 
 /**
- * Remove the given key and any associated values.
+ * Remove the given key and any associated values. Normalizes the key.
  * @param {String} key The key to remove
  */
 Metadata.prototype.remove = function(key) {
+  key = normalizeKey(key);
   if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(this._internal_repr, key)) {
     delete this._internal_repr[key];
   }
 };
 
 /**
- * Gets a list of all values associated with the key.
+ * Gets a list of all values associated with the key. Normalizes the key.
  * @param {String} key The key to get
  * @return {Array.<String|Buffer>} The values associated with that key
  */
 Metadata.prototype.get = function(key) {
+  key = normalizeKey(key);
   if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(this._internal_repr, key)) {
     return this._internal_repr[key];
   } else {
diff --git a/src/node/test/metadata_test.js b/src/node/test/metadata_test.js
index 227fa9c9949..86383f1badc 100644
--- a/src/node/test/metadata_test.js
+++ b/src/node/test/metadata_test.js
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ describe('Metadata', function() {
       metadata.remove('key');
       assert.deepEqual(metadata.get('key'), []);
     });
-    it('does not normalize keys', function() {
+    it('Normalizes keys', function() {
       metadata.add('key', 'value');
       metadata.remove('KEY');
-      assert.deepEqual(metadata.get('key'), ['value']);
+      assert.deepEqual(metadata.get('key'), []);
     });
   });
   describe('#get', function() {
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ describe('Metadata', function() {
     it('gets all values associated with a key', function() {
       assert.deepEqual(metadata.get('key'), ['value1', 'value2']);
     });
-    it('does not normalize keys', function() {
-      assert.deepEqual(metadata.get('KEY'), []);
+    it('Normalizes keys', function() {
+      assert.deepEqual(metadata.get('KEY'), ['value1', 'value2']);
     });
     it('returns an empty list for non-existent keys', function() {
       assert.deepEqual(metadata.get('non-existent-key'), []);