diff --git a/src/lib/config/config.go b/src/lib/config/config.go
index b9158fd..215084d 100644
--- a/src/lib/config/config.go
+++ b/src/lib/config/config.go
@@ -152,14 +152,21 @@ type GitHubOrganization struct {
 }
 
 type TrayType struct {
-	Name          string     `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Provider      string     `yaml:"provider" validate:"required"`
-	RunnerGroupId int64      `yaml:"runnerGroupId" validate:"required"`
-	Shutdown      bool       `yaml:"shutdown"`
-	GitHubOrg     string     `yaml:"githubOrg" validate:"required"`
-	MaxTrays      int        `yaml:"limit"`
-	Config        TrayConfig `yaml:"config"`
-	ExtraMetadata TrayExtraMetadata
+	Name           string     `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
+	Provider       string     `yaml:"provider" validate:"required"`
+	RunnerGroupId  int64      `yaml:"runnerGroupId" validate:"required"`
+	Shutdown       bool       `yaml:"shutdown"`
+	GitHubOrg      string     `yaml:"githubOrg" validate:"required"`
+	MaxTrays       int        `yaml:"limit"`
+	Config         TrayConfig `yaml:"config"`
+	ExtraMetadata  TrayExtraMetadata
+	DeleteMetadata []string `yaml:"deleteMetadata"`
+}
+
+func (t *TrayType) GetMetadataKeysToDelete() []string {
+	keys := make([]string, 0)
+	keys = append(keys, t.DeleteMetadata...)
+	return keys
 }
 
 type TrayExtraMetadata map[string]string
diff --git a/src/lib/trays/providers/dockerProvider.go b/src/lib/trays/providers/dockerProvider.go
index 102b8a3..8a3bc2e 100644
--- a/src/lib/trays/providers/dockerProvider.go
+++ b/src/lib/trays/providers/dockerProvider.go
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ func (d *DockerProvider) RunTray(tray *trays.Tray) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (d *DockerProvider) DeleteMetadata(tray *trays.Tray, keys []string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (d *DockerProvider) CleanTray(tray *trays.Tray) error {
 	var dockerCommand = exec.Command("docker", "container", "stop", tray.GetId())
 	dockerCommandOutput, err := dockerCommand.CombinedOutput()
diff --git a/src/lib/trays/providers/gceProvider.go b/src/lib/trays/providers/gceProvider.go
index 8076371..c078706 100644
--- a/src/lib/trays/providers/gceProvider.go
+++ b/src/lib/trays/providers/gceProvider.go
@@ -157,6 +157,92 @@ func (g *GceProvider) createInstancesClient() (*compute.InstancesClient, error)
 	return instancesClient, err
 }
 
+func (g *GceProvider) DeleteMetadata(tray *trays.Tray, keys []string) error {
+	if len(keys) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	client, err := g.createInstancesClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var (
+		zone    = tray.ProviderData["zone"]
+		project = g.providerConfig.Get("project")
+	)
+
+	// Get current metadata
+	instance, err := client.Get(ctx, &computepb.GetInstanceRequest{
+		Project:  project,
+		Zone:     zone,
+		Instance: tray.GetId(),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get instance metadata: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	currentMetadata := instance.GetMetadata()
+	if currentMetadata == nil {
+		g.logger.Infof("Instance %s has no metadata, nothing to delete", tray.GetId())
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Build set of keys to delete
+	keysToDelete := make(map[string]bool, len(keys))
+	for _, k := range keys {
+		keysToDelete[k] = true
+	}
+
+	// Filter out the keys to delete
+	newItems, deletedKeys := filterMetadataKeys(currentMetadata.GetItems(), keysToDelete)
+
+	if len(deletedKeys) == 0 {
+		g.logger.Infof("None of the specified metadata keys were found on instance %s", tray.GetId())
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Set the new metadata with the same fingerprint
+	op, err := client.SetMetadata(ctx, &computepb.SetMetadataInstanceRequest{
+		Project:  project,
+		Zone:     zone,
+		Instance: tray.GetId(),
+		MetadataResource: &computepb.Metadata{
+			Fingerprint: currentMetadata.Fingerprint,
+			Items:       newItems,
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set metadata: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = op.Wait(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("metadata update operation failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	g.logger.Infof("Deleted metadata keys %v from instance %s", deletedKeys, tray.GetId())
+	return nil
+}
+
+func filterMetadataKeys(items []*computepb.Items, keysToDelete map[string]bool) ([]*computepb.Items, []string) {
+	var newItems []*computepb.Items
+	var deletedKeys []string
+
+	for _, item := range items {
+		key := item.GetKey()
+		if keysToDelete[key] {
+			deletedKeys = append(deletedKeys, key)
+			continue
+		}
+		newItems = append(newItems, item) // build new list here
+	}
+
+	return newItems, deletedKeys
+}
+
 func createGcpMetadata(fieldMaps ...map[string]string) *computepb.Metadata {
 
 	var items []*computepb.Items
diff --git a/src/lib/trays/providers/iTrayProvider.go b/src/lib/trays/providers/iTrayProvider.go
index f4b3d98..2a43d72 100644
--- a/src/lib/trays/providers/iTrayProvider.go
+++ b/src/lib/trays/providers/iTrayProvider.go
@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@ type ITrayProvider interface {
 
 	// CleanTray deletes the tray with the given ID.
 	CleanTray(tray *trays.Tray) error
+
+	// DeleteMetadata removes the specified metadata keys from the tray's instance.
+	DeleteMetadata(tray *trays.Tray, keys []string) error
 }
diff --git a/src/server/handlers/agentHandler.go b/src/server/handlers/agentHandler.go
index 589b5cf..81f684e 100644
--- a/src/server/handlers/agentHandler.go
+++ b/src/server/handlers/agentHandler.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"cattery/lib/messages"
 	"cattery/lib/metrics"
 	"cattery/lib/trays"
+	"cattery/lib/trays/providers"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -110,6 +111,21 @@ func AgentRegister(responseWriter http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	metrics.RegisteredTraysAdd(tray.GitHubOrgName, tray.TrayTypeName, 1)
 
 	logger.Infof("Agent %s registered with runner ID %d", agentId, newAgent.RunnerId)
+
+	// Delete instance metadata keys after registration
+	keysToDelete := trayType.GetMetadataKeysToDelete()
+	if len(keysToDelete) > 0 {
+		go func() {
+			provider, err := providers.GetProviderForTray(tray)
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Warnf("Failed to get provider for metadata deletion: %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+			if err := provider.DeleteMetadata(tray, keysToDelete); err != nil {
+				logger.Warnf("Failed to delete instance metadata: %v", err)
+			}
+		}()
+	}
 }
 
 // validateAgentId validates the agent ID