diff --git a/src/lib/themedata.cpp b/src/lib/themedata.cpp
--- a/src/lib/themedata.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/themedata.cpp
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@
     const QJsonObject metadata = obj.value(QLatin1String("metadata")).toObject();
     m_name = metadata.value(QLatin1String("name")).toString();
     m_revision = metadata.value(QLatin1String("revision")).toInt();
-    m_author = metadata.value(QLatin1String("author")).toString();
-    m_license = metadata.value(QLatin1String("license")).toString();
 
     // read text styles
     static const auto idx = Theme::staticMetaObject.indexOfEnumerator("TextStyle");
diff --git a/src/lib/themedata_p.h b/src/lib/themedata_p.h
--- a/src/lib/themedata_p.h
+++ b/src/lib/themedata_p.h
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@
 private:
     int m_revision;
     QString m_name;
-    QString m_author;
-    QString m_license;
     QString m_filePath;
 
     //! TextStyles