diff --git a/lib/src/doc/pluck.rs b/lib/src/doc/pluck.rs
index 226a2e2f..2b0b20fd 100644
--- a/lib/src/doc/pluck.rs
+++ b/lib/src/doc/pluck.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::doc::Document;
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::sql::idiom::Idiom;
 use crate::sql::output::Output;
+use crate::sql::paths::META;
 use crate::sql::permission::Permission;
 use crate::sql::value::Value;
 
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ impl<'a> Document<'a> {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		// Remove metadata fields on output
+		out.del(ctx, opt, txn, &*META).await?;
 		// Output result
 		Ok(out)
 	}
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/paths.rs b/lib/src/sql/paths.rs
index 819ebe4a..b64536fd 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/paths.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/paths.rs
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ pub static ID: Lazy<[Part; 1]> = Lazy::new(|| [Part::from("id")]);
 pub static IN: Lazy<[Part; 1]> = Lazy::new(|| [Part::from("in")]);
 
 pub static OUT: Lazy<[Part; 1]> = Lazy::new(|| [Part::from("out")]);
+
+pub static META: Lazy<[Part; 1]> = Lazy::new(|| [Part::from("__")]);