diff --git a/gio/Gio.metadata b/gio/Gio.metadata
index 5497bb11e..b361e6ecd 100644
--- a/gio/Gio.metadata
+++ b/gio/Gio.metadata
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   <attr path="/api/namespace/class[@cname='GIo_']/method[@name='SchedulerCancelAllJobs']" name="name">CancelAllJobs</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/class[@cname='GIo_']/method[@name='SchedulerPushJob']" name="name">PushJob</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/class[@name='Global']" name="name">GioGlobal</attr>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/class[@cname='GGlobal']/method[@name='RegistryBackendGetType']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/class[@cname='GSimple_']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/class[@cname='GSimple_']/method[@name='AsyncReportGerrorInIdle']" name="name">ReportGerrorInIdle</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/class[@cname='GSimple_']/method[@name='AsyncReportTakeGerrorInIdle']" name="name">ReportTakeGerrorInIdle</attr>