diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/camera/capture.py b/openflexure_microscope/camera/capture.py
index c7faee47..824b28f0 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/camera/capture.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/camera/capture.py
@@ -235,13 +235,6 @@ class CaptureObject(object):
         # Add custom metadata to dictionary
         return d
 
-    @property
-    def yaml(self) -> str:
-        """
-        Return a string containing a YAML-formatted representation of the capture matadata
-        """
-        return yaml.dump(self.metadata, default_flow_style=False)
-
     @property
     def state(self) -> dict:
         """