diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/PagedModel.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/PagedModel.java
index 3c727fc3a..1f7805485 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/PagedModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/PagedModel.java
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ public class PagedModel<T> {
 		return page.getContent();
 	}
 
-	@Nullable
 	@JsonProperty("page")
 	public PageMetadata getMetadata() {
 		return new PageMetadata(page.getSize(), page.getNumber(), page.getTotalElements(),