diff --git a/fastlane/Fastfile b/fastlane/Fastfile
index 74ce16687..63eec3bed 100644
--- a/fastlane/Fastfile
+++ b/fastlane/Fastfile
@@ -106,44 +106,6 @@ end
       release_version: options[:version])
   end
 
-  # This lane lacks documentation because it ought to be part of the localized
-  # metadata download script instead!
-  desc "Updates the files with the localized keywords values for App Store Connect to match the 100 characters requirement"
-  lane :sanitize_appstore_keywords do | options |
-    Dir["./metadata/**"].each do |locale_dir|
-      keywords_path = File.join(locale_dir, 'keywords.txt')
-
-      unless File.exists?(keywords_path)
-        UI.message "Could not find keywords file in #{locale_dir}. Skipping."
-        next
-      end
-
-      keywords = File.read(keywords_path)
-      app_store_connect_keywords_length_limit = 100
-
-      if keywords.length <= app_store_connect_keywords_length_limit
-        UI.verbose "#{keywords_path} has less than #{app_store_connect_keywords_length_limit} characters. Not trimming."
-        next
-      end
-
-      UI.message "#{keywords_path} has more than #{app_store_connect_keywords_length_limit} characters. Trimming it..."
-
-      case File.basename(locale_dir)
-      when 'ar-SA'
-        separator = '،'
-      else
-        separator = ','
-      end
-
-      until keywords.length <= app_store_connect_keywords_length_limit do
-        keywords = keywords.split(separator)[0...-1].join(separator)
-        puts keywords
-      end
-
-      File.write(keywords_path, keywords)
-    end
-  end
-
   #####################################################################################
   # new_beta_release
   # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------