diff --git a/IPython/core/display.py b/IPython/core/display.py
index 36c4321..8c7a113 100644
--- a/IPython/core/display.py
+++ b/IPython/core/display.py
@@ -118,12 +118,6 @@ def display(*objs, **kwargs):
         for obj in objs:
             format_dict, md_dict = format(obj, include=include, exclude=exclude)
             if metadata:
-                # publish_display_data exepects metadata dict that is keyed by
-                # mimetype, so this ensures we recreate such a dict for it, if
-                # one is not already passed to us
-                if set(metadata.keys()) != set(format_dict.keys()):
-                    _md = metadata.copy()
-                    metadata = {mt: _md for mt in format_dict}
                 # kwarg-specified metadata gets precedence
                 _merge(md_dict, metadata)
             publish_display_data('display', format_dict, md_dict)