diff --git a/app/helpers/embed_helper.rb b/app/helpers/embed_helper.rb
index 5e40ed7beb..53eedd6259 100644
--- a/app/helpers/embed_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/embed_helper.rb
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ module EmbedHelper
 
   def get_html(cooked)
     fragment = Nokogiri::HTML.fragment(cooked)
+
     # convert lazyYT div to link
     fragment.css('div.lazyYT').each do |yt_div|
       youtube_id = yt_div["data-youtube-id"]
       youtube_link = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=#{youtube_id}"
       yt_div.replace "<p><a href='#{youtube_link}'>#{youtube_link}</a></p>"
     end
+
     # convert Vimeo iframe to link
     fragment.css('iframe').each do |iframe|
       if iframe['src'] =~ /player.vimeo.com/
@@ -29,6 +31,10 @@ module EmbedHelper
         iframe.replace "<p><a href='https://vimeo.com/#{vimeo_id}'>https://vimeo.com/#{vimeo_id}</a></p>"
       end
     end
+
+    # Strip lightbox metadata
+    fragment.css('.lightbox-wrapper .meta').remove
+
     raw fragment
   end
 end