diff --git a/src/wp-includes/meta.php b/src/wp-includes/meta.php
index 6b361aaa5e..b32a608a16 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/meta.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/meta.php
@@ -632,11 +632,7 @@ function get_metadata_raw( $meta_type, $object_id, $meta_key = '', $single = fal
 	 */
 	$check = apply_filters( "get_{$meta_type}_metadata", null, $object_id, $meta_key, $single, $meta_type );
 	if ( null !== $check ) {
-		if ( $single && is_array( $check ) ) {
-			return $check[0];
-		} else {
-			return $check;
-		}
+		return $check;
 	}
 
 	$meta_cache = wp_cache_get( $object_id, $meta_type . '_meta' );