diff --git a/edit/linter-meta.js b/edit/linter-meta.js
index 4233c402..a51f267c 100644
--- a/edit/linter-meta.js
+++ b/edit/linter-meta.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* global linter */
+/* global linter editorWorker */
 'use strict';
 
 function createMetaCompiler(cm) {
@@ -18,25 +18,23 @@ function createMetaCompiler(cm) {
     if (match[0] === meta && match.index === metaIndex) {
       return cache;
     }
-    return API.parseUsercss({sourceCode: match[0], metaOnly: true})
-      .then(result => result.usercssData)
-      .then(result => {
-        for (const cb of updateListeners) {
-          cb(result);
+    return editorWorker.metalint(match[0])
+      .then(({metadata, errors}) => {
+        if (!errors.length) {
+          for (const cb of updateListeners) {
+            cb(metadata);
+          }
         }
+        cache = errors.map(err =>
+          ({
+            from: cm.posFromIndex((err.index || 0) + match.index),
+            to: cm.posFromIndex((err.index || 0) + match.index),
+            message: err.message,
+            severity: err.code === 'unknownMeta' ? 'warning' : 'error'
+          })
+        );
         meta = match[0];
         metaIndex = match.index;
-        cache = [];
-        return cache;
-      }, err => {
-        meta = match[0];
-        metaIndex = match.index;
-        cache = [{
-          from: cm.posFromIndex((err.index || 0) + match.index),
-          to: cm.posFromIndex((err.index || 0) + match.index),
-          message: err.message,
-          severity: 'error'
-        }];
         return cache;
       });
   });