diff --git a/PLUGIN-INF/metadata_SLUBRetroMonographieTIFFFormatValidationPlugin.xml b/PLUGIN-INF/metadata_SLUBRetroMonographieTIFFFormatValidationPlugin.xml
index 5686b5a6672bc9230dc2c3d2d10a6d796df42d74..b5427a02a1e5f3f2536e167b4657277c78082881 100644
--- a/PLUGIN-INF/metadata_SLUBRetroMonographieTIFFFormatValidationPlugin.xml
+++ b/PLUGIN-INF/metadata_SLUBRetroMonographieTIFFFormatValidationPlugin.xml
@@ -55,23 +55,12 @@
           <css_class>width40</css_class>
           <x_options/>
         </x_field>
-        <x_field>
-          <field_name>exiftool</field_name>
-          <label>Path to exiftool</label>
-          <ui_tool_tip>add full path to exiftool</ui_tool_tip>
-          <mandatory>true</mandatory>
-          <x_logic_type>String</x_logic_type>
-          <x_ui_type>TextField</x_ui_type>
-          <default_value>/usr/bin/exiftool</default_value>
-          <css_class>width40</css_class>
-          <x_options/>
-        </x_field>
       </x_fields>
     </fr:x_form>
   </pl:initParameters>
   <pl:description>SLUB TIFF Validation Plugin, using check_it_tiff to validate
     tiff-files from retrodigitized monographs</pl:description>
-  <pl:version>1.0</pl:version>
+  <pl:version>1.1</pl:version>
   <pl:materialType>DIGITAL</pl:materialType>
   <pl:module>Preservation</pl:module>
   <pl:generalType>TASK</pl:generalType>