diff --git a/src/Java.Interop.Tools.Generator/Metadata/FixupXmlDocument.cs b/src/Java.Interop.Tools.Generator/Metadata/FixupXmlDocument.cs
index da3214789..65a97508a 100644
--- a/src/Java.Interop.Tools.Generator/Metadata/FixupXmlDocument.cs
+++ b/src/Java.Interop.Tools.Generator/Metadata/FixupXmlDocument.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ public void Apply (ApiXmlDocument apiDocument, string apiLevelString, int produc
 				if (!ShouldApply (metaitem, apiDocument))
 					continue;
 
+				// Namespace replacements are handled elsewhere
+				if (metaitem.Name.LocalName == "ns-replace")
+					continue;
+
 				var path = metaitem.XGetAttribute ("path");
 
 				if (path != prev_path)