diff --git a/linkml_model/model/schema/meta.yaml b/linkml_model/model/schema/meta.yaml
index d9c21038..f094e214 100644
--- a/linkml_model/model/schema/meta.yaml
+++ b/linkml_model/model/schema/meta.yaml
@@ -502,7 +502,6 @@ slots:
   # --------------------------------------------------------------
   is_a:
     rank: 11
-    domain: definition
     range: definition
     abstract: true
     description: >-
@@ -546,7 +545,6 @@ slots:
     rank: 13
     aliases:
       - traits
-    domain: definition
     multivalued: true
     range: definition
     description: >-