diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/capabilities.yaml b/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/capabilities.yaml
index e0258b86e..b414044e0 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/capabilities.yaml
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/capabilities.yaml
@@ -118,29 +118,3 @@ catalogers:
             default: false
           - name: package_manager.package_integrity_hash
             default: false
-      - function: parseSnapYaml
-        detector: # AUTO-GENERATED
-          method: glob # AUTO-GENERATED
-          criteria: # AUTO-GENERATED
-            - '**/meta/snap.yaml'
-        metadata_types: # AUTO-GENERATED
-          - pkg.SnapEntry
-        package_types: # AUTO-GENERATED
-          - deb
-        json_schema_types: # AUTO-GENERATED
-          - SnapEntry
-        capabilities: # MANUAL - preserved across regeneration
-          - name: license
-            default: false
-          - name: dependency.depth
-            default: []
-          - name: dependency.edges
-            default: ""
-          - name: dependency.kinds
-            default: []
-          - name: package_manager.files.listing
-            default: false
-          - name: package_manager.files.digests
-            default: false
-          - name: package_manager.package_integrity_hash
-            default: false
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/cataloger.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/cataloger.go
index 5afdd3ef4..6949a6676 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/cataloger.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/cataloger.go
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ const catalogerName = "snap-cataloger"
 // NewCataloger returns a new Snap cataloger object that can parse snap package metadata.
 func NewCataloger() pkg.Cataloger {
 	return generic.NewCataloger(catalogerName).
-		// Look for snap.yaml to identify snap type and base snap info
-		WithParserByGlobs(parseSnapYaml, "**/meta/snap.yaml").
 		// Base snaps: dpkg.yaml files containing package manifests
 		WithParserByGlobs(parseBaseDpkgYaml, "**/usr/share/snappy/dpkg.yaml").
 		// Kernel snaps: changelog files for kernel version info
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/cataloger_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/cataloger_test.go
index bc4addace..56ba63359 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/cataloger_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/cataloger_test.go
@@ -19,17 +19,13 @@ func TestCataloger_Globs(t *testing.T) {
 			name:    "system snap with manifest.yaml",
 			fixture: "test-fixtures/glob-paths/system",
 		},
-		{
-			name:    "snap with meta/snap.yaml",
-			fixture: "test-fixtures/glob-paths/meta",
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			pkgtest.NewCatalogTester().
 				FromDirectory(t, test.fixture).
-				IgnoreUnfulfilledPathResponses("**/meta/snap.yaml", "**/usr/share/snappy/dpkg.yaml", "**/doc/linux-modules-*/changelog.Debian.gz", "**/snap/manifest.yaml", "**/snap/snapcraft.yaml").
+				IgnoreUnfulfilledPathResponses("**/usr/share/snappy/dpkg.yaml", "**/doc/linux-modules-*/changelog.Debian.gz", "**/snap/manifest.yaml", "**/snap/snapcraft.yaml").
 				TestCataloger(t, NewCataloger())
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/parse_integration_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/parse_integration_test.go
index b7039ba28..76f66b86f 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/parse_integration_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/parse_integration_test.go
@@ -8,30 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/pkgtest"
 )
 
-func TestParseSnapYaml(t *testing.T) {
-	fixture := "test-fixtures/snap.yaml"
-	locations := file.NewLocationSet(file.NewLocation(fixture))
-
-	expected := []pkg.Package{
-		{
-			Name:      "test-snap",
-			Version:   "1.0.0",
-			Type:      pkg.DebPkg,
-			PURL:      "pkg:generic/snap/test-snap@1.0.0?arch=amd64&base=core20&type=app",
-			Locations: locations,
-			Metadata: pkg.SnapEntry{
-				SnapType:     pkg.SnapTypeApp,
-				Base:         "core20",
-				SnapName:     "test-snap",
-				SnapVersion:  "1.0.0",
-				Architecture: "amd64",
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	pkgtest.TestFileParser(t, fixture, parseSnapYaml, expected, nil)
-}
-
 func TestParseSystemManifest(t *testing.T) {
 	fixture := "test-fixtures/manifest.yaml"
 	locations := file.NewLocationSet(file.NewLocation(fixture))
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/parse_kernel_changelog.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/parse_kernel_changelog.go
index 06700981d..43e5b4ab0 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/parse_kernel_changelog.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/parse_kernel_changelog.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"compress/gzip"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func readChangelogLines(reader file.LocationReadCloser) ([]string, error) {
 	}
 	defer gzReader.Close()
 
-	content, err := readAll(gzReader)
+	content, err := io.ReadAll(gzReader)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read changelog content: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/parse_snap_yaml.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/parse_snap_yaml.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e9897dafa..000000000
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/parse_snap_yaml.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-package snap
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
-
-	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/artifact"
-	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/file"
-	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
-	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/generic"
-)
-
-// snapYaml represents the structure of meta/snap.yaml files
-type snapYaml struct {
-	Name         string `yaml:"name"`
-	Version      string `yaml:"version"`
-	Base         string `yaml:"base"`
-	Type         string `yaml:"type"`
-	Architecture string `yaml:"architecture"`
-	Summary      string `yaml:"summary"`
-	Description  string `yaml:"description"`
-}
-
-// parseSnapYaml parses meta/snap.yaml files to identify snap type and basic metadata
-func parseSnapYaml(_ context.Context, _ file.Resolver, _ *generic.Environment, reader file.LocationReadCloser) ([]pkg.Package, []artifact.Relationship, error) {
-	var snap snapYaml
-
-	decoder := yaml.NewDecoder(reader)
-	if err := decoder.Decode(&snap); err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse snap.yaml: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if snap.Name == "" {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("snap.yaml missing required 'name' field")
-	}
-
-	// Determine snap type - default to "app" if not specified
-	snapType := snap.Type
-	if snapType == "" {
-		snapType = pkg.SnapTypeApp
-	}
-
-	metadata := pkg.SnapEntry{
-		SnapType:     snapType,
-		Base:         snap.Base,
-		SnapName:     snap.Name,
-		SnapVersion:  snap.Version,
-		Architecture: snap.Architecture,
-	}
-
-	// Create a package representing the snap itself
-	snapPkg := newPackage(
-		snap.Name,
-		snap.Version,
-		metadata,
-		reader.Location,
-	)
-
-	return []pkg.Package{snapPkg}, nil, nil
-}
-
-// readAll reads all content from a reader and returns it as bytes
-func readAll(r io.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
-	return io.ReadAll(r)
-}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/test-fixtures/glob-paths/meta/meta/snap.yaml b/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/test-fixtures/glob-paths/meta/meta/snap.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index a160d3522..000000000
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/test-fixtures/glob-paths/meta/meta/snap.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-name: test-snap
-version: 1.0
-type: app
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/test-fixtures/snap.yaml b/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/test-fixtures/snap.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index b377efce4..000000000
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/snap/test-fixtures/snap.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-name: test-snap
-version: 1.0.0
-summary: A test snap
-description: This is a test snap for testing purposes
-base: core20
-type: app
-architecture: amd64
\ No newline at end of file