diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 3a0a017692..e510264ce6 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ function meta_form() {
 	$keys = $wpdb->get_col( "
 		SELECT meta_key
 		FROM $wpdb->postmeta
+		WHERE meta_key NOT LIKE '_%'
 		GROUP BY meta_key
 		ORDER BY meta_id DESC
 		LIMIT $limit" );