diff --git a/myst_parser/mdit_to_docutils/base.py b/myst_parser/mdit_to_docutils/base.py
index a17b423c..85d64be3 100644
--- a/myst_parser/mdit_to_docutils/base.py
+++ b/myst_parser/mdit_to_docutils/base.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 from docutils.parsers.rst.directives.misc import Include
 from docutils.parsers.rst.languages import get_language as get_language_rst
 from docutils.statemachine import StringList
-from docutils.transforms.components import Filter
 from docutils.utils import Reporter, SystemMessage, new_document
 from docutils.utils.code_analyzer import Lexer, LexerError, NumberLines
 from markdown_it import MarkdownIt
@@ -1883,7 +1882,7 @@ def render_substitution(self, token: SyntaxTreeNode, inline: bool) -> None:
 
 def html_meta_to_nodes(
     data: dict[str, Any], document: nodes.document, line: int, reporter: Reporter
-) -> list[nodes.pending | nodes.system_message]:
+) -> list[nodes.meta | nodes.system_message]:
     """Replicate the `meta` directive,
     by converting a dictionary to a list of pending meta nodes
 
@@ -1917,14 +1916,8 @@ def html_meta_to_nodes(
         except ValueError as error:
             msg = reporter.error(f'Error parsing meta tag attribute "{key}": {error}.')
             output.append(msg)
-            continue
-
-        pending = nodes.pending(
-            Filter,
-            {"component": "writer", "format": "html", "nodes": [meta_node]},
-        )
-        document.note_pending(pending)
-        output.append(pending)
+        else:
+            output.append(meta_node)
 
     return output
 
diff --git a/tests/test_renderers/fixtures/docutil_syntax_elements.md b/tests/test_renderers/fixtures/docutil_syntax_elements.md
index 67668bf3..8c323b52 100644
--- a/tests/test_renderers/fixtures/docutil_syntax_elements.md
+++ b/tests/test_renderers/fixtures/docutil_syntax_elements.md
@@ -672,38 +672,10 @@ myst:
 ---
 .
 <document source="notset">
-    <pending>
-        .. internal attributes:
-             .transform: docutils.transforms.components.Filter
-             .details:
-               component: 'writer'
-               format: 'html'
-               nodes:
-                 <meta content="Sphinx, documentation, builder" name="keywords">
-    <pending>
-        .. internal attributes:
-             .transform: docutils.transforms.components.Filter
-             .details:
-               component: 'writer'
-               format: 'html'
-               nodes:
-                 <meta content="An amusing story" lang="en" name="description">
-    <pending>
-        .. internal attributes:
-             .transform: docutils.transforms.components.Filter
-             .details:
-               component: 'writer'
-               format: 'html'
-               nodes:
-                 <meta content="Un histoire amusant" lang="fr" name="description">
-    <pending>
-        .. internal attributes:
-             .transform: docutils.transforms.components.Filter
-             .details:
-               component: 'writer'
-               format: 'html'
-               nodes:
-                 <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type">
+    <meta content="Sphinx, documentation, builder" name="keywords">
+    <meta content="An amusing story" lang="en" name="description">
+    <meta content="Un histoire amusant" lang="fr" name="description">
+    <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type">
 .
 
 Full Test:
diff --git a/tests/test_renderers/fixtures/sphinx_syntax_elements.md b/tests/test_renderers/fixtures/sphinx_syntax_elements.md
index 1f6e1fcb..eb40fc6f 100644
--- a/tests/test_renderers/fixtures/sphinx_syntax_elements.md
+++ b/tests/test_renderers/fixtures/sphinx_syntax_elements.md
@@ -674,38 +674,10 @@ myst:
 ---
 .
 <document source="<src>/index.md">
-    <pending>
-        .. internal attributes:
-             .transform: docutils.transforms.components.Filter
-             .details:
-               component: 'writer'
-               format: 'html'
-               nodes:
-                 <meta content="Sphinx, documentation, builder" name="keywords">
-    <pending>
-        .. internal attributes:
-             .transform: docutils.transforms.components.Filter
-             .details:
-               component: 'writer'
-               format: 'html'
-               nodes:
-                 <meta content="An amusing story" lang="en" name="description">
-    <pending>
-        .. internal attributes:
-             .transform: docutils.transforms.components.Filter
-             .details:
-               component: 'writer'
-               format: 'html'
-               nodes:
-                 <meta content="Un histoire amusant" lang="fr" name="description">
-    <pending>
-        .. internal attributes:
-             .transform: docutils.transforms.components.Filter
-             .details:
-               component: 'writer'
-               format: 'html'
-               nodes:
-                 <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type">
+    <meta content="Sphinx, documentation, builder" name="keywords">
+    <meta content="An amusing story" lang="en" name="description">
+    <meta content="Un histoire amusant" lang="fr" name="description">
+    <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type">
 .
 
 Full Test: