protected function strip_meta() {

		if ( ! is_callable( array( $this->image, 'getImageProfiles' ) ) ) {
			/* translators: %s: ImageMagick method name. */
			return new WP_Error( 'image_strip_meta_error', sprintf( __( '%s is required to strip image meta.' ), '<code>Imagick::getImageProfiles()</code>' ) );
		}

		if ( ! is_callable( array( $this->image, 'removeImageProfile' ) ) ) {
			/* translators: %s: ImageMagick method name. */
			return new WP_Error( 'image_strip_meta_error', sprintf( __( '%s is required to strip image meta.' ), '<code>Imagick::removeImageProfile()</code>' ) );
		}

		/*
		 * Protect a few profiles from being stripped for the following reasons:
		 *
		 * - icc:  Color profile information
		 * - icm:  Color profile information
		 * - iptc: Copyright data
		 * - exif: Orientation data
		 * - xmp:  Rights usage data
		 */
		$protected_profiles = array(
			'icc',
			'icm',
			'iptc',
			'exif',
			'xmp',
		);

		try {
			// Strip profiles.
			foreach ( $this->image->getImageProfiles( '*', true ) as $key => $value ) {
				if ( ! in_array( $key, $protected_profiles, true ) ) {
					$this->image->removeImageProfile( $key );
				}
			}
		} catch ( Exception $e ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'image_strip_meta_error', $e->getMessage() );
		}

		return true;
	}