diff --git a/p2p/discover/metrics.go b/p2p/discover/metrics.go
deleted file mode 100644
index bf1a2fa2b8..0000000000
--- a/p2p/discover/metrics.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-package discover
-
-import (
-	"net"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
-)
-
-const (
-	moduleName = "discover"
-	// ingressMeterName is the prefix of the per-packet inbound metrics.
-	ingressMeterName = moduleName + "/ingress"
-
-	// egressMeterName is the prefix of the per-packet outbound metrics.
-	egressMeterName = moduleName + "/egress"
-)
-
-var (
-	ingressTrafficMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter(ingressMeterName, nil)
-	egressTrafficMeter  = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter(egressMeterName, nil)
-)
-
-// meteredConn is a wrapper around a net.UDPConn that meters both the
-// inbound and outbound network traffic.
-type meteredUdpConn struct {
-	UDPConn
-}
-
-func newMeteredConn(conn UDPConn) UDPConn {
-	// Short circuit if metrics are disabled
-	if !metrics.Enabled {
-		return conn
-	}
-	return &meteredUdpConn{UDPConn: conn}
-}
-
-// Read delegates a network read to the underlying connection, bumping the udp ingress traffic meter along the way.
-func (c *meteredUdpConn) ReadFromUDP(b []byte) (n int, addr *net.UDPAddr, err error) {
-	n, addr, err = c.UDPConn.ReadFromUDP(b)
-	ingressTrafficMeter.Mark(int64(n))
-	return n, addr, err
-}
-
-// Write delegates a network write to the underlying connection, bumping the udp egress traffic meter along the way.
-func (c *meteredUdpConn) WriteToUDP(b []byte, addr *net.UDPAddr) (n int, err error) {
-	n, err = c.UDPConn.WriteToUDP(b, addr)
-	egressTrafficMeter.Mark(int64(n))
-	return n, err
-}
diff --git a/p2p/discover/v4_udp.go b/p2p/discover/v4_udp.go
index 21fee9c793..67cd2c004c 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/v4_udp.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/v4_udp.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func ListenV4(c UDPConn, ln *enode.LocalNode, cfg Config) (*UDPv4, error) {
 	cfg = cfg.withDefaults()
 	closeCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	t := &UDPv4{
-		conn:            newMeteredConn(c),
+		conn:            c,
 		priv:            cfg.PrivateKey,
 		netrestrict:     cfg.NetRestrict,
 		localNode:       ln,
diff --git a/p2p/discover/v5_udp.go b/p2p/discover/v5_udp.go
index dadacb528b..38f5b3b652 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/v5_udp.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/v5_udp.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func newUDPv5(conn UDPConn, ln *enode.LocalNode, cfg Config) (*UDPv5, error) {
 	cfg = cfg.withDefaults()
 	t := &UDPv5{
 		// static fields
-		conn:         newMeteredConn(conn),
+		conn:         conn,
 		localNode:    ln,
 		db:           ln.Database(),
 		netrestrict:  cfg.NetRestrict,