diff --git a/swarm/network/kademlia/kademlia.go b/swarm/network/kademlia/kademlia.go
index 675c0bdb6b..66cb2856a7 100644
--- a/swarm/network/kademlia/kademlia.go
+++ b/swarm/network/kademlia/kademlia.go
@@ -105,10 +105,7 @@ func New(addr Address, params *KadParams) *Kademlia {
 		buckets:   buckets,
 		db:        newKadDb(addr, params),
 	}
-	//if metrics are enabled, initialise the array of counters
-	if metrics.Enabled {
-		kad.initMetricsVariables()
-	}
+	kad.initMetricsVariables()
 	return kad
 }