diff --git a/metrics/metrics.go b/metrics/metrics.go
index 6b8b9f9ec4..c93eab2428 100644
--- a/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	metricsEnabled = false
-	initRan        = false
 )
 
 // Enabled is checked by functions that are deemed 'expensive', e.g. if a