diff --git a/consensus/ethash/ethash.go b/consensus/ethash/ethash.go
index 462f109564..3a1318d916 100644
--- a/consensus/ethash/ethash.go
+++ b/consensus/ethash/ethash.go
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ func New(config Config, notify []string, noverify bool) *Ethash {
 		caches:   newlru(config.CachesInMem, newCache),
 		datasets: newlru(config.DatasetsInMem, newDataset),
 		update:   make(chan struct{}),
-		hashrate: metrics.NewMeterForced(),
+		hashrate: metrics.NewMeter(),
 	}
 	if config.PowMode == ModeShared {
 		ethash.shared = sharedEthash
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ func (ethash *Ethash) SetThreads(threads int) {
 func (ethash *Ethash) Hashrate() float64 {
 	// Short circuit if we are run the ethash in normal/test mode.
 	if ethash.config.PowMode != ModeNormal && ethash.config.PowMode != ModeTest {
-		return ethash.hashrate.Rate1()
+		return ethash.hashrate.Snapshot().Rate1()
 	}
 	var res = make(chan uint64, 1)
 
@@ -670,11 +670,11 @@ func (ethash *Ethash) Hashrate() float64 {
 	case ethash.remote.fetchRateCh <- res:
 	case <-ethash.remote.exitCh:
 		// Return local hashrate only if ethash is stopped.
-		return ethash.hashrate.Rate1()
+		return ethash.hashrate.Snapshot().Rate1()
 	}
 
 	// Gather total submitted hash rate of remote sealers.
-	return ethash.hashrate.Rate1() + float64(<-res)
+	return ethash.hashrate.Snapshot().Rate1() + float64(<-res)
 }
 
 // APIs implements consensus.Engine, returning the user facing RPC APIs.