diff --git a/metrics.go b/metrics.go
index 4a5e7a6e..b97413ac 100644
--- a/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics.go
@@ -59,12 +59,6 @@ func Metrics() []xmetrics.Metric {
 			Type:       "counter",
 			LabelNames: []string{"reason"},
 		},
-		{
-			Name:       IncomingContentTypeCounter,
-			Help:       "Count of the content type processed.",
-			Type:       "counter",
-			LabelNames: []string{"content_type"},
-		},
 		{
 			Name:       DeliveryRetryCounter,
 			Help:       "Number of delivery retries made",