diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/queue/metrics.go b/pkg/scheduler/queue/metrics.go
index 1cff3a660a..7956b30471 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/queue/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/queue/metrics.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ type Metrics struct {
 	queueLength       *prometheus.GaugeVec   // Per tenant
 	discardedRequests *prometheus.CounterVec // Per tenant
 	enqueueCount      *prometheus.CounterVec // Per tenant and level
-	dequeueCount      *prometheus.CounterVec // Per tenant and querier
 }
 
 func NewMetrics(subsystem string, registerer prometheus.Registerer) *Metrics {
@@ -32,12 +31,6 @@ func NewMetrics(subsystem string, registerer prometheus.Registerer) *Metrics {
 			Name:      "enqueue_count",
 			Help:      "Total number of enqueued (sub-)queries.",
 		}, []string{"user", "level"}),
-		dequeueCount: promauto.With(registerer).NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-			Namespace: "loki",
-			Subsystem: subsystem,
-			Name:      "dequeue_count",
-			Help:      "Total number of dequeued (sub-)queries.",
-		}, []string{"user", "querier"}),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -45,5 +38,4 @@ func (m *Metrics) Cleanup(user string) {
 	m.queueLength.DeleteLabelValues(user)
 	m.discardedRequests.DeleteLabelValues(user)
 	m.enqueueCount.DeletePartialMatch(prometheus.Labels{"user": user})
-	m.dequeueCount.DeletePartialMatch(prometheus.Labels{"user": user})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/queue/queue.go b/pkg/scheduler/queue/queue.go
index 9e12f67ced..8a31968a44 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/queue/queue.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/queue/queue.go
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ FindQueue:
 			}
 
 			q.metrics.queueLength.WithLabelValues(tenant).Dec()
-			q.metrics.dequeueCount.WithLabelValues(tenant, querierID).Inc()
 
 			// Tell close() we've processed a request.
 			q.cond.Broadcast()