diff --git a/utils/metric/averager.go b/utils/metric/averager.go
index d84e7875276a..3c0962115c36 100644
--- a/utils/metric/averager.go
+++ b/utils/metric/averager.go
@@ -54,11 +54,3 @@ func (a *averager) Observe(v float64) {
 	a.count.Inc()
 	a.sum.Add(v)
 }
-
-type noAverager struct{}
-
-func NewNoAverager() Averager {
-	return noAverager{}
-}
-
-func (noAverager) Observe(float64) {}