diff --git a/scripts/geth-allowed-packages.txt b/scripts/geth-allowed-packages.txt
index 4b84961061..e54cbd6481 100644
--- a/scripts/geth-allowed-packages.txt
+++ b/scripts/geth-allowed-packages.txt
@@ -18,5 +18,4 @@
 "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
-"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics.(*meterArbiter).tick"
 "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"