diff --git a/protocol/lib/metrics/constants.go b/protocol/lib/metrics/constants.go
index 213acf5704..5b49318cab 100644
--- a/protocol/lib/metrics/constants.go
+++ b/protocol/lib/metrics/constants.go
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ const (
 	CancelShortTermOrder                         = "cancel_short_term_order"
 	CancelStatefulOrder                          = "cancel_stateful_order"
 	ClobPairId                                   = "clob_pair_id"
-	ClobPrepareCheckState                        = "prepare_check_state"
 	ClobLiquidateSubaccountsAgainstOrderbook     = "liquidate_subaccounts_against_orderbook"
 	LiquidateSubaccounts_GetLiquidations         = "liquidate_subaccounts_against_orderbook_get_liquidations"
 	LiquidateSubaccounts_PlaceLiquidations       = "liquidate_subaccounts_against_orderbook_place_liquidations"
diff --git a/protocol/x/clob/abci.go b/protocol/x/clob/abci.go
index bba93358a2..f8e89134ce 100644
--- a/protocol/x/clob/abci.go
+++ b/protocol/x/clob/abci.go
@@ -121,13 +121,6 @@ func PrepareCheckState(
 	keeper *keeper.Keeper,
 	liquidatableSubaccountIds *liquidationtypes.LiquidatableSubaccountIds,
 ) {
-	defer telemetry.MeasureSince(
-		time.Now(),
-		types.ModuleName,
-		metrics.ClobPrepareCheckState,
-		metrics.Latency,
-	)
-
 	// Get the events generated from processing the matches in the latest block.
 	processProposerMatchesEvents := keeper.GetProcessProposerMatchesEvents(ctx)
 	if ctx.BlockHeight() != int64(processProposerMatchesEvents.BlockHeight) {