diff --git a/vms/platformvm/txs/txheap/with_metrics.go b/vms/platformvm/txs/txheap/with_metrics.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 60ab4f93244d..000000000000
--- a/vms/platformvm/txs/txheap/with_metrics.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2023, Ava Labs, Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-package txheap
-
-import (
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-
-	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/ids"
-	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/vms/platformvm/txs"
-)
-
-var _ Heap = (*withMetrics)(nil)
-
-type withMetrics struct {
-	Heap
-
-	numTxs prometheus.Gauge
-}
-
-func NewWithMetrics(
-	txHeap Heap,
-	namespace string,
-	registerer prometheus.Registerer,
-) (Heap, error) {
-	h := &withMetrics{
-		Heap: txHeap,
-		numTxs: prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-			Namespace: namespace,
-			Name:      "count",
-			Help:      "Number of transactions in the heap",
-		}),
-	}
-	return h, registerer.Register(h.numTxs)
-}
-
-func (h *withMetrics) Add(tx *txs.Tx) {
-	h.Heap.Add(tx)
-	h.numTxs.Set(float64(h.Heap.Len()))
-}
-
-func (h *withMetrics) Remove(txID ids.ID) *txs.Tx {
-	tx := h.Heap.Remove(txID)
-	h.numTxs.Set(float64(h.Heap.Len()))
-	return tx
-}
-
-func (h *withMetrics) RemoveTop() *txs.Tx {
-	tx := h.Heap.RemoveTop()
-	h.numTxs.Set(float64(h.Heap.Len()))
-	return tx
-}