diff --git a/metrics/metrics.go b/metrics/metrics.go
index fd1131dfe353e..daa5ffbc7bb14 100644
--- a/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ func RegisterMetrics() {
 	prometheus.MustRegister(StmtNodeCounter)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(DbStmtNodeCounter)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(StoreQueryFeedbackCounter)
-	prometheus.MustRegister(GetStoreLimitErrorCounter)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(TimeJumpBackCounter)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(TransactionDuration)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(StatementDeadlockDetectDuration)
diff --git a/metrics/stats.go b/metrics/stats.go
index b1143531d6114..a37bb08232bb2 100644
--- a/metrics/stats.go
+++ b/metrics/stats.go
@@ -77,14 +77,6 @@ var (
 			Help:      "Counter of storing query feedback.",
 		}, []string{LblType})
 
-	GetStoreLimitErrorCounter = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
-		prometheus.CounterOpts{
-			Namespace: "tidb",
-			Subsystem: "statistics",
-			Name:      "get_store_limit_token_error",
-			Help:      "store token is up to the limit, probably because one of the stores is the hotspot or unavailable",
-		}, []string{LblAddress, LblStore})
-
 	SignificantFeedbackCounter = prometheus.NewCounter(
 		prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Namespace: "tidb",