diff --git a/pageserver/src/page_service.rs b/pageserver/src/page_service.rs
index cd6da2d7e5..1ce92e3a7a 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/page_service.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/page_service.rs
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ impl PageServerHandler {
                                 info!("shutdown request received in page handler");
                                 return Err(QueryError::Shutdown)
                             }
-                            res = flushing_timer.measure(flush_fut) => {
+                            res = flush_fut => {
                                 res?;
                             }
                         }