diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs
index ea0b47d4fa..620c3726a3 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ impl PersistentLayer for DeltaLayer {
     }
 
     fn access_stats(&self) -> &LayerAccessStats {
-        &self.access_stats()
+        self.access_stats()
     }
 }