diff --git a/test_runner/regress/test_remote_storage.py b/test_runner/regress/test_remote_storage.py
index 7e39b093b7..84ebebdfc3 100644
--- a/test_runner/regress/test_remote_storage.py
+++ b/test_runner/regress/test_remote_storage.py
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ def test_remote_timeline_client_calls_started_metric(
     calls_started: Dict[Tuple[str, str], List[int]] = {
         ("layer", "upload"): [0],
         ("index", "upload"): [0],
-        ("layer", "delete"): [0],
     }
 
     def fetch_calls_started():