diff --git a/programs/vote/src/vote_state/mod.rs b/programs/vote/src/vote_state/mod.rs
index d9485c47d10384..3b5f1a5210519a 100644
--- a/programs/vote/src/vote_state/mod.rs
+++ b/programs/vote/src/vote_state/mod.rs
@@ -499,7 +499,6 @@ fn check_slots_are_valid(
             "{} dropped vote slots {:?} failed to match slot hashes: {:?}",
             vote_state.node_pubkey, vote_slots, slot_hashes,
         );
-        inc_new_counter_info!("dropped-vote-slot", 1);
         return Err(VoteError::SlotsMismatch);
     }
     if &slot_hashes[j].1 != vote_hash {