diff --git a/src/flb_task.c b/src/flb_task.c
index ed2ca5cb7e3..d10df9015db 100644
--- a/src/flb_task.c
+++ b/src/flb_task.c
@@ -362,9 +362,7 @@ struct flb_task *flb_task_create(uint64_t ref_id,
         return NULL;
     }
 
-#ifdef FLB_HAVE_METRICS
     total_events = ((struct flb_input_chunk *) ic)->total_records;
-#endif
 
     /* event chunk */
     evc = flb_event_chunk_create(ic->event_type,