diff --git a/python/ray/serve/_private/controller.py b/python/ray/serve/_private/controller.py
index 42d45a7153d07..ef07339bee187 100644
--- a/python/ray/serve/_private/controller.py
+++ b/python/ray/serve/_private/controller.py
@@ -209,12 +209,6 @@ async def __init__(
         self._proxy_nodes = set()
         self._update_proxy_nodes()
 
-        # Track the number of times the controller has started
-        metrics.Counter(
-            "serve_controller_num_starts",
-            description="The number of times the controller has started.",
-        ).inc()
-
     def reconfigure_global_logging_config(self, global_logging_config: LoggingConfig):
         if (
             self.global_logging_config