diff --git a/addons/promex/service-prometheus.c b/addons/promex/service-prometheus.c
index 4e0bc68e1..99aa46482 100644
--- a/addons/promex/service-prometheus.c
+++ b/addons/promex/service-prometheus.c
@@ -438,11 +438,6 @@ static int promex_dump_ts_header(const struct ist name, const struct ist desc, e
 			t = ist("gauge");
 	}
 
-	if (istcat(out, ist("# HELP "), max) == -1 ||
-	    istcat(out, name, max) == -1 ||
-	    istcat(out, ist(" "), max) == -1)
-		goto full;
-
 	if (istcat(out, ist("# HELP "), max) == -1 ||
 	    istcat(out, name, max) == -1 ||
 	    istcat(out, ist(" "), max) == -1 ||