diff --git a/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/win/dxgi_texture_staging.cc b/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/win/dxgi_texture_staging.cc
index 2dc3c59ea9..48dc02748b 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/win/dxgi_texture_staging.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/win/dxgi_texture_staging.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 #include "webrtc/rtc_base/checks.h"
 #include "webrtc/rtc_base/logging.h"
-#include "webrtc/system_wrappers/include/metrics.h"
 
 using Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr;
 
@@ -45,11 +44,7 @@ bool DxgiTextureStaging::InitializeStage(ID3D11Texture2D* texture) {
     AssertStageAndSurfaceAreSameObject();
     D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC current_desc;
     stage_->GetDesc(&current_desc);
-    const bool recreate_needed = (
-        memcmp(&desc, &current_desc, sizeof(D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC)) != 0);
-    RTC_HISTOGRAM_BOOLEAN("WebRTC.DesktopCapture.StagingTextureRecreate",
-                          recreate_needed);
-    if (!recreate_needed) {
+    if (memcmp(&desc, &current_desc, sizeof(D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC)) == 0) {
       return true;
     }