diff --git a/weed/s3api/stats.go b/weed/s3api/stats.go
index 42366b18a..ee52da11d 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/stats.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/stats.go
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ func track(f http.HandlerFunc, action string) http.HandlerFunc {
 		start := time.Now()
 		f(recorder, r)
 		if recorder.Status == http.StatusForbidden {
-			if m, _ := stats_collect.S3RequestCounter.GetMetricWithLabelValues(
-				action, strconv.Itoa(http.StatusOK), bucket); m == nil {
-				bucket = ""
-			}
+			bucket = ""
 		}
 		stats_collect.S3RequestHistogram.WithLabelValues(action, bucket).Observe(time.Since(start).Seconds())
 		stats_collect.S3RequestCounter.WithLabelValues(action, strconv.Itoa(recorder.Status), bucket).Inc()