diff --git a/metric/uint_support.go b/metric/uint_support.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 98383fb23..000000000
--- a/metric/uint_support.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// +build uint64
-
-package metric
-
-func init() {
-	EnableUintSupport()
-}