diff --git a/metrics/metrics.go b/metrics/metrics.go
index 502369c9..da7113dd 100644
--- a/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ var (
 	GetPayloadLatencyHistogram   otelapi.Float64Histogram
 	PublishBlockLatencyHistogram otelapi.Float64Histogram
 
-	GetHeaderCount  otelapi.Int64Counter
-	GetPayloadCount otelapi.Int64Counter
-
 	SubmitNewBlockLatencyHistogram           otelapi.Float64Histogram
 	SubmitNewBlockReadLatencyHistogram       otelapi.Float64Histogram
 	SubmitNewBlockDecodeLatencyHistogram     otelapi.Float64Histogram
@@ -37,7 +34,6 @@ var (
 	SubmitNewBlockRedisTopBidLatencyHistogram  otelapi.Float64Histogram
 	SubmitNewBlockRedisFloorLatencyHistogram   otelapi.Float64Histogram
 
-	SubmitNewBlockCount  otelapi.Int64Counter
 	BuilderDemotionCount otelapi.Int64Counter
 
 	// latencyBoundariesMs is the set of buckets of exponentially growing
diff --git a/services/api/service.go b/services/api/service.go
index aa0b28a8..51684efd 100644
--- a/services/api/service.go
+++ b/services/api/service.go
@@ -1183,23 +1183,10 @@ func (api *RelayAPI) handleGetHeader(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 
 	log.Debug("getHeader request received")
 	defer func() {
-		s, err := strconv.ParseInt(slotStr, 10, 64)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.WithError(err).Error("could not parse slot to int64")
-			return
-		}
 		metrics.GetHeaderLatencyHistogram.Record(
 			req.Context(),
 			float64(time.Since(requestTime).Milliseconds()),
 		)
-		metrics.GetHeaderCount.Add(
-			req.Context(),
-			1,
-			otelapi.WithAttributes(
-				attribute.Int64("slot", s),
-				attribute.Int64("floorSecIntoSlot", msIntoSlot/1000),
-			),
-		)
 	}()
 
 	if slices.Contains(apiNoHeaderUserAgents, ua) {
@@ -1299,10 +1286,6 @@ func (api *RelayAPI) handleGetPayload(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request)
 			req.Context(),
 			float64(time.Since(receivedAt).Milliseconds()),
 		)
-		metrics.GetPayloadCount.Add(
-			req.Context(),
-			1,
-		)
 	}()
 
 	// Read the body first, so we can decode it later
@@ -1904,7 +1887,7 @@ func (api *RelayAPI) handleSubmitNewBlock(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reque
 		}).Info("request finished")
 
 		// metrics
-		api.saveBlockSubmissionMetrics(pf)
+		api.saveBlockSubmissionMetrics(pf, receivedAt)
 	}()
 
 	// If cancellations are disabled but builder requested it, return error
@@ -2269,20 +2252,7 @@ func (api *RelayAPI) handleSubmitNewBlock(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reque
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 }
 
-func (api *RelayAPI) saveBlockSubmissionMetrics(pf common.Profile) {
-	metrics.SubmitNewBlockCount.Add(
-		context.Background(),
-		1,
-		otelapi.WithAttributes(
-			attribute.String("contentType", pf.ContentType),
-			attribute.Bool("isGzip", pf.IsGzip),
-			attribute.Bool("aboveFloorBid", pf.AboveFloorBid),
-			attribute.Bool("simulationSuccess", pf.SimulationSuccess),
-			attribute.Bool("wasBidSaved", pf.WasBidSaved),
-			attribute.Bool("optimistic", pf.Optimistic),
-		),
-	)
-
+func (api *RelayAPI) saveBlockSubmissionMetrics(pf common.Profile, receivedTime time.Time) {
 	if pf.PayloadLoad > 0 {
 		metrics.SubmitNewBlockReadLatencyHistogram.Record(
 			context.Background(),
@@ -2341,6 +2311,19 @@ func (api *RelayAPI) saveBlockSubmissionMetrics(pf common.Profile) {
 			float64(pf.RedisUpdateFloor)/1000,
 		)
 	}
+
+	metrics.SubmitNewBlockLatencyHistogram.Record(
+		context.Background(),
+		float64(time.Since(receivedTime).Milliseconds()),
+		otelapi.WithAttributes(
+			attribute.String("contentType", pf.ContentType),
+			attribute.Bool("isGzip", pf.IsGzip),
+			attribute.Bool("aboveFloorBid", pf.AboveFloorBid),
+			attribute.Bool("simulationSuccess", pf.SimulationSuccess),
+			attribute.Bool("wasBidSaved", pf.WasBidSaved),
+			attribute.Bool("optimistic", pf.Optimistic),
+		),
+	)
 }
 
 // ---------------