diff --git a/cmd/thanos/query.go b/cmd/thanos/query.go
index 4862440af16..d6dc2535e5b 100644
--- a/cmd/thanos/query.go
+++ b/cmd/thanos/query.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 
 	v1 "github.com/prometheus/prometheus/web/api/v1"
 	"github.com/thanos-community/promql-engine/engine"
+
 	apiv1 "github.com/thanos-io/thanos/pkg/api/query"
 	"github.com/thanos-io/thanos/pkg/compact/downsample"
 	"github.com/thanos-io/thanos/pkg/component"
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ func registerQuery(app *extkingpin.App) {
 
 	queryTimeout := extkingpin.ModelDuration(cmd.Flag("query.timeout", "Maximum time to process query by query node.").
 		Default("2m"))
+
 	promqlEngine := cmd.Flag("query.promql-engine", "PromQL engine to use.").Default(string(promqlEnginePrometheus)).Hidden().
 		Enum(string(promqlEnginePrometheus), string(promqlEngineThanos))
 
diff --git a/pkg/store/bucket.go b/pkg/store/bucket.go
index ad75d54a09b..8f2788a3508 100644
--- a/pkg/store/bucket.go
+++ b/pkg/store/bucket.go
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ type bucketStoreMetrics struct {
 	queriesDropped        *prometheus.CounterVec
 	seriesRefetches       prometheus.Counter
 	emptyPostingCount     prometheus.Counter
-	emptyStreamResponses  prometheus.Counter
 
 	cachedPostingsCompressions           *prometheus.CounterVec
 	cachedPostingsCompressionErrors      *prometheus.CounterVec
@@ -282,11 +281,6 @@ func newBucketStoreMetrics(reg prometheus.Registerer) *bucketStoreMetrics {
 		Help: "Total number of empty postings when fetching block series.",
 	})
 
-	m.emptyStreamResponses = promauto.With(reg).NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "thanos_bucket_store_empty_blocks_total",
-		Help: "Total number of queried blocks that have no matching series.",
-	})
-
 	return &m
 }
 
@@ -885,7 +879,6 @@ func (b *blockSeriesClient) MergeStats(stats *queryStats) *queryStats {
 func (b *blockSeriesClient) ExpandPostings(
 	matchers []*labels.Matcher,
 	seriesLimiter SeriesLimiter,
-	emptyPostingsCount prometheus.Counter,
 ) error {
 	ps, err := b.indexr.ExpandedPostings(b.ctx, matchers, b.bytesLimiter)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -893,7 +886,6 @@ func (b *blockSeriesClient) ExpandPostings(
 	}
 
 	if len(ps) == 0 {
-		emptyPostingsCount.Inc()
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -1225,7 +1217,7 @@ func (s *BucketStore) Series(req *storepb.SeriesRequest, srv storepb.Store_Serie
 					"block.resolution": blk.meta.Thanos.Downsample.Resolution,
 				})
 
-				if err := blockClient.ExpandPostings(blockMatchers, seriesLimiter, s.metrics.emptyPostingCount); err != nil {
+				if err := blockClient.ExpandPostings(blockMatchers, seriesLimiter); err != nil {
 					span.Finish()
 					return errors.Wrapf(err, "fetch series for block %s", blk.meta.ULID)
 				}
@@ -1244,7 +1236,7 @@ func (s *BucketStore) Series(req *storepb.SeriesRequest, srv storepb.Store_Serie
 					blockClient,
 					shardMatcher,
 					false,
-					blk.metrics.emptyStreamResponses,
+					s.metrics.emptyPostingCount,
 				)
 
 				mtx.Lock()
@@ -1463,7 +1455,6 @@ func (s *BucketStore) LabelNames(ctx context.Context, req *storepb.LabelNamesReq
 				if err := blockClient.ExpandPostings(
 					reqSeriesMatchersNoExtLabels,
 					seriesLimiter,
-					s.metrics.emptyPostingCount,
 				); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -1638,7 +1629,6 @@ func (s *BucketStore) LabelValues(ctx context.Context, req *storepb.LabelValuesR
 				if err := blockClient.ExpandPostings(
 					reqSeriesMatchersNoExtLabels,
 					seriesLimiter,
-					s.metrics.emptyPostingCount,
 				); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/store/proxy_heap.go b/pkg/store/proxy_heap.go
index a63e54dd24b..5cdb5a0b781 100644
--- a/pkg/store/proxy_heap.go
+++ b/pkg/store/proxy_heap.go
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ func newLazyRespSet(
 	shardMatcher *storepb.ShardMatcher,
 	applySharding bool,
 	emptyStreamResponses prometheus.Counter,
-
 ) respSet {
 	bufferedResponses := []*storepb.SeriesResponse{}
 	bufferedResponsesMtx := &sync.Mutex{}