diff --git a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/request.rs b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/request.rs
index aa10db382a7..2adb8a585c5 100644
--- a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/request.rs
+++ b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/request.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use reth_network_peers::{PeerId, WithPeerId};
 use reth_primitives_traits::{Block, GotExpected, InMemorySize, SealedBlock, SealedHeader};
 use std::{
     collections::VecDeque,
-    mem,
     pin::Pin,
     sync::Arc,
     task::{ready, Context, Poll},
@@ -166,11 +165,10 @@ where
     where
         C::Body: InMemorySize,
     {
-        let bodies_capacity = bodies.capacity();
         let bodies_len = bodies.len();
         let mut bodies = bodies.into_iter().peekable();
 
-        let mut total_size = bodies_capacity * mem::size_of::<C::Body>();
+        let mut total_size = 0;
         while bodies.peek().is_some() {
             let next_header = match self.pending_headers.pop_front() {
                 Some(header) => header,
@@ -178,8 +176,6 @@ where
             };
 
             if next_header.is_empty() {
-                // increment empty block body metric
-                total_size += mem::size_of::<C::Body>();
                 self.buffer.push(BlockResponse::Empty(next_header));
             } else {
                 let next_body = bodies.next().unwrap();