diff --git a/server/metrics/ServerMetricsCollector.py b/server/metrics/ServerMetricsCollector.py
index 974d690..6f4c965 100644
--- a/server/metrics/ServerMetricsCollector.py
+++ b/server/metrics/ServerMetricsCollector.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class ServerMetricsCollector:
     self._stale_game_timeout_sec = stale_game_timeout_sec
     self._game_last_seen_unix = game_last_seen_unix
     self._game_move_counts = game_move_counts
+    self._metrics_backend_is_redis = metrics_backend.strip().lower() == 'redis'
     self._metrics = {
       'games_started': 0,
       'games_ended': 0,
@@ -101,6 +102,8 @@ class ServerMetricsCollector:
     await self._auto_publish()
 
   async def record_stuck_removed(self) -> None:
+    if self._metrics_backend_is_redis:
+      return
     self._metrics['games_stuck_removed'] += 1
     await self._auto_publish()