diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/mod.rs b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/mod.rs
index 7a79fe4653..344ceec787 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/mod.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/mod.rs
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ impl<AU: AtomicallyUpdate<T>, T: Number, O: Operation> ValueMap<AU, T, O> {
             O::update_tracker(&*new_tracker, measurement, index);
 
             // Insert tracker with the attributes in the provided and sorted orders
-            trackers.insert(attributes.to_vec(), new_tracker.clone());
             trackers.insert(sorted_attrs, new_tracker);
 
             self.count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);