diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-rbf/src/main/resources/hdfs-rbf-default.xml b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-rbf/src/main/resources/hdfs-rbf-default.xml
index 6b8c0a6623..3e58c1f4a4 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-rbf/src/main/resources/hdfs-rbf-default.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-rbf/src/main/resources/hdfs-rbf-default.xml
@@ -263,14 +263,6 @@
     </description>
   </property>
 
-  <property>
-    <name>dfs.federation.router.metrics.enable</name>
-    <value>true</value>
-    <description>
-      If the metrics service in the router is enabled.
-    </description>
-  </property>
-
   <property>
     <name>dfs.federation.router.file.resolver.client.class</name>
     <value>org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.resolver.MountTableResolver</value>