diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5bb76b575e..bc584045a3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.25.3
+1.26.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/logflare/backends/buffer_producer.ex b/lib/logflare/backends/buffer_producer.ex
index a641c884c7..3c2787e7ad 100644
--- a/lib/logflare/backends/buffer_producer.ex
+++ b/lib/logflare/backends/buffer_producer.ex
@@ -166,11 +166,6 @@ defmodule Logflare.Backends.BufferProducer do
       {:ok, events} ->
         {:ok, _} = IngestEventQueue.mark_ingested(sid_bid_pid, events)
 
-        metrics = %{event_count: Enum.count(events)}
-        metadata = %{source_id: sid, backend_id: bid}
-
-        :telemetry.execute([:logflare, :backends, :ingest], metrics, metadata)
-
         events
     end
   end