diff --git a/crates/stages/src/metrics/listener.rs b/crates/stages/src/metrics/listener.rs
index 18bd454772..39ccc29a31 100644
--- a/crates/stages/src/metrics/listener.rs
+++ b/crates/stages/src/metrics/listener.rs
@@ -85,11 +85,9 @@ impl MetricsListener {
                     stage_metrics.entities_total.set(total as f64);
                 }
             }
-            MetricEvent::ExecutionStageGas { gas } => self
-                .sync_metrics
-                .execution_stage
-                .mgas_processed_total
-                .increment(gas as f64 / MGAS_TO_GAS as f64),
+            MetricEvent::ExecutionStageGas { gas } => {
+                self.sync_metrics.execution_stage.mgas_processed_total.increment(gas / MGAS_TO_GAS)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/stages/src/metrics/sync_metrics.rs b/crates/stages/src/metrics/sync_metrics.rs
index c242a92279..148368f024 100644
--- a/crates/stages/src/metrics/sync_metrics.rs
+++ b/crates/stages/src/metrics/sync_metrics.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use reth_metrics::{metrics::Gauge, Metrics};
+use reth_metrics::{
+    metrics::{Counter, Gauge},
+    Metrics,
+};
 use reth_primitives::stage::StageId;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
@@ -33,5 +36,5 @@ pub(crate) struct StageMetrics {
 #[metrics(scope = "sync.execution")]
 pub(crate) struct ExecutionStageMetrics {
     /// The total amount of gas processed (in millions)
-    pub(crate) mgas_processed_total: Gauge,
+    pub(crate) mgas_processed_total: Counter,
 }