diff --git a/ratis-metrics/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/metrics/MetricRegistriesLoader.java b/ratis-metrics/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/metrics/MetricRegistriesLoader.java
index ba5ee2cf5e..0837b0bdd1 100644
--- a/ratis-metrics/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/metrics/MetricRegistriesLoader.java
+++ b/ratis-metrics/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/metrics/MetricRegistriesLoader.java
@@ -19,17 +19,15 @@
 
 package org.apache.ratis.metrics;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ServiceLoader;
+
 import org.apache.ratis.thirdparty.com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import org.apache.ratis.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.ServiceLoader;
-import java.util.function.Predicate;
-
 
 public final class MetricRegistriesLoader {
   private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MetricRegistries.class);
@@ -72,37 +70,18 @@ static MetricRegistries load(List<MetricRegistries> availableImplementations) {
         throw new RuntimeException(e);
       }
     } else {
-      return pickUserDefinedMetricRegistries(availableImplementations);
-    }
-  }
-
-  static MetricRegistries pickUserDefinedMetricRegistries(List<MetricRegistries> availableImplementations) {
-    MetricRegistries userDefined = null;
-    if (availableImplementations.size() == 2) {
-      final Predicate<MetricRegistries> nonDefault = m -> !m.getClass().getCanonicalName().equals(DEFAULT_CLASS);
-      Optional<MetricRegistries> potential =
-          availableImplementations.stream().
-          filter(nonDefault).findAny();
-      if (potential.isPresent()) {
-        userDefined = potential.get();
-        LOG.info("Found user-defined MetricRegistries Implementation: " + userDefined.getClass().getCanonicalName());
-      }
-    }
-    if (userDefined != null) {
-      return userDefined;
-    }
-
-    // Tell the user they're doing something wrong, and choose the first impl.
-    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-    for (MetricRegistries factory : availableImplementations) {
-      if (sb.length() > 0) {
-        sb.append(", ");
+      // Tell the user they're doing something wrong, and choose the first impl.
+      StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+      for (MetricRegistries factory : availableImplementations) {
+        if (sb.length() > 0) {
+          sb.append(", ");
+        }
+        sb.append(factory.getClass());
       }
-      sb.append(factory.getClass());
+      LOG.warn("Found multiple MetricRegistries implementations: " + sb
+          + ". Using first found implementation: " + availableImplementations.get(0));
+      return availableImplementations.get(0);
     }
-    LOG.warn("Found multiple MetricRegistries implementations: " + sb
-        + ". Using first found implementation: " + availableImplementations.get(0));
-    return availableImplementations.get(0);
   }
 
   private static List<MetricRegistries> getDefinedImplementations() {