diff --git a/metrics/registry.go b/metrics/registry.go
index cc34c9dfd..c1cf7906c 100644
--- a/metrics/registry.go
+++ b/metrics/registry.go
@@ -311,7 +311,10 @@ func (r *PrefixedRegistry) UnregisterAll() {
 	r.underlying.UnregisterAll()
 }
 
-var DefaultRegistry Registry = NewRegistry()
+var (
+	DefaultRegistry   = NewRegistry()
+	EphemeralRegistry = NewRegistry()
+)
 
 // Call the given function for each registered metric.
 func Each(f func(string, interface{})) {
diff --git a/p2p/metrics.go b/p2p/metrics.go
index d7873f39a..8df82bb07 100644
--- a/p2p/metrics.go
+++ b/p2p/metrics.go
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ var (
 	egressConnectMeter  = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter(MetricsOutboundConnects, nil) // Meter counting the egress connections
 	egressTrafficMeter  = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter(MetricsOutboundTraffic, nil)  // Meter metering the cumulative egress traffic
 
-	PeerIngressRegistry = metrics.NewPrefixedChildRegistry(metrics.DefaultRegistry, MetricsInboundTraffic+"/")  // Registry containing the peer ingress
-	PeerEgressRegistry  = metrics.NewPrefixedChildRegistry(metrics.DefaultRegistry, MetricsOutboundTraffic+"/") // Registry containing the peer egress
+	PeerIngressRegistry = metrics.NewPrefixedChildRegistry(metrics.EphemeralRegistry, MetricsInboundTraffic+"/")  // Registry containing the peer ingress
+	PeerEgressRegistry  = metrics.NewPrefixedChildRegistry(metrics.EphemeralRegistry, MetricsOutboundTraffic+"/") // Registry containing the peer egress
 
 	meteredPeerFeed  event.Feed // Event feed for peer metrics
 	meteredPeerCount int32      // Actually stored peer connection count