diff --git a/lib/cartodb/backends/stats.js b/lib/cartodb/backends/stats.js
index 374de6ff..489c1740 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/backends/stats.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/backends/stats.js
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ module.exports = StatsBackend;
 
 StatsBackend.prototype.getStats = function(mapConfig, params, dbConnection, callback) {
     var enabledFeatures = global.environment.enabledFeatures;
-    var layerMetadataEnabled = enabledFeatures ? enabledFeatures.layerMetadata : false;
     var layerStatsEnabled = enabledFeatures ? enabledFeatures.layerStats: false;
-    if (layerMetadataEnabled && layerStatsEnabled) {
+    if (layerStatsEnabled) {
         var layerStats = windshaftStats();
         layerStats.getStats(mapConfig, params, dbConnection, callback);
     } else {