diff --git a/docs/metrics.md b/docs/metrics.md
index adfaec57..5a10c24e 100644
--- a/docs/metrics.md
+++ b/docs/metrics.md
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ Again, each inner timer may have several inner timers.
 - **authorizedByAPIKey**: time to authorize using an API KEY
 - **authorizedByCert**: time to authorize a request by a cert, see [signed map](https://github.com/CartoDB/Windshaft-cartodb/wiki/Signed-maps)
 - **authorizedBySigner**: time to authorize a request for a [signed map](https://github.com/CartoDB/Windshaft-cartodb/wiki/Signed-maps)
-- **cors**: time to set the CORS headers
 - **findLastUpdated**: time to retrieve the last update time for a list of tables, see *affectedTables*
 - **fingerPrint**: time to create a fingerprint for a signed map
 - **generateCacheChannel**: time to generate the headers for the cache channel based on the request, see *addCacheChannel*
diff --git a/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js b/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
index e709e3a7..cb6db192 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
@@ -486,7 +486,6 @@ var CartodbWindshaft = function(serverOptions) {
     // Instantiate a template
     function instanciateTemplate(req, res, template_params, callback) {
       ws.doCORS(res);
-      if ( req.profiler ) req.profiler.done('cors');
       var that = this;
       var response = {};
       var template;