diff --git a/src/sentry/tasks/auto_ongoing_issues.py b/src/sentry/tasks/auto_ongoing_issues.py
index cd8d930c2e8e0d..5410aa00cf8c6f 100644
--- a/src/sentry/tasks/auto_ongoing_issues.py
+++ b/src/sentry/tasks/auto_ongoing_issues.py
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ def get_total_count(results):
         id__lte=most_recent_group_first_seen_seven_days_ago.id,
     )
 
-    groups_to_update_count = base_queryset._clone().count()
-
     with sentry_sdk.start_span(description="iterate_chunked_group_ids"):
         for new_group_ids in chunked(
             RangeQuerySetWrapper(
@@ -162,21 +160,11 @@ def get_total_count(results):
                 group_ids=new_group_ids,
             )
 
-    with sentry_sdk.start_span(description="get_remaining_groups") as span:
-        remaining_groups = groups_to_update_count - total_count
-
-        span.set_tag("remaining_groups", remaining_groups)
-
     metrics.incr(
         "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_new_to_ongoing.executed",
         sample_rate=1.0,
         tags={"count": total_count},
     )
-    metrics.incr(
-        "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_new_to_ongoing.remaining",
-        sample_rate=1.0,
-        tags={"count": remaining_groups},
-    )
 
 
 @instrumented_task(
@@ -247,8 +235,6 @@ def get_total_count(results):
         .filter(recent_regressed_history__lte=datetime.fromtimestamp(date_added_lte, timezone.utc))
     )
 
-    groups_to_update_count = base_queryset._clone().count()
-
     with sentry_sdk.start_span(description="iterate_chunked_group_ids"):
         for group_ids_with_regressed_history in chunked(
             RangeQuerySetWrapper(
@@ -264,21 +250,11 @@ def get_total_count(results):
                 group_ids=group_ids_with_regressed_history,
             )
 
-    with sentry_sdk.start_span(description="get_remaining_groups") as span:
-        remaining_groups = groups_to_update_count - total_count
-
-        span.set_tag("remaining_groups", remaining_groups)
-
     metrics.incr(
         "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_regressed_to_ongoing.executed",
         sample_rate=1.0,
         tags={"count": total_count},
     )
-    metrics.incr(
-        "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_regressed_to_ongoing.remaining",
-        sample_rate=1.0,
-        tags={"count": remaining_groups},
-    )
 
 
 @instrumented_task(
@@ -349,8 +325,6 @@ def get_total_count(results):
         .filter(recent_escalating_history__lte=datetime.fromtimestamp(date_added_lte, timezone.utc))
     )
 
-    groups_to_update_count = base_queryset._clone().count()
-
     with sentry_sdk.start_span(description="iterate_chunked_group_ids"):
         for new_group_ids in chunked(
             RangeQuerySetWrapper(
@@ -366,21 +340,11 @@ def get_total_count(results):
                 group_ids=new_group_ids,
             )
 
-    with sentry_sdk.start_span(description="get_remaining_groups") as span:
-        remaining_groups = groups_to_update_count - total_count
-
-        span.set_tag("remaining_groups", remaining_groups)
-
     metrics.incr(
         "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_escalating_to_ongoing.executed",
         sample_rate=1.0,
         tags={"count": total_count},
     )
-    metrics.incr(
-        "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_escalating_to_ongoing.remaining",
-        sample_rate=1.0,
-        tags={"count": remaining_groups},
-    )
 
 
 @instrumented_task(
diff --git a/tests/sentry/tasks/test_auto_ongoing_issues.py b/tests/sentry/tasks/test_auto_ongoing_issues.py
index 8a6e6053e3335c..49812f23f1b47e 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/tasks/test_auto_ongoing_issues.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/tasks/test_auto_ongoing_issues.py
@@ -201,32 +201,18 @@ def test_not_all_groups_get_updated(self, mock_backend, mock_metrics_incr):
             sample_rate=1.0,
             tags={"count": 100},
         )
-        mock_metrics_incr.assert_any_call(
-            "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_new_to_ongoing.remaining",
-            sample_rate=1.0,
-            tags={"count": 10},
-        )
 
         mock_metrics_incr.assert_any_call(
             "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_regressed_to_ongoing.executed",
             sample_rate=1.0,
             tags={"count": 0},
         )
-        mock_metrics_incr.assert_any_call(
-            "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_regressed_to_ongoing.remaining",
-            sample_rate=1.0,
-            tags={"count": 0},
-        )
+
         mock_metrics_incr.assert_any_call(
             "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_escalating_to_ongoing.executed",
             sample_rate=1.0,
             tags={"count": 0},
         )
-        mock_metrics_incr.assert_any_call(
-            "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_escalating_to_ongoing.remaining",
-            sample_rate=1.0,
-            tags={"count": 0},
-        )
 
 
 @apply_feature_flag_on_cls("organizations:escalating-issues")
@@ -318,32 +304,18 @@ def test_not_all_groups_get_updated(self, mock_backend, mock_metrics_incr):
             sample_rate=1.0,
             tags={"count": 0},
         )
-        mock_metrics_incr.assert_any_call(
-            "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_new_to_ongoing.remaining",
-            sample_rate=1.0,
-            tags={"count": 0},
-        )
 
         mock_metrics_incr.assert_any_call(
             "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_regressed_to_ongoing.executed",
             sample_rate=1.0,
             tags={"count": 100},
         )
-        mock_metrics_incr.assert_any_call(
-            "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_regressed_to_ongoing.remaining",
-            sample_rate=1.0,
-            tags={"count": 10},
-        )
+
         mock_metrics_incr.assert_any_call(
             "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_escalating_to_ongoing.executed",
             sample_rate=1.0,
             tags={"count": 0},
         )
-        mock_metrics_incr.assert_any_call(
-            "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_escalating_to_ongoing.remaining",
-            sample_rate=1.0,
-            tags={"count": 0},
-        )
 
 
 @apply_feature_flag_on_cls("organizations:escalating-issues")
@@ -436,29 +408,15 @@ def test_not_all_groups_get_updated(self, mock_backend, mock_metrics_incr):
             sample_rate=1.0,
             tags={"count": 0},
         )
-        mock_metrics_incr.assert_any_call(
-            "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_new_to_ongoing.remaining",
-            sample_rate=1.0,
-            tags={"count": 0},
-        )
 
         mock_metrics_incr.assert_any_call(
             "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_regressed_to_ongoing.executed",
             sample_rate=1.0,
             tags={"count": 0},
         )
-        mock_metrics_incr.assert_any_call(
-            "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_regressed_to_ongoing.remaining",
-            sample_rate=1.0,
-            tags={"count": 0},
-        )
+
         mock_metrics_incr.assert_any_call(
             "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_escalating_to_ongoing.executed",
             sample_rate=1.0,
             tags={"count": 100},
         )
-        mock_metrics_incr.assert_any_call(
-            "sentry.tasks.schedule_auto_transition_issues_escalating_to_ongoing.remaining",
-            sample_rate=1.0,
-            tags={"count": 10},
-        )