diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index eea54da62c..f31a77baa8 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -3066,7 +3066,6 @@ bool Chainstate::DisconnectTip(BlockValidationState& state, DisconnectedBlockTra
     return true;
 }
 
-static SteadyClock::duration time_read_from_disk_total{};
 static SteadyClock::duration time_connect_total{};
 static SteadyClock::duration time_flush{};
 static SteadyClock::duration time_chainstate{};
@@ -3148,17 +3147,14 @@ bool Chainstate::ConnectTip(BlockValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindexNew,
 
     // Apply the block atomically to the chain state.
     const auto time_2{SteadyClock::now()};
-    time_read_from_disk_total += time_2 - time_1;
     SteadyClock::time_point time_3;
-    LogPrint(BCLog::BENCH, "  - Load block from disk: %.2fms [%.2fs (%.2fms/blk)]\n",
-             Ticks<MillisecondsDouble>(time_2 - time_1),
-             Ticks<SecondsDouble>(time_read_from_disk_total),
-             Ticks<MillisecondsDouble>(time_read_from_disk_total) / num_blocks_total);
-
+    // When adding aggregate statistics in the future, keep in mind that
+    // num_blocks_total may be zero until the ConnectBlock() call below.
+    LogPrint(BCLog::BENCH, "  - Load block from disk: %.2fms\n",
+             Ticks<MillisecondsDouble>(time_2 - time_1));
     // ELEMENTS:
     // For mempool removal with pegin conflicts
     std::set<std::pair<uint256, COutPoint>> setPeginsSpent;
-
     {
         CCoinsViewCache view(&CoinsTip());
         bool rv = ConnectBlock(blockConnecting, state, pindexNew, view, &setPeginsSpent);