diff --git a/internal/metrics/metrics.go b/internal/metrics/metrics.go
index b37652c3..12178ab6 100644
--- a/internal/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/internal/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func initRouteMetrics() {
 			Namespace: routerNamespace,
 			Subsystem: routerHTTPSubsystem,
 			Name:      "req_total",
-			Help:      "How many requests processed" + partitionsHelp,
+			Help:      "How many requests processed in total",
 		}),
 		HTTP2xx3xx: NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Namespace: routerNamespace,