diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/manager/AbstractEthTask.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/manager/AbstractEthTask.java
index 8dec1e100b..23506e834c 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/manager/AbstractEthTask.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/manager/AbstractEthTask.java
@@ -26,13 +26,15 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
 public abstract class AbstractEthTask<T> implements EthTask<T> {
 
   protected double taskTimeInSec = -1.0D;
-  protected OperationTimer taskTimer;
+  protected final LabelledMetric<OperationTimer> ethTasksTimer;
+  protected final OperationTimer taskTimer;
   protected final AtomicReference<CompletableFuture<T>> result = new AtomicReference<>();
   protected volatile Collection<CompletableFuture<?>> subTaskFutures =
       new ConcurrentLinkedDeque<>();
 
   /** @param ethTasksTimer The metrics timer to use to time the duration of the task. */
   protected AbstractEthTask(final LabelledMetric<OperationTimer> ethTasksTimer) {
+    this.ethTasksTimer = ethTasksTimer;
     taskTimer = ethTasksTimer.labels(getClass().getSimpleName());
   }
 
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/manager/AbstractRetryingPeerTask.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/manager/AbstractRetryingPeerTask.java
index 7499d287af..4d8fe66161 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/manager/AbstractRetryingPeerTask.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/manager/AbstractRetryingPeerTask.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractRetryingPeerTask<T extends Collection<?>> extends
   private final EthContext ethContext;
   private final int maxRetries;
   private int retryCount = 0;
-  private final LabelledMetric<OperationTimer> ethTasksTimer;
   private Optional<EthPeer> assignedPeer = Optional.empty();
 
   /**
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractRetryingPeerTask<T extends Collection<?>> extends
       final LabelledMetric<OperationTimer> ethTasksTimer) {
     super(ethTasksTimer);
     this.ethContext = ethContext;
-    this.ethTasksTimer = ethTasksTimer;
     this.maxRetries = maxRetries;
   }
 
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/CompleteBlocksTask.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/CompleteBlocksTask.java
index b087d6391b..13162cf830 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/CompleteBlocksTask.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/CompleteBlocksTask.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ public class CompleteBlocksTask<C> extends AbstractRetryingPeerTask<List<Block>>
 
   private final EthContext ethContext;
   private final ProtocolSchedule<C> protocolSchedule;
-  private final LabelledMetric<OperationTimer> ethTasksTimer;
 
   private final List<BlockHeader> headers;
   private final Map<Long, Block> blocks;
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ public class CompleteBlocksTask<C> extends AbstractRetryingPeerTask<List<Block>>
     checkArgument(headers.size() > 0, "Must supply a non-empty headers list");
     this.protocolSchedule = protocolSchedule;
     this.ethContext = ethContext;
-    this.ethTasksTimer = ethTasksTimer;
 
     this.headers = headers;
     this.blocks = new HashMap<>();
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/DetermineCommonAncestorTask.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/DetermineCommonAncestorTask.java
index 19e4a2d8b4..d7808ec013 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/DetermineCommonAncestorTask.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/DetermineCommonAncestorTask.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ public class DetermineCommonAncestorTask<C> extends AbstractEthTask<BlockHeader>
   private final EthContext ethContext;
   private final ProtocolSchedule<C> protocolSchedule;
   private final ProtocolContext<C> protocolContext;
-  private final LabelledMetric<OperationTimer> ethTasksTimer;
   private final EthPeer peer;
   private final int headerRequestSize;
 
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ public class DetermineCommonAncestorTask<C> extends AbstractEthTask<BlockHeader>
     this.protocolSchedule = protocolSchedule;
     this.ethContext = ethContext;
     this.protocolContext = protocolContext;
-    this.ethTasksTimer = ethTasksTimer;
     this.peer = peer;
     this.headerRequestSize = headerRequestSize;
 
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/DownloadHeaderSequenceTask.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/DownloadHeaderSequenceTask.java
index 1481fee42a..1c568993e3 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/DownloadHeaderSequenceTask.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/DownloadHeaderSequenceTask.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ public class DownloadHeaderSequenceTask<C> extends AbstractRetryingPeerTask<List
   private final EthContext ethContext;
   private final ProtocolContext<C> protocolContext;
   private final ProtocolSchedule<C> protocolSchedule;
-  private final LabelledMetric<OperationTimer> ethTasksTimer;
 
   private final BlockHeader[] headers;
   private final BlockHeader referenceHeader;
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ public class DownloadHeaderSequenceTask<C> extends AbstractRetryingPeerTask<List
     this.ethContext = ethContext;
     this.referenceHeader = referenceHeader;
     this.segmentLength = segmentLength;
-    this.ethTasksTimer = ethTasksTimer;
 
     startingBlockNumber = referenceHeader.getNumber() - segmentLength;
     headers = new BlockHeader[segmentLength];
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/GetBlockFromPeerTask.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/GetBlockFromPeerTask.java
index 99d29b3a6d..13b1eff091 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/GetBlockFromPeerTask.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/GetBlockFromPeerTask.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ public class GetBlockFromPeerTask extends AbstractPeerTask<Block> {
   private static final Logger LOG = LogManager.getLogger();
 
   private final ProtocolSchedule<?> protocolSchedule;
-  private final LabelledMetric<OperationTimer> ethTasksTimer;
   private final Hash hash;
 
   protected GetBlockFromPeerTask(
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ public class GetBlockFromPeerTask extends AbstractPeerTask<Block> {
       final LabelledMetric<OperationTimer> ethTasksTimer) {
     super(ethContext, ethTasksTimer);
     this.protocolSchedule = protocolSchedule;
-    this.ethTasksTimer = ethTasksTimer;
     this.hash = hash;
   }
 
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/ImportBlocksTask.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/ImportBlocksTask.java
index 31c3db6df9..a14776822a 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/ImportBlocksTask.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/ImportBlocksTask.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ public class ImportBlocksTask<C> extends AbstractPeerTask<List<Block>> {
 
   private final ProtocolContext<C> protocolContext;
   private final ProtocolSchedule<C> protocolSchedule;
-  private final LabelledMetric<OperationTimer> ethTasksTimer;
   private final long startNumber;
 
   private final BlockHeader referenceHeader;
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ public class ImportBlocksTask<C> extends AbstractPeerTask<List<Block>> {
     this.protocolContext = protocolContext;
     this.referenceHeader = referenceHeader;
     this.maxBlocks = maxBlocks;
-    this.ethTasksTimer = ethTasksTimer;
 
     this.startNumber = referenceHeader.getNumber();
   }
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/PipelinedImportChainSegmentTask.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/PipelinedImportChainSegmentTask.java
index 239a921ae2..7affe89504 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/PipelinedImportChainSegmentTask.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/PipelinedImportChainSegmentTask.java
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ public class PipelinedImportChainSegmentTask<C, B> extends AbstractEthTask<List<
   private final ProtocolContext<C> protocolContext;
   private final ProtocolSchedule<C> protocolSchedule;
   private final List<B> importedBlocks = new ArrayList<>();
-  private final LabelledMetric<OperationTimer> ethTasksTimer;
 
   // First header is assumed  to already be imported
   private final List<BlockHeader> checkpointHeaders;
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ public class PipelinedImportChainSegmentTask<C, B> extends AbstractEthTask<List<
     this.protocolSchedule = protocolSchedule;
     this.protocolContext = protocolContext;
     this.ethContext = ethContext;
-    this.ethTasksTimer = ethTasksTimer;
     this.checkpointHeaders = checkpointHeaders;
     this.chunksInTotal = checkpointHeaders.size() - 1;
     this.blockHandler = blockHandler;
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/RetryingGetHeaderFromPeerByNumberTask.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/RetryingGetHeaderFromPeerByNumberTask.java
index 2b18fd31ea..b47009cd82 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/RetryingGetHeaderFromPeerByNumberTask.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/RetryingGetHeaderFromPeerByNumberTask.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ public class RetryingGetHeaderFromPeerByNumberTask
     extends AbstractRetryingPeerTask<List<BlockHeader>> {
   private final ProtocolSchedule<?> protocolSchedule;
   private final EthContext ethContext;
-  private final LabelledMetric<OperationTimer> ethTasksTimer;
   private final long pivotBlockNumber;
 
   private RetryingGetHeaderFromPeerByNumberTask(
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ public class RetryingGetHeaderFromPeerByNumberTask
     super(ethContext, maxRetries, ethTasksTimer);
     this.protocolSchedule = protocolSchedule;
     this.ethContext = ethContext;
-    this.ethTasksTimer = ethTasksTimer;
     this.pivotBlockNumber = pivotBlockNumber;
   }