diff --git a/src/writer.cpp b/src/writer.cpp
index c440b0ac5..5a00d774d 100644
--- a/src/writer.cpp
+++ b/src/writer.cpp
@@ -123,8 +123,10 @@ int WriteWorker::WaitForCallbacks(MDB_txn** txn, bool allowCommit, uint32_t* tar
 	uint64_t start;
 	unsigned int envFlags;
 	mdb_env_get_flags(env, &envFlags);
+#ifdef MDB_TRACK_METRICS
 	if (envFlags & MDB_TRACK_METRICS)
 		start = get_time64();
+#endif
 	if (target) {
 		uint64_t delay = 1;
 		do {
@@ -132,8 +134,10 @@ int WriteWorker::WaitForCallbacks(MDB_txn** txn, bool allowCommit, uint32_t* tar
 			delay = delay << 1ll;
 			if ((*target & 0xf) || (allowCommit && finishedProgress)) {
 				// we are in position to continue writing or commit, so forward progress can be made without interrupting yet
+#ifdef MDB_TRACK_METRICS
 				if (envFlags & MDB_TRACK_METRICS)
 					envForTxn->timeTxnWaiting += get_time64() - start;
+#endif
 				interruptionStatus = 0;
 				return 0;
 			}
@@ -141,8 +145,10 @@ int WriteWorker::WaitForCallbacks(MDB_txn** txn, bool allowCommit, uint32_t* tar
 	} else {
 		pthread_cond_wait(envForTxn->writingCond, envForTxn->writingLock);
     }
+#ifdef MDB_TRACK_METRICS
 	if (envFlags & MDB_TRACK_METRICS)
 		envForTxn->timeTxnWaiting += get_time64() - start;
+#endif
 	if (interruptionStatus == INTERRUPT_BATCH) { // interrupted by JS code that wants to run a synchronous transaction
 		interruptionStatus = RESTART_WORKER_TXN;
 		rc = mdb_txn_commit(*txn);