diff --git a/pkg/storage/stores/shipper/compactor/deletion/delete_requests_manager.go b/pkg/storage/stores/shipper/compactor/deletion/delete_requests_manager.go
index b2f7ef18a9ac..e5c0759d66e7 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/stores/shipper/compactor/deletion/delete_requests_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/stores/shipper/compactor/deletion/delete_requests_manager.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (d *DeleteRequestsManager) loadDeleteRequestsToProcess() error {
 		if deleteRequest.CreatedAt.Add(d.deleteRequestCancelPeriod).Add(time.Minute).After(model.Now()) {
 			continue
 		}
-		deleteRequest.deletedLinesTotal = d.metrics.deleteRequestsProcessedTotal.WithLabelValues(deleteRequest.UserID)
+		deleteRequest.deletedLinesTotal = d.metrics.deletedLinesTotal.WithLabelValues(deleteRequest.UserID)
 		d.deleteRequestsToProcess = append(d.deleteRequestsToProcess, deleteRequest)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/storage/stores/shipper/compactor/deletion/delete_requests_manager_test.go b/pkg/storage/stores/shipper/compactor/deletion/delete_requests_manager_test.go
index 87c4bb65f903..2712084210d2 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/stores/shipper/compactor/deletion/delete_requests_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/stores/shipper/compactor/deletion/delete_requests_manager_test.go
@@ -293,6 +293,10 @@ func TestDeleteRequestsManager_Expired(t *testing.T) {
 			mgr := NewDeleteRequestsManager(mockDeleteRequestsStore{deleteRequests: tc.deleteRequestsFromStore}, time.Hour, nil, tc.deletionMode)
 			require.NoError(t, mgr.loadDeleteRequestsToProcess())
 
+			for _, dr := range mgr.deleteRequestsToProcess {
+				require.Contains(t, dr.deletedLinesTotal.Desc().String(), "loki_compactor_deleted_lines")
+			}
+
 			isExpired, nonDeletedIntervals := mgr.Expired(chunkEntry, model.Now())
 			require.Equal(t, tc.expectedResp.isExpired, isExpired)
 			for idx, interval := range nonDeletedIntervals {