diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 54f5291c889..a25e91aad07 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -1817,10 +1817,6 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, verifySeals bool) (int, []
 			}
 			block, err = it.next()
 		}
-		stats.queued += it.processed()
-		stats.ignored += it.remaining()
-
-		// If there are any still remaining, mark as ignored
 		return it.index, events, coalescedLogs, err
 
 	// First block (and state) is known
@@ -1839,7 +1835,6 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, verifySeals bool) (int, []
 
 	// Some other error occurred, abort
 	case err != nil:
-		stats.ignored += len(it.chain)
 		bc.reportBlock(block, nil, err)
 		return it.index, events, coalescedLogs, err
 	}
@@ -1944,10 +1939,8 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, verifySeals bool) (int, []
 			if err := bc.addFutureBlock(block); err != nil {
 				return it.index, events, coalescedLogs, err
 			}
-			stats.queued++
 		}
 	}
-	stats.ignored += it.remaining()
 
 	// Append a single chain head event if we've progressed the chain
 	if lastCanon != nil && bc.CurrentBlock().Hash() == lastCanon.Hash() {
diff --git a/core/blockchain_insert.go b/core/blockchain_insert.go
index b376b983636..d5ccd15d64c 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_insert.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_insert.go
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ import (
 
 // insertStats tracks and reports on block insertion.
 type insertStats struct {
-	queued, processed, ignored int
-	usedGas                    uint64
-	lastIndex                  int
-	startTime                  mclock.AbsTime
+	processed, ignored int
+	usedGas            uint64
+	lastIndex          int
+	startTime          mclock.AbsTime
 }
 
 // statsReportLimit is the time limit during import and export after which we
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ func (st *insertStats) report(chain []*types.Block, index int, cache common.Stor
 		}
 		context = append(context, []interface{}{"dirty", cache}...)
 
-		if st.queued > 0 {
-			context = append(context, []interface{}{"queued", st.queued}...)
-		}
 		if st.ignored > 0 {
 			context = append(context, []interface{}{"ignored", st.ignored}...)
 		}
@@ -154,13 +151,3 @@ func (it *insertIterator) previous() *types.Header {
 func (it *insertIterator) first() *types.Block {
 	return it.chain[0]
 }
-
-// remaining returns the number of remaining blocks.
-func (it *insertIterator) remaining() int {
-	return len(it.chain) - it.index
-}
-
-// processed returns the number of processed blocks.
-func (it *insertIterator) processed() int {
-	return it.index + 1
-}