diff --git a/IOPool/Input/src/RootEmbeddedFileSequence.cc b/IOPool/Input/src/RootEmbeddedFileSequence.cc
index e90d7772c6d81..5019860035aab 100644
--- a/IOPool/Input/src/RootEmbeddedFileSequence.cc
+++ b/IOPool/Input/src/RootEmbeddedFileSequence.cc
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ParameterSet.h"
 #include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ParameterSetDescription.h"
 #include "FWCore/ServiceRegistry/interface/Service.h"
-#include "Utilities/StorageFactory/interface/StatisticsSenderService.h"
 
 #include "CLHEP/Random/RandFlat.h"
 
@@ -114,10 +113,6 @@ namespace edm {
   void RootEmbeddedFileSequence::closeFile_() {
     // delete the RootFile object.
     if (rootFile()) {
-      edm::Service<edm::storage::StatisticsSenderService> service;
-      if (service.isAvailable()) {
-        service->filePreCloseEvent(lfn(), usedFallback());
-      }
       rootFile().reset();
     }
   }