diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 77b15fad49..bd2eb66727 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/triedb"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/triedb/hashdb"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/triedb/pathdb"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/lru"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/core/main_test.go b/core/main_test.go
index db4ccc8652..6ea70c4b6c 100644
--- a/core/main_test.go
+++ b/core/main_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	opts := []goleak.Option{
 		// No good way to shut down these goroutines:
 		goleak.IgnoreTopFunction("github.com/ava-labs/coreth/core/state/snapshot.(*diskLayer).generate"),
-		goleak.IgnoreTopFunction("github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics.(*meterArbiter).tick"),
+		goleak.IgnoreTopFunction("github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics.(*meterArbiter).tick"),
 		goleak.IgnoreTopFunction("github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb.(*DB).mpoolDrain"),
 	}
 	goleak.VerifyTestMain(m, opts...)
diff --git a/core/rawdb/schema.go b/core/rawdb/schema.go
index 53fe9ac15f..8d79dbc1c4 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/schema.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/schema.go
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/wrappers"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 )
 
 // The fields below define the low level database schema prefixing.
diff --git a/core/state/metrics.go b/core/state/metrics.go
index 096bfe504f..4fbc86c2f5 100644
--- a/core/state/metrics.go
+++ b/core/state/metrics.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 package state
 
-import "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+import "github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 
 var (
 	accountUpdatedMeter      = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("state/update/account", nil)
diff --git a/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go b/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go
index 9c9b2f08ea..53cb8b7ccc 100644
--- a/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go
+++ b/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/core/types"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/triedb"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/core/state/state_object.go b/core/state/state_object.go
index 36aff41ba6..ed3f16ff9e 100644
--- a/core/state/state_object.go
+++ b/core/state/state_object.go
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/core/types"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/trie/trienode"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
 )
diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 26e4f28ccd..850859bbdc 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/trie/trienode"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/trie/triestate"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/utils"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
 )
 
diff --git a/core/state/trie_prefetcher.go b/core/state/trie_prefetcher.go
index f700010d46..b82edf5be7 100644
--- a/core/state/trie_prefetcher.go
+++ b/core/state/trie_prefetcher.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/libevm/options"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/core/state/trie_prefetcher_extra_test.go b/core/state/trie_prefetcher_extra_test.go
index 0087678a79..968f9916fc 100644
--- a/core/state/trie_prefetcher_extra_test.go
+++ b/core/state/trie_prefetcher_extra_test.go
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/core/types"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/triedb"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/triedb/hashdb"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
diff --git a/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool.go b/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool.go
index bd9c846e9b..9f9cd09668 100644
--- a/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool.go
+++ b/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool.go
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/core/types"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/params"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/plugin/evm/header"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/holiman/billy"
 	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
diff --git a/core/txpool/blobpool/metrics.go b/core/txpool/blobpool/metrics.go
index 0192e897aa..ccd4dbb574 100644
--- a/core/txpool/blobpool/metrics.go
+++ b/core/txpool/blobpool/metrics.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 package blobpool
 
-import "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+import "github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 
 var (
 	// datacapGauge tracks the user's configured capacity for the blob pool. It
diff --git a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
index 5040320c72..d3da5c300b 100644
--- a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
+++ b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/params"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/plugin/evm/header"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/utils"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/prque"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
 )
 
diff --git a/core/txpool/txpool.go b/core/txpool/txpool.go
index 71b6ad3c96..7cfa58d3ef 100644
--- a/core/txpool/txpool.go
+++ b/core/txpool/txpool.go
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/core"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/core/types"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index deb8d6e2bf..fb8951b10c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go 1.23.6
 require (
 	github.com/VictoriaMetrics/fastcache v1.12.1
 	github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego v1.12.3-name-fortuna.0
+	github.com/ava-labs/libevm v0.0.0-20250320152422-7be6bee7ab32
 	github.com/cespare/cp v0.1.0
 	github.com/crate-crypto/go-ipa v0.0.0-20231025140028-3c0104f4b233
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fbb8eba3f3..a4c9f9fbb2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ github.com/allegro/bigcache v1.2.1-0.20190218064605-e24eb225f156/go.mod h1:Cb/ax
 github.com/armon/consul-api v0.0.0-20180202201655-eb2c6b5be1b6/go.mod h1:grANhF5doyWs3UAsr3K4I6qtAmlQcZDesFNEHPZAzj8=
 github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego v1.12.3-name-fortuna.0 h1:jABN/xZU6Tp0PTw3Q5lpaHJN/FBseVfJu81lH/2s2hw=
 github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego v1.12.3-name-fortuna.0/go.mod h1:SlofKg/9oP71zX8BQT78JWPBNff19tBNY7Cvp6QGQL0=
+github.com/ava-labs/libevm v0.0.0-20250320152422-7be6bee7ab32 h1:l8Q4JyvTY+22e6lMLcd6WamMYFJc36MfJmeKflis7nQ=
+github.com/ava-labs/libevm v0.0.0-20250320152422-7be6bee7ab32/go.mod h1:+Iol+sVQ1KyoBsHf3veyrBmHCXr3xXRWq6ZXkgVfNLU=
 github.com/aymerick/raymond v2.0.3-0.20180322193309-b565731e1464+incompatible/go.mod h1:osfaiScAUVup+UC9Nfq76eWqDhXlp+4UYaA8uhTBO6g=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
diff --git a/metrics/prometheus/enabled_test.go b/metrics/prometheus/enabled_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed967e0ece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metrics/prometheus/enabled_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// (c) 2021-2025, Ava Labs, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+package prometheus_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	// NOTE: This test assumes that there are no imported packages that might
+	// change the default value of [metrics.Enabled]. It is therefore in package
+	// `prometheus_test` in case any other tests modify the variable. If any
+	// imports here or in the implementation do actually do so then this test
+	// may have false negatives.
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
+)
+
+func TestMetricsEnabledByDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.True(t, metrics.Enabled, "libevm/metrics.Enabled")
+
+	switch m := metrics.NewCounter().(type) {
+	case metrics.NilCounter:
+		t.Errorf("metrics.NewCounter() got %T; want %T", m, new(metrics.StandardCounter))
+	case *metrics.StandardCounter:
+	default:
+		t.Errorf("metrics.NewCounter() got unknown type %T", m)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/metrics/prometheus/prometheus.go b/metrics/prometheus/prometheus.go
index 07c14004ff..cd478e9249 100644
--- a/metrics/prometheus/prometheus.go
+++ b/metrics/prometheus/prometheus.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 
 	dto "github.com/prometheus/client_model/go"
 )
diff --git a/metrics/prometheus/prometheus_test.go b/metrics/prometheus/prometheus_test.go
index 00cce63c85..4263abed7d 100644
--- a/metrics/prometheus/prometheus_test.go
+++ b/metrics/prometheus/prometheus_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// (c) 2021-2025, Ava Labs, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// (c) 2025, Ava Labs, Inc. All rights reserved.
 // See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
 
 package prometheus
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 )
 
 func TestGatherer_Gather(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/peer/peer_tracker.go b/peer/peer_tracker.go
index ca11a4faf6..30f73d854d 100644
--- a/peer/peer_tracker.go
+++ b/peer/peer_tracker.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/peer/stats/stats.go b/peer/stats/stats.go
index a23772540c..5a3c2918f4 100644
--- a/peer/stats/stats.go
+++ b/peer/stats/stats.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ package stats
 import (
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 )
 
 // RequestHandlerStats provides the interface for metrics for app requests.
diff --git a/plugin/evm/atomic/mempool.go b/plugin/evm/atomic/mempool.go
index f84dcf1840..83e668077b 100644
--- a/plugin/evm/atomic/mempool.go
+++ b/plugin/evm/atomic/mempool.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/plugin/evm/config"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/plugin/evm/network_handler.go b/plugin/evm/network_handler.go
index 6d9a282b7f..a461122cf6 100644
--- a/plugin/evm/network_handler.go
+++ b/plugin/evm/network_handler.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/triedb"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/warp"
 	warpHandlers "github.com/ava-labs/coreth/warp/handlers"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 )
 
 var _ message.RequestHandler = &networkHandler{}
diff --git a/plugin/evm/testutils/metrics.go b/plugin/evm/testutils/metrics.go
index aa2ee19037..afb2ea7f43 100644
--- a/plugin/evm/testutils/metrics.go
+++ b/plugin/evm/testutils/metrics.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package testutils
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 )
 
 // WithMetrics enables go-ethereum metrics globally for the test.
diff --git a/plugin/evm/vm.go b/plugin/evm/vm.go
index fcd029e7af..acd59d4585 100644
--- a/plugin/evm/vm.go
+++ b/plugin/evm/vm.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/triedb"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/triedb/hashdb"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/utils"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 
 	warpcontract "github.com/ava-labs/coreth/precompile/contracts/warp"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/rpc"
diff --git a/rpc/handler.go b/rpc/handler.go
index 82d1235ab1..cabbd10cde 100644
--- a/rpc/handler.go
+++ b/rpc/handler.go
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 )
 
diff --git a/rpc/metrics.go b/rpc/metrics.go
index bafdcf591c..a4469545d7 100644
--- a/rpc/metrics.go
+++ b/rpc/metrics.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/sync/client/stats/stats.go b/sync/client/stats/stats.go
index 0bd47ce96d..2be86a1d16 100644
--- a/sync/client/stats/stats.go
+++ b/sync/client/stats/stats.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/plugin/evm/message"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/sync/handlers/stats/stats.go b/sync/handlers/stats/stats.go
index d6e3271911..0d1171b82b 100644
--- a/sync/handlers/stats/stats.go
+++ b/sync/handlers/stats/stats.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ package stats
 import (
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 )
 
 // HandlerStats reports prometheus metrics for the state sync handlers
diff --git a/sync/statesync/trie_sync_stats.go b/sync/statesync/trie_sync_stats.go
index 4cc6a0c5b2..5083b590f9 100644
--- a/sync/statesync/trie_sync_stats.go
+++ b/sync/statesync/trie_sync_stats.go
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import (
 
 	utils_math "github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/math"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/timer"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/sync/statesync/trie_sync_stats_test.go b/sync/statesync/trie_sync_stats_test.go
index 1d01cd29ec..e2c1b0c340 100644
--- a/sync/statesync/trie_sync_stats_test.go
+++ b/sync/statesync/trie_sync_stats_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
diff --git a/trie/stacktrie.go b/trie/stacktrie.go
index cf71416ce4..7321c4bff9 100644
--- a/trie/stacktrie.go
+++ b/trie/stacktrie.go
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/core/types"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/trie/utils/verkle.go b/trie/utils/verkle.go
index ce059edc64..ca733d1d7e 100644
--- a/trie/utils/verkle.go
+++ b/trie/utils/verkle.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/crate-crypto/go-ipa/bandersnatch/fr"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/lru"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 	"github.com/gballet/go-verkle"
 	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
 )
diff --git a/triedb/hashdb/database.go b/triedb/hashdb/database.go
index d0d7bafb92..92053ad583 100644
--- a/triedb/hashdb/database.go
+++ b/triedb/hashdb/database.go
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/trie/trienode"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/trie/triestate"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/utils"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 )
 
diff --git a/triedb/pathdb/metrics.go b/triedb/pathdb/metrics.go
index e2df1ca156..21038ecfc6 100644
--- a/triedb/pathdb/metrics.go
+++ b/triedb/pathdb/metrics.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 package pathdb
 
-import "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+import "github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 
 // nolint: unused
 var (
diff --git a/utils/metered_cache.go b/utils/metered_cache.go
index dfaeac7cca..ee1807e36f 100644
--- a/utils/metered_cache.go
+++ b/utils/metered_cache.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/fastcache"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 )
 
 // MeteredCache wraps *fastcache.Cache and periodically pulls stats from it.
diff --git a/warp/handlers/stats.go b/warp/handlers/stats.go
index d81bce0e02..6a56d54076 100644
--- a/warp/handlers/stats.go
+++ b/warp/handlers/stats.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ package handlers
 import (
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 )
 
 type handlerStats struct {
diff --git a/warp/verifier_stats.go b/warp/verifier_stats.go
index a092751e8b..6a47c31397 100644
--- a/warp/verifier_stats.go
+++ b/warp/verifier_stats.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 package warp
 
 import (
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/metrics"
 )
 
 type verifierStats struct {