diff --git a/promql/fuzz.go b/promql/fuzz.go
index 5f08e6a72..3fd50b949 100644
--- a/promql/fuzz.go
+++ b/promql/fuzz.go
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ func fuzzParseMetricWithContentType(in []byte, contentType string) int {
 		panic(warning)
 	}
 
-	if contentType == "application/openmetrics-text" {
-		p = textparse.NewOpenMetricsParser(in, symbolTable)
-	}
-
 	var err error
 	for {
 		_, err = p.Next()