diff --git a/ra/ra.go b/ra/ra.go
index 60fdd4349..106c5e169 100644
--- a/ra/ra.go
+++ b/ra/ra.go
@@ -112,19 +112,18 @@ type RegistrationAuthorityImpl struct {
 
 	ctpolicy *ctpolicy.CTPolicy
 
-	ctpolicyResults             *prometheus.HistogramVec
-	revocationReasonCounter     *prometheus.CounterVec
-	namesPerCert                *prometheus.HistogramVec
-	rlCheckLatency              *prometheus.HistogramVec
-	rlOverrideUsageGauge        *prometheus.GaugeVec
-	newRegCounter               prometheus.Counter
-	recheckCAACounter           prometheus.Counter
-	newCertCounter              *prometheus.CounterVec
-	recheckCAAUsedAuthzLifetime prometheus.Counter
-	authzAges                   *prometheus.HistogramVec
-	orderAges                   *prometheus.HistogramVec
-	inflightFinalizes           prometheus.Gauge
-	certCSRMismatch             prometheus.Counter
+	ctpolicyResults         *prometheus.HistogramVec
+	revocationReasonCounter *prometheus.CounterVec
+	namesPerCert            *prometheus.HistogramVec
+	rlCheckLatency          *prometheus.HistogramVec
+	rlOverrideUsageGauge    *prometheus.GaugeVec
+	newRegCounter           prometheus.Counter
+	recheckCAACounter       prometheus.Counter
+	newCertCounter          *prometheus.CounterVec
+	authzAges               *prometheus.HistogramVec
+	orderAges               *prometheus.HistogramVec
+	inflightFinalizes       prometheus.Gauge
+	certCSRMismatch         prometheus.Counter
 }
 
 var _ rapb.RegistrationAuthorityServer = (*RegistrationAuthorityImpl)(nil)
@@ -196,12 +195,6 @@ func NewRegistrationAuthorityImpl(
 	})
 	stats.MustRegister(recheckCAACounter)
 
-	recheckCAAUsedAuthzLifetime := prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "recheck_caa_used_authz_lifetime",
-		Help: "A counter times the old codepath was used for CAA recheck time",
-	})
-	stats.MustRegister(recheckCAAUsedAuthzLifetime)
-
 	newCertCounter := prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Name: "new_certificates",
 		Help: "A counter of new certificates including the certificate profile name and hexadecimal certificate profile hash",
@@ -281,7 +274,6 @@ func NewRegistrationAuthorityImpl(
 		recheckCAACounter:            recheckCAACounter,
 		newCertCounter:               newCertCounter,
 		revocationReasonCounter:      revocationReasonCounter,
-		recheckCAAUsedAuthzLifetime:  recheckCAAUsedAuthzLifetime,
 		authzAges:                    authzAges,
 		orderAges:                    orderAges,
 		inflightFinalizes:            inflightFinalizes,
@@ -863,13 +855,6 @@ func (ra *RegistrationAuthorityImpl) checkAuthorizationsCAA(
 	// Set the recheck time to 7 hours ago.
 	caaRecheckAfter := now.Add(caaRecheckDuration)
 
-	// Set a CAA recheck time based on the assumption of a 30 day authz
-	// lifetime. This has been deprecated in favor of a new check based
-	// off the Validated time stored in the database, but we want to check
-	// both for a time and increment a stat if this code path is hit for
-	// compliance safety.
-	caaRecheckTime := now.Add(ra.authorizationLifetime).Add(caaRecheckDuration)
-
 	for _, name := range names {
 		authz := authzs[name]
 		if authz == nil {
@@ -883,13 +868,6 @@ func (ra *RegistrationAuthorityImpl) checkAuthorizationsCAA(
 		} else if staleCAA {
 			// Ensure that CAA is rechecked for this name
 			recheckAuthzs = append(recheckAuthzs, authz)
-		} else if authz.Expires.Before(caaRecheckTime) {
-			// Ensure that CAA is rechecked for this name
-			recheckAuthzs = append(recheckAuthzs, authz)
-			// This codepath should not be used, but is here as a safety
-			// net until the new codepath is proven. Increment metric if
-			// it is used.
-			ra.recheckCAAUsedAuthzLifetime.Add(1)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/ra/ra_test.go b/ra/ra_test.go
index d056bb676..3bf241c2b 100644
--- a/ra/ra_test.go
+++ b/ra/ra_test.go
@@ -1896,10 +1896,6 @@ func TestRecheckCAADates(t *testing.T) {
 	err = ra.checkAuthorizationsCAA(context.Background(), Registration.Id, []string{"novalidationtime.com"}, authzs, fc.Now())
 	test.AssertEquals(t, err.Error(), "authorization's challenge has no validated timestamp for: id noval")
 
-	// Test to make sure the authorization lifetime codepath was not used
-	// to determine if CAA needed recheck.
-	test.AssertMetricWithLabelsEquals(t, ra.recheckCAAUsedAuthzLifetime, prometheus.Labels{}, 0)
-
 	// We expect that "recent.com" is not checked because its mock authorization
 	// isn't expired
 	if _, present := recorder.names["recent.com"]; present {