diff --git a/mautrix_telegram/user.py b/mautrix_telegram/user.py
index beeb8149..00435068 100644
--- a/mautrix_telegram/user.py
+++ b/mautrix_telegram/user.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class User(AbstractUser, BaseUser):
 
     _db_instance: Optional[DBUser]
     _ensure_started_lock: asyncio.Lock
-    _metric_value: Dict[Gauge, bool]
     _track_connection_task: Optional[asyncio.Task]
 
     def __init__(self, mxid: UserID, tgid: Optional[TelegramID] = None,
@@ -200,14 +199,6 @@ class User(AbstractUser, BaseUser):
         async with self._ensure_started_lock:
             return cast(User, await super().ensure_started(even_if_no_session))
 
-    def _track_metric(self, metric: Gauge, value: bool) -> None:
-        if self._metric_value[metric] != value:
-            if value:
-                metric.inc(1)
-            else:
-                metric.dec(1)
-            self._metric_value[metric] = value
-
     async def start(self, delete_unless_authenticated: bool = False) -> 'User':
         await super().start()
         self._track_metric(METRIC_CONNECTED, True)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a6c84451..a8089eac 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ python-magic>=0.4,<0.5
 commonmark>=0.8,<0.10
 aiohttp>=3,<3.7
 yarl<1.6
-mautrix==0.8.0.beta4
+mautrix==0.8.0.beta7
 telethon>=1.16,<1.17
 telethon-session-sqlalchemy>=0.2.14,<0.3