diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-lobsters-add.md b/.changeset/eleven-lobsters-add.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a4ded602517
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eleven-lobsters-add.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@eth-optimism/batch-submitter-service': patch
+---
+
+Remove extra space in metric names
diff --git a/go/bss-core/metrics/metrics.go b/go/bss-core/metrics/metrics.go
index ee8eec56d12..9daa4783d3f 100644
--- a/go/bss-core/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/go/bss-core/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type Metrics struct {
 }
 
 func NewMetrics(subsystem string) *Metrics {
-	subsystem = "batch_submitter_ " + strings.ToLower(subsystem)
+	subsystem = "batch_submitter_" + strings.ToLower(subsystem)
 	return &Metrics{
 		ETHBalance: promauto.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Name:      "balance_eth",