diff --git a/internal/repotesting/repotesting.go b/internal/repotesting/repotesting.go
index 29d4c37c3..3edd5e7f9 100644
--- a/internal/repotesting/repotesting.go
+++ b/internal/repotesting/repotesting.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/kopia/kopia/internal/blobtesting"
+	"github.com/kopia/kopia/internal/metrics"
 	"github.com/kopia/kopia/internal/testlogging"
 	"github.com/kopia/kopia/internal/testutil"
 	"github.com/kopia/kopia/repo"
@@ -41,6 +42,13 @@ type Options struct {
 	OpenOptions          func(*repo.Options)
 }
 
+// RepositoryMetrics returns metrics.Registry associated with a repository.
+func (e *Environment) RepositoryMetrics() *metrics.Registry {
+	return e.Repository.(interface {
+		Metrics() *metrics.Registry
+	}).Metrics()
+}
+
 // RootStorage returns the base storage map that implements the base in-memory
 // map at the base of all storage wrappers on top.
 func (e *Environment) RootStorage() blob.Storage {
diff --git a/repo/repository.go b/repo/repository.go
index e4a71f2c0..7883f35fe 100644
--- a/repo/repository.go
+++ b/repo/repository.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ type Repository interface {
 	UpdateDescription(d string)
 	Refresh(ctx context.Context) error
 	Close(ctx context.Context) error
-	Metrics() *metrics.Registry
 }
 
 // RepositoryWriter provides methods to write to a repository.
diff --git a/repo/repository_test.go b/repo/repository_test.go
index baa9802d5..8fcdb751a 100644
--- a/repo/repository_test.go
+++ b/repo/repository_test.go
@@ -770,7 +770,8 @@ func (s *formatSpecificTestSuite) TestChangePassword(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMetrics_CompressibleData(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, env := repotesting.NewEnvironment(t, repotesting.FormatNotImportant)
 	_ = ctx
-	ms := env.Repository.Metrics().Snapshot(false)
+
+	ms := env.RepositoryMetrics().Snapshot(false)
 
 	require.EqualValues(t, 0, ensureMapEntry(t, ms.Counters, "content_write_bytes"))
 
@@ -780,7 +781,7 @@ func TestMetrics_CompressibleData(t *testing.T) {
 		oid       object.ID
 	)
 
-	for ensureMapEntry(t, env.Repository.Metrics().Snapshot(false).Counters, "content_write_duration_nanos") < 5e6 {
+	for ensureMapEntry(t, env.RepositoryMetrics().Snapshot(false).Counters, "content_write_duration_nanos") < 5e6 {
 		w := env.RepositoryWriter.NewObjectWriter(ctx, object.WriterOptions{
 			Compressor: "gzip",
 		})
@@ -794,7 +795,7 @@ func TestMetrics_CompressibleData(t *testing.T) {
 		count++
 	}
 
-	ms = env.Repository.Metrics().Snapshot(false)
+	ms = env.RepositoryMetrics().Snapshot(false)
 	require.EqualValues(t, count*len(inputData), ensureMapEntry(t, ms.Counters, "content_write_bytes"))
 	require.EqualValues(t, count*len(inputData), ensureMapEntry(t, ms.Counters, "content_hashed_bytes"))
 	require.EqualValues(t, len(inputData), ensureMapEntry(t, ms.Counters, "content_compression_attempted_bytes"))
@@ -818,7 +819,7 @@ func TestMetrics_CompressibleData(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, inputData, data)
 
-	ms = env.Repository.Metrics().Snapshot(false)
+	ms = env.RepositoryMetrics().Snapshot(false)
 	require.EqualValues(t, len(inputData), ensureMapEntry(t, ms.Counters, "content_read_bytes"))
 	require.EqualValues(t, compressedByteCount, ensureMapEntry(t, ms.Counters, "content_decompressed_bytes"))
 	require.EqualValues(t, compressedByteCount+encryptionOverhead, ensureMapEntry(t, ms.Counters, "content_decrypted_bytes"))
@@ -836,7 +837,7 @@ func ensureMapEntry[T any](t *testing.T, m map[string]T, key string) T {
 func TestAllRegistryMetricsAreMapped(t *testing.T) {
 	_, env := repotesting.NewEnvironment(t, repotesting.FormatNotImportant)
 
-	snap := env.Repository.Metrics().Snapshot(false)
+	snap := env.RepositoryMetrics().Snapshot(false)
 
 	for s := range snap.Counters {
 		require.Contains(t, metricid.Counters.NameToIndex, s)