diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/metrics.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/metrics.rs
index 8f1da7b67b..e6557c7a27 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/metrics.rs
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ pub static VALIDATOR_MONITOR_UNAGGREGATED_ATTESTATION_DELAY_SECONDS: LazyLock<
 > = LazyLock::new(|| {
     try_create_histogram_vec(
         "validator_monitor_unaggregated_attestation_delay_seconds",
-        "The delay between when the validator should send the attestation and when it was received.",
+        "The delay between when the validator sent the attestation and the start of the slot.",
         &["src", "validator"],
     )
 });
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/validator_monitor.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/validator_monitor.rs
index 00c30e5ab1..ba06d5da4e 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/validator_monitor.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/validator_monitor.rs
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> ValidatorMonitor<E> {
         let delay = get_message_delay_ms(
             seen_timestamp,
             data.slot,
-            slot_clock.unagg_attestation_production_delay(),
+            Duration::from_secs(0),
             slot_clock,
         );