diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/reader/MetricRegistryMetricReader.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/reader/MetricRegistryMetricReader.java
index 23bc1692815..32270e6e804 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/reader/MetricRegistryMetricReader.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/reader/MetricRegistryMetricReader.java
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ public class MetricRegistryMetricReader implements MetricReader, MetricRegistryL
 			String name = iterator.next();
 			return MetricRegistryMetricReader.this.findOne(name);
 		}
+		
+		@Override
+		public void remove() {
+			throw new UnsupportedOperationException("You cannot remove from this iterator.");
+		}
 
 	}