Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement No. 333-234816 on Form S-3 of our report dated March 7, 2022 relating to the financial statements of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for the year ended December 31, 2021.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

New York, New York

March 7, 2022