diff --git a/metrics/statsd.go b/metrics/statsd.go
index cb69852bf..4e004d90a 100644
--- a/metrics/statsd.go
+++ b/metrics/statsd.go
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ func NewStatsdMonitor(client statsdClient, prefix string) *StatsdMonitor {
 // RecordRun records a run behavior
 func (m *StatsdMonitor) RecordRun(run agent.Run) {
 	m.client.Timing(
-		m.createMetricName(runDurationMetricName, run.Recipe, run.Success, run.RecordCount),
+		m.createMetricName(runDurationMetricName, run.Recipe, run.Success),
 		int64(run.DurationInMs),
 	)
 	m.client.Increment(
-		m.createMetricName(runMetricName, run.Recipe, run.Success, run.RecordCount),
+		m.createMetricName(runMetricName, run.Recipe, run.Success),
 	)
 	m.client.IncrementByValue(
-		m.createMetricName(runRecordCountMetricName, run.Recipe, run.Success, run.RecordCount),
+		m.createMetricName(runRecordCountMetricName, run.Recipe, run.Success),
 		run.RecordCount,
 	)
 }
@@ -64,19 +64,18 @@ func (m *StatsdMonitor) RecordPlugin(recipeName, pluginName, pluginType string,
 }
 
 // createMetricName creates a metric name for a given recipe and success
-func (m *StatsdMonitor) createMetricName(metricName string, recipe recipe.Recipe, success bool, recordCount int) string {
+func (m *StatsdMonitor) createMetricName(metricName string, recipe recipe.Recipe, success bool) string {
 	var successText = "false"
 	if success {
 		successText = "true"
 	}
 
 	return fmt.Sprintf(
-		"%s.%s,name=%s,success=%s,records=%d,extractor=%s",
+		"%s.%s,name=%s,success=%s,extractor=%s",
 		m.prefix,
 		metricName,
 		recipe.Name,
 		successText,
-		recordCount,
 		recipe.Source.Name,
 	)
 }
diff --git a/metrics/statsd_test.go b/metrics/statsd_test.go
index b808a38ee..814622a6d 100644
--- a/metrics/statsd_test.go
+++ b/metrics/statsd_test.go
@@ -87,27 +87,24 @@ func TestStatsdMonitorRecordRun(t *testing.T) {
 		duration := 100
 		recordCount := 2
 		timingMetric := fmt.Sprintf(
-			"%s.runDuration,name=%s,success=%s,records=%d,extractor=%s",
+			"%s.runDuration,name=%s,success=%s,extractor=%s",
 			statsdPrefix,
 			recipe.Name,
 			"false",
-			recordCount,
 			recipe.Source.Name,
 		)
 		incrementMetric := fmt.Sprintf(
-			"%s.run,name=%s,success=%s,records=%d,extractor=%s",
+			"%s.run,name=%s,success=%s,extractor=%s",
 			statsdPrefix,
 			recipe.Name,
 			"false",
-			recordCount,
 			recipe.Source.Name,
 		)
 		recordIncrementMetric := fmt.Sprintf(
-			"%s.runRecordCount,name=%s,success=%s,records=%d,extractor=%s",
+			"%s.runRecordCount,name=%s,success=%s,extractor=%s",
 			statsdPrefix,
 			recipe.Name,
 			"false",
-			recordCount,
 			recipe.Source.Name,
 		)
 
@@ -118,7 +115,7 @@ func TestStatsdMonitorRecordRun(t *testing.T) {
 		defer client.AssertExpectations(t)
 
 		monitor := metrics.NewStatsdMonitor(client, statsdPrefix)
-		monitor.RecordRun(agent.Run{Recipe: recipe, DurationInMs: duration, RecordCount: 2, Success: false})
+		monitor.RecordRun(agent.Run{Recipe: recipe, DurationInMs: duration, RecordCount: recordCount, Success: false})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("should set success field to true on success", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -131,27 +128,24 @@ func TestStatsdMonitorRecordRun(t *testing.T) {
 		duration := 100
 		recordCount := 2
 		timingMetric := fmt.Sprintf(
-			"%s.runDuration,name=%s,success=%s,records=%d,extractor=%s",
+			"%s.runDuration,name=%s,success=%s,extractor=%s",
 			statsdPrefix,
 			recipe.Name,
 			"true",
-			recordCount,
 			recipe.Source.Name,
 		)
 		incrementMetric := fmt.Sprintf(
-			"%s.run,name=%s,success=%s,records=%d,extractor=%s",
+			"%s.run,name=%s,success=%s,extractor=%s",
 			statsdPrefix,
 			recipe.Name,
 			"true",
-			recordCount,
 			recipe.Source.Name,
 		)
 		recordIncrementMetric := fmt.Sprintf(
-			"%s.runRecordCount,name=%s,success=%s,records=%d,extractor=%s",
+			"%s.runRecordCount,name=%s,success=%s,extractor=%s",
 			statsdPrefix,
 			recipe.Name,
 			"true",
-			recordCount,
 			recipe.Source.Name,
 		)
 
@@ -162,7 +156,7 @@ func TestStatsdMonitorRecordRun(t *testing.T) {
 		defer client.AssertExpectations(t)
 
 		monitor := metrics.NewStatsdMonitor(client, statsdPrefix)
-		monitor.RecordRun(agent.Run{Recipe: recipe, DurationInMs: duration, RecordCount: 2, Success: true})
+		monitor.RecordRun(agent.Run{Recipe: recipe, DurationInMs: duration, RecordCount: recordCount, Success: true})
 	})
 }