diff --git a/services/FilterLists.ServiceDefaults/Extensions.cs b/services/FilterLists.ServiceDefaults/Extensions.cs
index 9efbc0bfa..9f5e184e8 100644
--- a/services/FilterLists.ServiceDefaults/Extensions.cs
+++ b/services/FilterLists.ServiceDefaults/Extensions.cs
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ public static TBuilder ConfigureOpenTelemetry<TBuilder>(this TBuilder builder) w
         builder.Services.AddOpenTelemetry()
             .WithMetrics(metrics =>
             {
-                metrics.AddAspNetCoreInstrumentation()
-                    .AddHttpClientInstrumentation()
-                    .AddRuntimeInstrumentation();
+                metrics.AddAspNetCoreInstrumentation();
+                // .AddHttpClientInstrumentation() // causing high-ish Log Analytics bills into customMetrics
+                // .AddRuntimeInstrumentation(); // causing high-ish Log Analytics bills into customMetrics
             })
             .WithTracing(tracing =>
             {