diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/auth/RegistrationLockVerificationManager.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/auth/RegistrationLockVerificationManager.java
index f70fd97b6..6e290423b 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/auth/RegistrationLockVerificationManager.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/auth/RegistrationLockVerificationManager.java
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ public class RegistrationLockVerificationManager {
     final DistributionSummary registrationLockIdleDays = DistributionSummary
         .builder(name(RegistrationLockVerificationManager.class, "registrationLockIdleDays"))
         .tags(additionalTags)
-        .publishPercentiles(0.75, 0.95, 0.99, 0.999)
         .distributionStatisticExpiry(Duration.ofHours(2))
         .register(Metrics.globalRegistry);
 
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/backup/BackupManager.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/backup/BackupManager.java
index b42f288d4..035df18e3 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/backup/BackupManager.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/backup/BackupManager.java
@@ -210,12 +210,10 @@ public class BackupManager {
 
       DistributionSummary.builder(NUM_OBJECTS_SUMMARY_NAME)
           .tags(tags)
-          .publishPercentileHistogram()
           .register(Metrics.globalRegistry)
           .record(storedBackupAttributes.numObjects());
       DistributionSummary.builder(BYTES_USED_SUMMARY_NAME)
           .tags(tags)
-          .publishPercentileHistogram()
           .register(Metrics.globalRegistry)
           .record(storedBackupAttributes.bytesUsed());
     }
@@ -729,7 +727,6 @@ public class BackupManager {
             concurrentDeletes)
         .count()
         .doOnSuccess(itemsRemoved -> DistributionSummary.builder(DELETE_COUNT_DISTRIBUTION_NAME)
-            .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
             .register(Metrics.globalRegistry)
             .record(itemsRemoved))
         .then()
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/DeviceController.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/DeviceController.java
index cd8774005..8316474dc 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/DeviceController.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/DeviceController.java
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ public class DeviceController {
 
               if (response != null && response.getStatus() == Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode()) {
                 accountAndSample.second().stop(Timer.builder(WAIT_FOR_LINKED_DEVICE_TIMER_NAME)
-                    .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
                     .tags(Tags.of(UserAgentTagUtil.getPlatformTag(userAgent)))
                     .register(Metrics.globalRegistry));
               }
@@ -602,7 +601,6 @@ public class DeviceController {
             .whenComplete((response, throwable) -> {
               if (response != null && response.getStatus() == Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode()) {
                 accountAndSample.second().stop(Timer.builder(WAIT_FOR_TRANSFER_ARCHIVE_TIMER_NAME)
-                    .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
                     .tags(Tags.of(
                         UserAgentTagUtil.getPlatformTag(userAgent),
                         primaryPlatformTag(accountAndSample.first())))
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/KeepAliveController.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/KeepAliveController.java
index e8a4fc570..a9d43f5de 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/KeepAliveController.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/KeepAliveController.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public class KeepAliveController {
 
         Timer.builder(CLOSED_CONNECTION_AGE_DISTRIBUTION_NAME)
             .tags(Tags.of(UserAgentTagUtil.getPlatformTag(context.getClient().getUserAgent())))
-            .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
             .register(Metrics.globalRegistry)
             .record(age);
       }
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/MessageController.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/MessageController.java
index 4f92fb721..c8121abc5 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/MessageController.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/MessageController.java
@@ -147,12 +147,10 @@ public class MessageController {
 
     INDIVIDUAL_MESSAGE_LATENCY_TIMER = Timer.builder(timerName)
         .tags(multiRecipientTagName, "false")
-        .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
         .register(Metrics.globalRegistry);
 
     MULTI_RECIPIENT_MESSAGE_LATENCY_TIMER = Timer.builder(timerName)
         .tags(multiRecipientTagName, "true")
-        .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
         .register(Metrics.globalRegistry);
   }
 
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/RegistrationController.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/RegistrationController.java
index d52e06795..614ff5336 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/RegistrationController.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/RegistrationController.java
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ public class RegistrationController {
 
   private static final DistributionSummary REREGISTRATION_IDLE_DAYS_DISTRIBUTION = DistributionSummary
       .builder(name(RegistrationController.class, "reregistrationIdleDays"))
-      .publishPercentiles(0.75, 0.95, 0.99, 0.999)
       .distributionStatisticExpiry(Duration.ofHours(2))
       .register(Metrics.globalRegistry);
 
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/BackupMetrics.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/BackupMetrics.java
index 88d463f95..0d4415a38 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/BackupMetrics.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/BackupMetrics.java
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ public class BackupMetrics {
       final boolean oversize,
       final Optional<Long> backupLength) {
     DistributionSummary.builder(MESSAGE_BACKUP_SIZE_NAME)
-        .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
         .tags(Tags.of(
             UserAgentTagUtil.getPlatformTag(authenticatedBackupUser.userAgent()),
             Tag.of("tier", authenticatedBackupUser.backupLevel().name().toLowerCase()),
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/MessageMetrics.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/MessageMetrics.java
index eba8a611f..59d1d3e0e 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/MessageMetrics.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/MessageMetrics.java
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ public final class MessageMetrics {
     UserAgentTagUtil.getClientVersionTag(userAgent, clientReleaseManager).ifPresent(tags::add);
 
     Timer.builder(DELIVERY_LATENCY_TIMER_NAME)
-        .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
         .tags(tags)
         .register(metricRegistry)
         .record(Duration.between(Instant.ofEpochMilli(serverTimestamp), Instant.now()));
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/MicrometerAwsSdkMetricPublisher.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/MicrometerAwsSdkMetricPublisher.java
index 314b00deb..08024f1a9 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/MicrometerAwsSdkMetricPublisher.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/MicrometerAwsSdkMetricPublisher.java
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ public class MicrometerAwsSdkMetricPublisher implements MetricPublisher {
 
       DistributionSummary.builder(API_CALL_RETRY_COUNT_DISTRIBUTION_NAME)
           .tags(tags)
-          .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
           .register(Metrics.globalRegistry)
           .record(retryCount);
 
@@ -179,21 +178,18 @@ public class MicrometerAwsSdkMetricPublisher implements MetricPublisher {
       Optional.ofNullable(httpMetricsByName.get("ConcurrencyAcquireDuration"))
           .ifPresent(channelAcquisitionDurationMetricRecord -> Timer.builder(CHANNEL_ACQUISITION_TIMER_NAME)
               .tags(attemptTags)
-              .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
               .register(Metrics.globalRegistry)
               .record((Duration) channelAcquisitionDurationMetricRecord.value()));
 
       Optional.ofNullable(httpMetricsByName.get("LeasedConcurrency"))
           .ifPresent(concurrentRequestsMetricRecord -> DistributionSummary.builder(CONCURRENT_REQUESTS_DISTRIBUTION_NAME)
               .tags(attemptTags)
-              .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
               .register(Metrics.globalRegistry)
               .record((int) concurrentRequestsMetricRecord.value()));
 
       Optional.ofNullable(httpMetricsByName.get("PendingConcurrencyAcquires"))
           .ifPresent(pendingChannelAcquisitionsMetricRecord -> DistributionSummary.builder(PENDING_CHANNEL_ACQUISITIONS_DISTRIBUTION_NAME)
               .tags(attemptTags)
-              .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
               .register(Metrics.globalRegistry)
               .record((int) pendingChannelAcquisitionsMetricRecord.value()));
     });
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/OpenWebSocketCounter.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/OpenWebSocketCounter.java
index 019ba31df..a545ed788 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/OpenWebSocketCounter.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/OpenWebSocketCounter.java
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ public class OpenWebSocketCounter {
 
     context.addWebsocketClosedListener((_, statusCode, _) -> {
       sample.stop(Timer.builder(durationTimerName)
-          .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
           .tags(tagsWithClientPlatform)
           .register(Metrics.globalRegistry));
 
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/providers/MultiRecipientMessageProvider.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/providers/MultiRecipientMessageProvider.java
index b18b08f35..29e33b0ce 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/providers/MultiRecipientMessageProvider.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/providers/MultiRecipientMessageProvider.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ public class MultiRecipientMessageProvider implements MessageBodyReader<SealedSe
 
   private static final DistributionSummary RECIPIENT_COUNT_DISTRIBUTION = DistributionSummary
       .builder(name(MultiRecipientMessageProvider.class, "recipients"))
-      .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
       .register(Metrics.globalRegistry);
 
   @Override
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/push/MessageSender.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/push/MessageSender.java
index da4959bc2..ef76c76d7 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/push/MessageSender.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/push/MessageSender.java
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ public class MessageSender {
             Tag.of("multiRecipientMessage", String.valueOf(isMultiRecipientMessage)),
             Tag.of("syncMessage", String.valueOf(isSyncMessage)),
             Tag.of("story", String.valueOf(isStory))))
-        .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
         .register(Metrics.globalRegistry)
         .record(contentLength);
 
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagePersister.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagePersister.java
index df61ae425..6b402a5fe 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagePersister.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagePersister.java
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ public class MessagePersister implements Managed {
 
       DistributionSummary.builder(QUEUE_SIZE_DISTRIBUTION_SUMMARY_NAME)
           .tags(Tags.of(platformTag))
-          .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
           .register(Metrics.globalRegistry)
           .record(messageCount);
     } catch (ItemCollectionSizeLimitExceededException e) {
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/PagedSingleUseKEMPreKeyStore.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/PagedSingleUseKEMPreKeyStore.java
index b3c174ca2..7e896dd0d 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/PagedSingleUseKEMPreKeyStore.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/PagedSingleUseKEMPreKeyStore.java
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ public class PagedSingleUseKEMPreKeyStore {
 
   final DistributionSummary availableKeyCountDistributionSummary = DistributionSummary
       .builder(name(getClass(), "availableKeyCount"))
-      .publishPercentileHistogram()
       .register(Metrics.globalRegistry);
 
   private final String takeKeyTimerName = name(getClass(), "takeKey");
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/ReportMessageDynamoDb.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/ReportMessageDynamoDb.java
index b5185201f..812bddef5 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/ReportMessageDynamoDb.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/ReportMessageDynamoDb.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public class ReportMessageDynamoDb {
   private static final String REMOVED_MESSAGE_COUNTER_NAME = name(ReportMessageDynamoDb.class, "removed");
   private static final Timer REMOVED_MESSAGE_AGE_TIMER = Timer
       .builder(name(ReportMessageDynamoDb.class, "removedMessageAge"))
-      .publishPercentiles(0.5, 0.75, 0.95, 0.99)
       .distributionStatisticExpiry(Duration.ofDays(1))
       .register(Metrics.globalRegistry);
 
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/SingleUseECPreKeyStore.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/SingleUseECPreKeyStore.java
index abc24b4a7..36f97a185 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/SingleUseECPreKeyStore.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/SingleUseECPreKeyStore.java
@@ -61,13 +61,11 @@ public class SingleUseECPreKeyStore {
 
   final DistributionSummary keysConsideredForTakeDistributionSummary = DistributionSummary
       .builder(name(getClass(), "keysConsideredForTake"))
-      .publishPercentiles(0.5, 0.75, 0.95, 0.99, 0.999)
       .distributionStatisticExpiry(Duration.ofMinutes(10))
       .register(Metrics.globalRegistry);
 
   final DistributionSummary availableKeyCountDistributionSummary = DistributionSummary
       .builder(name(getClass(), "availableKeyCount"))
-      .publishPercentiles(0.5, 0.75, 0.95, 0.99, 0.999)
       .distributionStatisticExpiry(Duration.ofMinutes(10))
       .register(Metrics.globalRegistry);
 
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/websocket/WebSocketConnection.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/websocket/WebSocketConnection.java
index 8da462b3b..7457e942e 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/websocket/WebSocketConnection.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/websocket/WebSocketConnection.java
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ public class WebSocketConnection implements DisconnectionRequestListener {
           return result;
         })
         .thenRun(() -> sample.stop(Timer.builder(SEND_MESSAGE_DURATION_TIMER_NAME)
-            .publishPercentileHistogram(true)
             .tags(platformTag)
             .register(Metrics.globalRegistry)));
   }