diff --git a/plugins/node/instrumentation-perf-hooks/src/instrumentation.ts b/plugins/node/instrumentation-perf-hooks/src/instrumentation.ts
index a414fe4cd0..bc67492a34 100644
--- a/plugins/node/instrumentation-perf-hooks/src/instrumentation.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/instrumentation-perf-hooks/src/instrumentation.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class PerfHooksInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase {
   // the Meter (result of @opentelemetry/api's getMeter) is available as this.meter within this method
   override _updateMetricInstruments() {
     this.meter
-      .createObservableGauge('nodejs.performance.event_loop.utilization', {
+      .createObservableGauge('nodejs.event_loop.utilization', {
         description: 'Event loop utilization',
         unit: '1',
       })
diff --git a/plugins/node/instrumentation-perf-hooks/test/event_loop_utilization.test.ts b/plugins/node/instrumentation-perf-hooks/test/event_loop_utilization.test.ts
index c05dbf342b..ff9726a725 100644
--- a/plugins/node/instrumentation-perf-hooks/test/event_loop_utilization.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/instrumentation-perf-hooks/test/event_loop_utilization.test.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const instrumentation = new PerfHooksInstrumentation({
 
 instrumentation.setMeterProvider(meterProvider);
 
-describe('nodejs.performance.event_loop.utilization', () => {
+describe('nodejs.event_loop.utilization', () => {
   before(async () => {
     instrumentation.enable();
   });
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('nodejs.performance.event_loop.utilization', () => {
     assert.strictEqual(metrics[0].dataPoints[0].value < 1, true);
     assert.strictEqual(
       metrics[0].descriptor.name,
-      'nodejs.performance.event_loop.utilization'
+      'nodejs.event_loop.utilization'
     );
     assert.strictEqual(
       metrics[0].descriptor.description,