diff --git a/assets/control-plane/service-monitor-kubelet.yaml b/assets/control-plane/service-monitor-kubelet.yaml
index dc52a339d3..f5281a94d1 100644
--- a/assets/control-plane/service-monitor-kubelet.yaml
+++ b/assets/control-plane/service-monitor-kubelet.yaml
@@ -86,12 +86,6 @@ spec:
       sourceLabels:
       - __name__
       targetLabel: __tmp_keep_metric
-    - action: drop
-      regex: ;(container_fs_.*);.+
-      sourceLabels:
-      - __tmp_keep_metric
-      - __name__
-      - container
     - action: labeldrop
       regex: __tmp_keep_metric
     path: /metrics/cadvisor
diff --git a/jsonnet/components/control-plane.libsonnet b/jsonnet/components/control-plane.libsonnet
index b76175cd6e..10937cdd66 100644
--- a/jsonnet/components/control-plane.libsonnet
+++ b/jsonnet/components/control-plane.libsonnet
@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@ function(params)
                       targetLabel: '__tmp_keep_metric',
                       replacement: 'true',
                     },
-                    {
-                      // these metrics are available at the slice level
-                      sourceLabels: ['__tmp_keep_metric', '__name__', 'container'],
-                      action: 'drop',
-                      regex: ';(container_fs_.*);.+',
-                    },
                     // drop the temporarily stashed metrics
                     {
                       action: 'labeldrop',