diff --git a/health_metric_config.cpp b/health_metric_config.cpp
index 1570f12..88f0972 100644
--- a/health_metric_config.cpp
+++ b/health_metric_config.cpp
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@
 /** Deserialize a HealthMetric from JSON. */
 void from_json(const json& j, HealthMetric& self)
 {
-    self.collectionFreq = std::chrono::seconds(j.value(
-        "Frequency",
-        std::chrono::seconds(HealthMetric::defaults::frequency).count()));
-
     self.windowSize = j.value("Window_size",
                               HealthMetric::defaults::windowSize);
     // Path is only valid for storage
@@ -143,10 +139,9 @@
         for (auto& config : configList)
         {
             debug(
-                "TYPE={TYPE}, NAME={NAME} SUBTYPE={SUBTYPE} PATH={PATH}, FREQ={FREQ}, WSIZE={WSIZE}",
+                "TYPE={TYPE}, NAME={NAME} SUBTYPE={SUBTYPE} PATH={PATH}, WSIZE={WSIZE}",
                 "TYPE", type, "NAME", config.name, "SUBTYPE", config.subType,
-                "PATH", config.path, "FREQ", config.collectionFreq.count(),
-                "WSIZE", config.windowSize);
+                "PATH", config.path, "WSIZE", config.windowSize);
 
             for (auto& [key, threshold] : config.thresholds)
             {
@@ -198,7 +193,6 @@
 
 json defaultHealthMetricConfig = R"({
     "CPU": {
-        "Frequency": 1,
         "Window_size": 120,
         "Threshold": {
             "Critical_Upper": {
@@ -214,19 +208,15 @@
         }
     },
     "CPU_User": {
-        "Frequency": 1,
         "Window_size": 120
     },
     "CPU_Kernel": {
-        "Frequency": 1,
         "Window_size": 120
     },
     "Memory": {
-        "Frequency": 1,
         "Window_size": 120
     },
     "Memory_Available": {
-        "Frequency": 1,
         "Window_size": 120,
         "Threshold": {
             "Critical_Lower": {
@@ -237,11 +227,9 @@
         }
     },
     "Memory_Free": {
-        "Frequency": 1,
         "Window_size": 120
     },
     "Memory_Shared": {
-        "Frequency": 1,
         "Window_size": 120,
         "Threshold": {
             "Critical_Upper": {
@@ -252,12 +240,10 @@
         }
     },
     "Memory_Buffered_And_Cached": {
-        "Frequency": 1,
         "Window_size": 120
     },
     "Storage_RW": {
         "Path": "/run/initramfs/rw",
-        "Frequency": 1,
         "Window_size": 120,
         "Threshold": {
             "Critical_Lower": {
@@ -269,7 +255,6 @@
     },
     "Storage_TMP": {
         "Path": "/tmp",
-        "Frequency": 1,
         "Window_size": 120,
         "Threshold": {
             "Critical_Lower": {
diff --git a/health_metric_config.hpp b/health_metric_config.hpp
index dedf2f4..5943878 100644
--- a/health_metric_config.hpp
+++ b/health_metric_config.hpp
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@
     std::string name = "unnamed";
     /** @brief The metric subtype. */
     SubType subType = SubType::NA;
-    /** @brief The collection frequency for the metric. */
-    std::chrono::seconds collectionFreq = defaults::frequency;
     /** @brief The window size for the metric. */
     size_t windowSize = defaults::windowSize;
     /** @brief The threshold configs for the metric. */
@@ -84,7 +82,6 @@
 
     struct defaults
     {
-        static constexpr auto frequency = 1s;
         static constexpr auto windowSize = 1;
         static constexpr auto path = "";
     };
diff --git a/test/test_health_metric.cpp b/test/test_health_metric.cpp
index ad93c24..47a840a 100644
--- a/test/test_health_metric.cpp
+++ b/test/test_health_metric.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
     {
         config.name = "CPU_Kernel";
         config.subType = SubType::cpuKernel;
-        config.collectionFreq = ConfigIntf::HealthMetric::defaults::frequency;
         config.windowSize = 1;
         config.thresholds = {
             {{ThresholdIntf::Type::Critical, ThresholdIntf::Bound::Upper},
diff --git a/test/test_health_metric_config.cpp b/test/test_health_metric_config.cpp
index dd92296..142a814 100644
--- a/test/test_health_metric_config.cpp
+++ b/test/test_health_metric_config.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
         {
             EXPECT_NE(config.name, std::string(""));
             EXPECT_TRUE(isValidSubType(type, config.subType));
-            EXPECT_GE(config.collectionFreq, HealthMetric::defaults::frequency);
             EXPECT_GE(config.windowSize, HealthMetric::defaults::windowSize);
             if (config.thresholds.size())
             {