diff --git a/pkg/monitor/cluster/certificateexpirationstatuses.go b/pkg/monitor/cluster/certificateexpirationstatuses.go
index ee3f388c922..ea1d41bfad7 100644
--- a/pkg/monitor/cluster/certificateexpirationstatuses.go
+++ b/pkg/monitor/cluster/certificateexpirationstatuses.go
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ func (mon *Monitor) emitCertificateExpirationStatuses(ctx context.Context) error
 			"expirationDate": cert.NotAfter.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
 		})
 	}
-	mon.emitGauge("managedCertificates.count", int64(len(certs)), nil)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/monitor/cluster/certificateexpirationstatuses_test.go b/pkg/monitor/cluster/certificateexpirationstatuses_test.go
index 1e09a9c1b09..04c7a6b8ba5 100644
--- a/pkg/monitor/cluster/certificateexpirationstatuses_test.go
+++ b/pkg/monitor/cluster/certificateexpirationstatuses_test.go
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ func TestEmitCertificateExpirationStatuses(t *testing.T) {
 			for _, gauge := range tt.wantExpirations {
 				m.EXPECT().EmitGauge("certificate.expirationdate", int64(1), gauge)
 			}
-			m.EXPECT().EmitGauge("managedCertificates.count", int64(len(tt.wantExpirations)), map[string]string{})
 
 			mon := &Monitor{
 				cli: fake.NewSimpleClientset(secrets...),