diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs
index 21139b47d4f..f5d6a8ffd62 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -1439,13 +1439,12 @@ impl Config {
                     .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_OTEL_ENVIRONMENT.to_string());
                 let exporter = t.exporter.unwrap_or(OtelExporterKind::None);
                 let trace_exporter = t.trace_exporter.unwrap_or_else(|| exporter.clone());
-                let metrics_exporter = t.metrics_exporter.unwrap_or(OtelExporterKind::Statsig);
                 OtelConfig {
                     log_user_prompt,
                     environment,
                     exporter,
                     trace_exporter,
-                    metrics_exporter,
+                    metrics_exporter: OtelExporterKind::Statsig,
                 }
             },
         };
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/config/types.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/config/types.rs
index 191b44c780a..f0d31f7c93d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/config/types.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/config/types.rs
@@ -338,11 +338,6 @@ pub struct OtelConfigToml {
 
     /// Optional trace exporter
     pub trace_exporter: Option<OtelExporterKind>,
-
-    /// Optional metrics exporter
-    ///
-    /// Defaults to `statsig` outside of tests.
-    pub metrics_exporter: Option<OtelExporterKind>,
 }
 
 /// Effective OTEL settings after defaults are applied.