diff --git a/devops/ansible/roles/tempo/templates/tempo.yaml.j2 b/devops/ansible/roles/tempo/templates/tempo.yaml.j2
index d0aadb6..5c0c0a5 100644
--- a/devops/ansible/roles/tempo/templates/tempo.yaml.j2
+++ b/devops/ansible/roles/tempo/templates/tempo.yaml.j2
@@ -30,17 +30,6 @@ compactor:
   compaction:
     block_retention: 1h                # overall Tempo trace retention. set for demo purposes
 
-metrics_generator:
-  registry:
-    external_labels:
-      source: tempo
-      cluster: docker-compose
-  storage:
-    path: /tmp/tempo/generator/wal
-    remote_write:
-      - url: http://prometheus:9090/api/v1/write
-        send_exemplars: true
-
 storage:
   trace:
     backend: local                     # backend configuration to use
diff --git a/devops/ansible/templates/tempo/tempo.yaml.j2 b/devops/ansible/templates/tempo/tempo.yaml.j2
index d0aadb6..5c0c0a5 100644
--- a/devops/ansible/templates/tempo/tempo.yaml.j2
+++ b/devops/ansible/templates/tempo/tempo.yaml.j2
@@ -30,17 +30,6 @@ compactor:
   compaction:
     block_retention: 1h                # overall Tempo trace retention. set for demo purposes
 
-metrics_generator:
-  registry:
-    external_labels:
-      source: tempo
-      cluster: docker-compose
-  storage:
-    path: /tmp/tempo/generator/wal
-    remote_write:
-      - url: http://prometheus:9090/api/v1/write
-        send_exemplars: true
-
 storage:
   trace:
     backend: local                     # backend configuration to use