diff --git a/internal/metrics/iptables.go b/internal/metrics/iptables.go
index 14a68ce9ecf09a1cf6bf4938606450327a4ec1e5..eb16457e1c7887626ae2538c802cb497720930fd 100644
--- a/internal/metrics/iptables.go
+++ b/internal/metrics/iptables.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package metrics
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -124,13 +123,13 @@ func NewIptablesCollector() *IptablesCollector {
 		ruleBytesTotal: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			"iptables_rule_bytes_total",
 			"Total bytes matching a rule.",
-			[]string{"table", "chain", "rule_index", "in_iface", "out_iface", "rule"},
+			[]string{"table", "chain", "in_iface", "out_iface"},
 			nil,
 		),
 		rulePacketsTotal: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			"iptables_rule_packets_total",
 			"Total packets matching a rule.",
-			[]string{"table", "chain", "rule_index", "in_iface", "out_iface", "rule"},
+			[]string{"table", "chain", "in_iface", "out_iface"},
 			nil,
 		),
 	}
@@ -267,10 +266,8 @@ func (c *IptablesCollector) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 					float64(rule.Packets),
 					table.Name,
 					chain.Name,
-					fmt.Sprintf("%d", rule.Index),
 					rule.InIface,
 					rule.OutIface,
-					rule.RuleSpec,
 				)
 				ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
 					c.ruleBytesTotal,
@@ -278,10 +275,8 @@ func (c *IptablesCollector) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 					float64(rule.Bytes),
 					table.Name,
 					chain.Name,
-					fmt.Sprintf("%d", rule.Index),
 					rule.InIface,
 					rule.OutIface,
-					rule.RuleSpec,
 				)
 			}
 		}