diff --git a/provisioning/apps-proxy/kubernetes/templates/proxy/deployment.yaml b/provisioning/apps-proxy/kubernetes/templates/proxy/deployment.yaml
index 9ba694b001..4317e496c2 100644
--- a/provisioning/apps-proxy/kubernetes/templates/proxy/deployment.yaml
+++ b/provisioning/apps-proxy/kubernetes/templates/proxy/deployment.yaml
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: metadata.labels['tags.datadoghq.com/version']
+            - name: OTEL_METRICS_EXEMPLAR_FILTER
+              value: always_off
           startupProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /health-check
diff --git a/provisioning/templates-api/kubernetes/templates/api/deployment.yaml b/provisioning/templates-api/kubernetes/templates/api/deployment.yaml
index 33357e17f6..b6072db814 100644
--- a/provisioning/templates-api/kubernetes/templates/api/deployment.yaml
+++ b/provisioning/templates-api/kubernetes/templates/api/deployment.yaml
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: metadata.labels['tags.datadoghq.com/version']
+            - name: OTEL_METRICS_EXEMPLAR_FILTER
+              value: always_off
           startupProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /health-check