diff --git a/metrics/registry.go b/metrics/registry.go
index 7cbc00f..5a81695 100644
--- a/metrics/registry.go
+++ b/metrics/registry.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func NewRegistry(subsystem, namespace string) Registry {
 }
 
 func (r *registry) sanitizeMetricName(name string) string {
-	return strings.ReplaceAll(strings.ReplaceAll(name, ".", "_"), "-", "_")
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(name, "-", "_")
 }
 
 func (r *registry) Inc(name string) {