diff --git a/src/classes/StatsD.class.php b/src/classes/StatsD.class.php
index 958760e0..b419f8c8 100644
--- a/src/classes/StatsD.class.php
+++ b/src/classes/StatsD.class.php
@@ -251,24 +251,7 @@ public function setPivotValue($pivotValue)
      */
     protected function getStatsPaths()
     {
-        return(array_values(array_filter(array($this->getStoreStatPath(), $this->getAggregateStatPath()))));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return null|string
-     */
-    protected function getStoreStatPath()
-    {
-        $path = null;
-        if(isset($this->pivotValue))
-        {
-            if(!empty($this->prefix))
-            {
-                $path = $this->prefix . '.';
-            }
-            $path .= STAT_CLASS . '.' . STAT_PIVOT_FIELD . '.' . $this->pivotValue;
-        }
-        return $path;
+        return array_values(array_filter([$this->getAggregateStatPath()]));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/unit/mongo/MongoTripodDriverTest.php b/test/unit/mongo/MongoTripodDriverTest.php
index 739a7ef8..b8c2933f 100755
--- a/test/unit/mongo/MongoTripodDriverTest.php
+++ b/test/unit/mongo/MongoTripodDriverTest.php
@@ -2048,8 +2048,7 @@ public function testStatsD() {
             ->method("send")
             ->with(
                 array(
-                    "myapp.tripod.MONGO_GET_ETAG"=>"1|c",
-                    "myapp.tripod.group_by_db.tripod_php_testing.MONGO_GET_ETAG"=>"1|c"
+                    "myapp.tripod.MONGO_GET_ETAG"=>"1|c"
                 )
             );
 
diff --git a/test/unit/mongo/MongoTripodStatTest.php b/test/unit/mongo/MongoTripodStatTest.php
index b7b6af52..8a06a546 100644
--- a/test/unit/mongo/MongoTripodStatTest.php
+++ b/test/unit/mongo/MongoTripodStatTest.php
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ public function testStatsDIncrementWithPivotValueNoPrefix()
             ->method('send')
             ->with(
                 array(
-                    STAT_CLASS.'.'.STAT_PIVOT_FIELD.'.wibble.FOO.BAR'=>'1|c',
                     STAT_CLASS.'.FOO.BAR'=>"1|c"
                 ),
                 1
@@ -112,7 +111,6 @@ public function testStatsDIncrementWithPivotValueAndPrefix()
             ->method('send')
             ->with(
                 array(
-                    'somePrefix.' . STAT_CLASS . '.' . STAT_PIVOT_FIELD . '.wibble.FOO.BAR'=>"5|c",
                     'somePrefix.' . STAT_CLASS.'.FOO.BAR'=>"5|c"
                 ),
                 1
@@ -147,7 +145,6 @@ public function testStatsDTimerWithPivotValueNoPrefix()
             ->method('send')
             ->with(
                 array(
-                    STAT_CLASS . '.' . STAT_PIVOT_FIELD . '.wibble.FOO.BAR'=>array("1|c","1234|ms"),
                     STAT_CLASS . '.FOO.BAR'=>array("1|c","1234|ms")
                 ),
                 1
@@ -181,7 +178,6 @@ public function testStatsDTimerWithPrefixAndPivotValue()
             ->method('send')
             ->with(
                 array(
-                    'somePrefix.' . STAT_CLASS . '.' . STAT_PIVOT_FIELD . '.wibble.FOO.BAR'=>array("1|c","4567|ms"),
                     'somePrefix.' . STAT_CLASS . '.FOO.BAR'=>array("1|c","4567|ms")
                 ),
                 1
@@ -216,7 +212,6 @@ public function testStatsDGaugeWithPivotValueNoPrefix()
             ->method('send')
             ->with(
                 array(
-                    STAT_CLASS. '.' . STAT_PIVOT_FIELD .'.wibble.FOO.BAR'=>"xyz|g",
                     STAT_CLASS.'.FOO.BAR'=>"xyz|g"
                 ),
                 1
@@ -251,7 +246,6 @@ public function testStatsDGaugeWithPrefixAndPivotValue()
             ->method('send')
             ->with(
                 array(
-                    'somePrefix.' . STAT_CLASS . '.' . STAT_PIVOT_FIELD . '.wibble.FOO.BAR'=>"abc|g",
                     'somePrefix.' . STAT_CLASS . '.FOO.BAR'=>"abc|g"
                 ),
                 1
@@ -305,4 +299,4 @@ public function testPivotValueCannotContainConsecutiveDot()
         $stat = new \Tripod\StatsD('foo.bar', 4567);
         $stat->setPivotValue('some..value');
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}