diff --git a/eric-oss-hello-world-python-app/main.py b/eric-oss-hello-world-python-app/main.py
index 8d3611b..acd3adb 100755
--- a/eric-oss-hello-world-python-app/main.py
+++ b/eric-oss-hello-world-python-app/main.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Application(Flask):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__(__name__)
         disable_created_metrics()
-        self.counters = {"total_failed": 0, "total_requests": 0}
+        self.counters = {"total_requests": 0}
         self.session = {"token": None, "expiry_time": 0}
         self.create_metrics()
         self.wsgi_app = DispatcherMiddleware(
@@ -82,13 +82,7 @@ def create_metrics(self):
             name="requests_total",
             documentation="Total number of API requests",
         )
-        self.requests_failed = Counter(
-            namespace=SERVICE_PREFIX,
-            name="requests_failed_total",
-            documentation="Total number of API request failures",
-        )
         self.registry.register(self.requests_total)
-        self.registry.register(self.requests_failed)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/eric-oss-hello-world-python-app/tests/conftest.py b/eric-oss-hello-world-python-app/tests/conftest.py
index c5cda80..28eb8fb 100644
--- a/eric-oss-hello-world-python-app/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/eric-oss-hello-world-python-app/tests/conftest.py
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ def fixture_app(mock_log_api):
     # Why 'yield'? See: https://docs.pytest.org/en/7.1.x/how-to/fixtures.html#dynamic-scope
     yield application
     GLOBAL_METRICS_REGISTRY.unregister(application.requests_total)
-    GLOBAL_METRICS_REGISTRY.unregister(application.requests_failed)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
diff --git a/eric-oss-hello-world-python-app/tests/test_main.py b/eric-oss-hello-world-python-app/tests/test_main.py
index d99baab..177b883 100644
--- a/eric-oss-hello-world-python-app/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/eric-oss-hello-world-python-app/tests/test_main.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ def test_get_metrics_returns_metrics(client):
     response = client.get("/sample-app/python/metrics")
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert "python_hello_world_requests_total 0.0" in response.text
-    assert "python_hello_world_requests_failed_total 0.0" in response.text
 
 
 def test_metrics_does_not_expose_created(client):
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ def test_metrics_successfully_increments(client):
     response = client.get("/sample-app/python/metrics")
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert "python_hello_world_requests_total 1.0" in response.text
-    assert "python_hello_world_requests_failed_total 0.0" in response.text
 
 
 def test_get_health_returns_health_check(client):