diff --git a/assets/templates/middleware/metrics b/assets/templates/middleware/metrics
index 7497a9db85efe2ed846bf7b169550d8d0a9d5b35..42483bc0f834f12349a028344111675ac7722ed0 100644
--- a/assets/templates/middleware/metrics
+++ b/assets/templates/middleware/metrics
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ func {{ $funcName }} (requestMetrics *metrics.RequestMetrics) Middleware {
         defer func() {
                 timer.ObserveDuration()
         		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("{{ $.Interface.Name }}", "{{ $method.Name }}").Inc()
-        		if err != nil {
-        			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("{{ $.Interface.Name }}", "{{ $method.Name }}", "???").Inc()
-        		}
         	}()
         {{ $method.Pass "m.next." }}
     }
diff --git a/pkg/items/middleware/metrics_middleware.go b/pkg/items/middleware/metrics_middleware.go
index 91f61c048c9d6bf5809f0bf94b189777f2cdc63e..360716b94373564dbb2a508ed0f01f6c7779f969 100644
--- a/pkg/items/middleware/metrics_middleware.go
+++ b/pkg/items/middleware/metrics_middleware.go
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) Aggregate(ctx context.Context, spaceId string, envId
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "Aggregate").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "Aggregate", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.Aggregate(ctx, spaceId, envId, collectionId, filter, options...)
 }
@@ -50,9 +47,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) AggregatePublished(ctx context.Context, spaceId strin
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "AggregatePublished").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "AggregatePublished", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.AggregatePublished(ctx, spaceId, envId, collectionId, filter, options...)
 }
@@ -63,9 +57,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) Archive(ctx context.Context, item *items.Item, option
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "Archive").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "Archive", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.Archive(ctx, item, options...)
 }
@@ -76,9 +67,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) Create(ctx context.Context, item *items.Item, opts ..
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "Create").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "Create", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.Create(ctx, item, opts...)
 }
@@ -89,9 +77,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) Delete(ctx context.Context, item *items.Item, options
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "Delete").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "Delete", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.Delete(ctx, item, options...)
 }
@@ -102,9 +87,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) Find(ctx context.Context, spaceId string, envId strin
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "Find").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "Find", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.Find(ctx, spaceId, envId, collectionId, filter, options...)
 }
@@ -115,9 +97,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) FindArchived(ctx context.Context, spaceId string, env
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "FindArchived").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "FindArchived", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.FindArchived(ctx, spaceId, envId, collectionId, filter, options...)
 }
@@ -128,9 +107,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) FindPublished(ctx context.Context, spaceId string, en
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "FindPublished").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "FindPublished", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.FindPublished(ctx, spaceId, envId, collectionId, filter, options...)
 }
@@ -141,9 +117,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) Get(ctx context.Context, spaceId string, envId string
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "Get").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "Get", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.Get(ctx, spaceId, envId, collectionId, itemId, options...)
 }
@@ -154,9 +127,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) GetPublished(ctx context.Context, spaceId string, env
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "GetPublished").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "GetPublished", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.GetPublished(ctx, spaceId, envId, collectionId, itemId, options...)
 }
@@ -167,9 +137,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) GetRevision(ctx context.Context, spaceId string, envI
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "GetRevision").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "GetRevision", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.GetRevision(ctx, spaceId, envId, collectionId, itemId, revisionId, options...)
 }
@@ -180,9 +147,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) Introspect(ctx context.Context, item *items.Item, opt
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "Introspect").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "Introspect", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.Introspect(ctx, item, opts...)
 }
@@ -193,9 +157,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) ListRevisions(ctx context.Context, spaceId string, en
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "ListRevisions").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "ListRevisions", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.ListRevisions(ctx, spaceId, envId, collectionId, itemId, options...)
 }
@@ -206,9 +167,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) Publish(ctx context.Context, item *items.Item, option
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "Publish").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "Publish", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.Publish(ctx, item, options...)
 }
@@ -219,9 +177,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) Unarchive(ctx context.Context, item *items.Item, opti
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "Unarchive").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "Unarchive", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.Unarchive(ctx, item, options...)
 }
@@ -232,9 +187,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) Undelete(ctx context.Context, item *items.Item, optio
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "Undelete").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "Undelete", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.Undelete(ctx, item, options...)
 }
@@ -245,9 +197,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) Unpublish(ctx context.Context, item *items.Item, opti
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "Unpublish").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "Unpublish", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.Unpublish(ctx, item, options...)
 }
@@ -258,9 +207,6 @@ func (m metricsMiddleware) Update(ctx context.Context, item *items.Item, options
 	defer func() {
 		timer.ObserveDuration()
 		m.requestMetrics.Total.WithLabelValues("Items", "Update").Inc()
-		if err != nil {
-			m.requestMetrics.FailedTotal.WithLabelValues("Items", "Update", "???").Inc()
-		}
 	}()
 	return m.next.Update(ctx, item, options...)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/request.go b/pkg/metrics/request.go
index 4b7ac85c380596db3f1ec412d98676fb677be8ec..fbfb63fa8e4b43a435e0a0e5e2a04764ae9e2797 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/request.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/request.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 
 type RequestMetrics struct {
 	Total           *prometheus.CounterVec
-	FailedTotal     *prometheus.CounterVec
 	DurationSeconds *prometheus.HistogramVec
 }
 
@@ -21,17 +20,12 @@ type RequestMetrics struct {
 //
 // svc_request_duration_seconds_count{service="Collections",method="Get"} 2
 //
-// svc_requests_failed_total{service="Collections",method="Get",error="not found"} 1
-//
 // svc_requests_total{service="Collections",method="Get"} 2
 func NewRequestMetrics(registry prometheus.Registerer, buckets []float64) *RequestMetrics {
 	return &RequestMetrics{
 		Total: promauto.With(registry).NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Name: "svc_requests_total",
 		}, []string{"service", "method"}),
-		FailedTotal: promauto.With(registry).NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-			Name: "svc_requests_failed_total",
-		}, []string{"service", "method", "error"}),
 		DurationSeconds: promauto.With(registry).NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
 			Name:    "svc_request_duration_seconds",
 			Buckets: buckets,