diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1a805200b890..c39dbc5ee2d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 ### Client Breaking Changes
 
 * (x/distribution) [#17657](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/17657) Deprecate `CommunityPool` and `FundCommunityPool` rpc methods. Use x/protocolpool module's rpc methods instead.
+* (x/gov) [#17910](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/17910) remove telemetry for counting votes and proposals
 
 ## [v0.50.0-rc.1](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/tag/v0.50.0-rc.1) - 2023-09-25
 
diff --git a/x/gov/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/gov/keeper/msg_server.go
index cdc48a830398..bd624b61fc7d 100644
--- a/x/gov/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/gov/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -4,14 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
-
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-metrics"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/errors"
 	"cosmossdk.io/math"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/telemetry"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	govtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types"
@@ -99,8 +95,6 @@ func (k msgServer) SubmitProposal(goCtx context.Context, msg *v1.MsgSubmitPropos
 		"submit proposal",
 	)
 
-	defer telemetry.IncrCounter(1, govtypes.ModuleName, "proposal")
-
 	votingStarted, err := k.Keeper.AddDeposit(ctx, proposal.Id, proposer, msg.GetInitialDeposit())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -192,14 +186,6 @@ func (k msgServer) Vote(ctx context.Context, msg *v1.MsgVote) (*v1.MsgVoteRespon
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	defer telemetry.IncrCounterWithLabels(
-		[]string{govtypes.ModuleName, "vote"},
-		1,
-		[]metrics.Label{
-			telemetry.NewLabel("proposal_id", strconv.FormatUint(msg.ProposalId, 10)),
-		},
-	)
-
 	return &v1.MsgVoteResponse{}, nil
 }
 
@@ -244,14 +230,6 @@ func (k msgServer) VoteWeighted(ctx context.Context, msg *v1.MsgVoteWeighted) (*
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	defer telemetry.IncrCounterWithLabels(
-		[]string{govtypes.ModuleName, "vote"},
-		1,
-		[]metrics.Label{
-			telemetry.NewLabel("proposal_id", strconv.FormatUint(msg.ProposalId, 10)),
-		},
-	)
-
 	return &v1.MsgVoteWeightedResponse{}, nil
 }
 
@@ -272,14 +250,6 @@ func (k msgServer) Deposit(goCtx context.Context, msg *v1.MsgDeposit) (*v1.MsgDe
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	defer telemetry.IncrCounterWithLabels(
-		[]string{govtypes.ModuleName, "deposit"},
-		1,
-		[]metrics.Label{
-			telemetry.NewLabel("proposal_id", strconv.FormatUint(msg.ProposalId, 10)),
-		},
-	)
-
 	if votingStarted {
 		ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(
 			sdk.NewEvent(