diff --git a/openapi-validation-api/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/api/metrics/DefaultMetricsReporter.java b/openapi-validation-api/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/api/metrics/DefaultMetricsReporter.java
index cea88d65..c9fd6dc3 100644
--- a/openapi-validation-api/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/api/metrics/DefaultMetricsReporter.java
+++ b/openapi-validation-api/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/api/metrics/DefaultMetricsReporter.java
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ public void reportStartup(boolean isValidationEnabled) {
         metricsClient.increment(buildMetricName(".startup"), createTagsForStartup(isValidationEnabled));
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void reportValidationHeartbeat() {
-        metricsClient.increment(buildMetricName(".validation_heartbeat"), createTagsForValidation());
-    }
-
     private String buildMetricName(String suffix) {
         return configuration.getMetricName() + suffix;
     }
@@ -56,12 +51,6 @@ private MetricTag[] createTagsForStartup(boolean isValidationEnabled) {
         return tags.toArray(MetricTag[]::new);
     }
 
-    private MetricTag[] createTagsForValidation() {
-        var tags = new ArrayList<MetricTag>();
-        addAdditionalTags(tags);
-        return tags.toArray(MetricTag[]::new);
-    }
-
     private void addAdditionalTags(ArrayList<MetricTag> tags) {
         if (configuration.getMetricAdditionalTags() != null) {
             tags.addAll(configuration.getMetricAdditionalTags());
diff --git a/openapi-validation-api/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/api/metrics/MetricsReporter.java b/openapi-validation-api/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/api/metrics/MetricsReporter.java
index bfc691db..2f14db84 100644
--- a/openapi-validation-api/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/api/metrics/MetricsReporter.java
+++ b/openapi-validation-api/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/api/metrics/MetricsReporter.java
@@ -6,6 +6,4 @@ public interface MetricsReporter {
     void reportViolation(OpenApiViolation violation);
 
     void reportStartup(boolean isValidationEnabled);
-
-    void reportValidationHeartbeat();
 }
diff --git a/openapi-validation-core/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/core/OpenApiRequestValidator.java b/openapi-validation-core/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/core/OpenApiRequestValidator.java
index 941b1d5a..aab98264 100644
--- a/openapi-validation-core/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/core/OpenApiRequestValidator.java
+++ b/openapi-validation-core/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/core/OpenApiRequestValidator.java
@@ -20,14 +20,9 @@
 
 @Slf4j
 public class OpenApiRequestValidator {
-    public static final int METRIC_REPORT_VALIDATION_HEARTBEAT_FREQUENCY_MILLIS = 60 * 60 * 1000; // 1h
-
     private final ThreadPoolExecutor threadPoolExecutor;
     private final OpenApiInteractionValidatorWrapper validator;
     private final ValidationReportHandler validationReportHandler;
-    private final MetricsReporter metricsReporter;
-
-    private long lastReportValidationDateTime = 0;
 
     public OpenApiRequestValidator(
         ThreadPoolExecutor threadPoolExecutor,
@@ -38,7 +33,6 @@ public OpenApiRequestValidator(
         this.threadPoolExecutor = threadPoolExecutor;
         this.validator = validator;
         this.validationReportHandler = validationReportHandler;
-        this.metricsReporter = metricsReporter;
 
         metricsReporter.reportStartup(validator != null);
     }
@@ -76,7 +70,6 @@ public ValidationResult validateRequestObject(
             var simpleRequest = buildSimpleRequest(request, requestBody);
             var result = validator.validateRequest(simpleRequest);
             validationReportHandler.handleValidationReport(request, response, Direction.REQUEST, requestBody, result);
-            reportValidationHeartbeat();
             return buildValidationResult(result);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             log.error("Could not validate request", e);
@@ -122,7 +115,6 @@ public ValidationResult validateResponseObject(
                 responseBuilder.build()
             );
             validationReportHandler.handleValidationReport(request, response, Direction.RESPONSE, responseBody, result);
-            reportValidationHeartbeat();
             return buildValidationResult(result);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             log.error("Could not validate response", e);
@@ -141,12 +133,4 @@ private ValidationResult buildValidationResult(ValidationReport validationReport
 
         return ValidationResult.INVALID;
     }
-
-    private synchronized void reportValidationHeartbeat() {
-        var currentTimeMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        if (lastReportValidationDateTime + METRIC_REPORT_VALIDATION_HEARTBEAT_FREQUENCY_MILLIS < currentTimeMillis) {
-            lastReportValidationDateTime = currentTimeMillis;
-            metricsReporter.reportValidationHeartbeat();
-        }
-    }
 }