diff --git a/swift/obj/server.py b/swift/obj/server.py
index fc64fb9bf6..fe2b769d8b 100644
--- a/swift/obj/server.py
+++ b/swift/obj/server.py
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ class ObjectController(BaseStorageServer):
 
     @public
     @timing_stats(sample_rate=0.8)
-    @labeled_timing_stats(metric=LABELED_METRIC_NAME, sample_rate=0.8)
+    @labeled_timing_stats(metric=LABELED_METRIC_NAME)
     def HEAD(self, request, timing_stats_labels):
         """Handle HTTP HEAD requests for the Swift Object Server."""
         device, partition, account, container, obj, policy = \
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ class ObjectController(BaseStorageServer):
     @public
     @replication
     @timing_stats(sample_rate=0.1)
-    @labeled_timing_stats(metric=LABELED_METRIC_NAME, sample_rate=0.1)
+    @labeled_timing_stats(metric=LABELED_METRIC_NAME)
     def REPLICATE(self, request, timing_stats_labels):
         """
         Handle REPLICATE requests for the Swift Object Server.  This is used
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ class ObjectController(BaseStorageServer):
     @public
     @replication
     @timing_stats(sample_rate=0.1)
-    @labeled_timing_stats(metric=LABELED_METRIC_NAME, sample_rate=0.1)
+    @labeled_timing_stats(metric=LABELED_METRIC_NAME)
     def SSYNC(self, request, timing_stats_labels):
         # the ssync sender may want to send PUT subrequests for non-durable
         # data that should not be committed; legacy behaviour has been to
diff --git a/test/unit/obj/test_server.py b/test/unit/obj/test_server.py
index 666b5a0006..2dee1d0f46 100644
--- a/test/unit/obj/test_server.py
+++ b/test/unit/obj/test_server.py
@@ -356,8 +356,7 @@ class TestObjectController(BaseTestCase):
                     'container': 'c',
                     'policy': 0,
                     'status': 200
-                },
-                'sample_rate': 0.8
+                }
             })]
         }, statsd.calls)
 
@@ -412,8 +411,7 @@ class TestObjectController(BaseTestCase):
                     'policy': 0,
                     'skip_rehash': False,
                     'status': 200
-                },
-                'sample_rate': 0.1
+                }
             })]},
             statsd.calls)
 
@@ -434,8 +432,7 @@ class TestObjectController(BaseTestCase):
                     'policy': 0,
                     'skip_rehash': True,
                     'status': 200
-                },
-                'sample_rate': 0.1
+                }
             })]},
             statsd.calls)
 
@@ -458,8 +455,7 @@ class TestObjectController(BaseTestCase):
                     'policy': 1,
                     'skip_rehash': False,
                     'status': 200
-                },
-                'sample_rate': 0.1
+                }
             })]},
             statsd.calls)
 
@@ -479,8 +475,7 @@ class TestObjectController(BaseTestCase):
                     'method': 'SSYNC',
                     'policy': 0,
                     'status': 200
-                },
-                'sample_rate': 0.1
+                }
             })]
         }, statsd.calls)
 
@@ -500,8 +495,7 @@ class TestObjectController(BaseTestCase):
                     'policy': 0,
                     'status': 507,
                     **additional_labels
-                },
-                **kwargs
+                }
             })]
         }, statsd.calls)
 
@@ -587,8 +581,7 @@ class TestObjectController(BaseTestCase):
                 'labels': {
                     'method': req.method,
                     'status': 507,
-                },
-                **kwargs
+                }
             })]
         }, statsd.calls)
 
@@ -606,8 +599,7 @@ class TestObjectController(BaseTestCase):
                 'labels': {
                     'method': req.method,
                     'status': 503,
-                },
-                **kwargs
+                }
             })]
         }, statsd.calls)