diff --git a/group-coordinator/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/GroupMetadataManager.java b/group-coordinator/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/GroupMetadataManager.java
index 2d368ff6bd5..dca6af942b0 100644
--- a/group-coordinator/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/GroupMetadataManager.java
+++ b/group-coordinator/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/GroupMetadataManager.java
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ import static org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.classic.ClassicGroupState.PREPA
 import static org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.classic.ClassicGroupState.STABLE;
 import static org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.metrics.GroupCoordinatorMetrics.CLASSIC_GROUP_COMPLETED_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME;
 import static org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.metrics.GroupCoordinatorMetrics.CONSUMER_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME;
-import static org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.metrics.GroupCoordinatorMetrics.CLASSIC_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME;
 
 /**
  * The GroupMetadataManager manages the metadata of all classic and consumer groups. It holds
@@ -2639,7 +2638,6 @@ public class GroupMetadataManager {
         }
 
         group.transitionTo(PREPARING_REBALANCE);
-        metrics.record(CLASSIC_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME);
 
         log.info("Preparing to rebalance group {} in state {} with old generation {} (reason: {}).",
             group.groupId(), group.currentState(), group.generationId(), reason);
diff --git a/group-coordinator/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/metrics/GroupCoordinatorMetrics.java b/group-coordinator/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/metrics/GroupCoordinatorMetrics.java
index da66df9eab0..c9ae39fdc79 100644
--- a/group-coordinator/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/metrics/GroupCoordinatorMetrics.java
+++ b/group-coordinator/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/metrics/GroupCoordinatorMetrics.java
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ public class GroupCoordinatorMetrics extends CoordinatorMetrics implements AutoC
     public static final String OFFSET_EXPIRED_SENSOR_NAME = "OffsetExpired";
     public static final String OFFSET_DELETIONS_SENSOR_NAME = "OffsetDeletions";
     public static final String CLASSIC_GROUP_COMPLETED_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME = "CompletedRebalances";
-    public static final String CLASSIC_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME = "ClassicGroupRebalances";
     public static final String CONSUMER_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME = "ConsumerGroupRebalances";
 
     private final MetricName classicGroupCountMetricName;
@@ -186,15 +185,6 @@ public class GroupCoordinatorMetrics extends CoordinatorMetrics implements AutoC
                 METRICS_GROUP,
                 "The total number of classic group completed rebalances")));
 
-        Sensor classicGroupPreparingRebalancesSensor = metrics.sensor(CLASSIC_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME);
-        classicGroupPreparingRebalancesSensor.add(new Meter(
-            metrics.metricName("group-rebalance-rate",
-                METRICS_GROUP,
-                "The rate of classic group preparing rebalances"),
-            metrics.metricName("group-rebalance-count",
-                METRICS_GROUP,
-                "The total number of classic group preparing rebalances")));
-
         Sensor consumerGroupRebalanceSensor = metrics.sensor(CONSUMER_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME);
         consumerGroupRebalanceSensor.add(new Meter(
             metrics.metricName("consumer-group-rebalance-rate",
@@ -209,7 +199,6 @@ public class GroupCoordinatorMetrics extends CoordinatorMetrics implements AutoC
             Utils.mkEntry(OFFSET_EXPIRED_SENSOR_NAME, offsetExpiredSensor),
             Utils.mkEntry(OFFSET_DELETIONS_SENSOR_NAME, offsetDeletionsSensor),
             Utils.mkEntry(CLASSIC_GROUP_COMPLETED_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME, classicGroupCompletedRebalancesSensor),
-            Utils.mkEntry(CLASSIC_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME, classicGroupPreparingRebalancesSensor),
             Utils.mkEntry(CONSUMER_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME, consumerGroupRebalanceSensor)
         ));
     }
@@ -261,7 +250,6 @@ public class GroupCoordinatorMetrics extends CoordinatorMetrics implements AutoC
             OFFSET_EXPIRED_SENSOR_NAME,
             OFFSET_DELETIONS_SENSOR_NAME,
             CLASSIC_GROUP_COMPLETED_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME,
-            CLASSIC_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME,
             CONSUMER_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME
         ).forEach(metrics::removeSensor);
     }
diff --git a/group-coordinator/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/GroupMetadataManagerTest.java b/group-coordinator/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/GroupMetadataManagerTest.java
index cfa1067d079..1710f3b217e 100644
--- a/group-coordinator/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/GroupMetadataManagerTest.java
+++ b/group-coordinator/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/GroupMetadataManagerTest.java
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ import static org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.classic.ClassicGroupState.PREPA
 import static org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.classic.ClassicGroupState.STABLE;
 import static org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.metrics.GroupCoordinatorMetrics.CLASSIC_GROUP_COMPLETED_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME;
 import static org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.metrics.GroupCoordinatorMetrics.CONSUMER_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME;
-import static org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.metrics.GroupCoordinatorMetrics.CLASSIC_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.AssertionFailureBuilder.assertionFailure;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
@@ -10674,22 +10673,6 @@ public class GroupMetadataManagerTest {
         verify(context.metrics).record(CLASSIC_GROUP_COMPLETED_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME);
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testClassicGroupRebalanceSensor() throws Exception {
-        GroupMetadataManagerTestContext context = new GroupMetadataManagerTestContext.Builder()
-            .build();
-        context.createClassicGroup("group-id");
-
-        context.joinClassicGroupAsDynamicMemberAndCompleteJoin(
-            new JoinGroupRequestBuilder()
-                .withGroupId("group-id")
-                .withMemberId(UNKNOWN_MEMBER_ID)
-                .withDefaultProtocolTypeAndProtocols()
-                .build()
-        );
-        verify(context.metrics).record(CLASSIC_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME);
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void testConsumerGroupRebalanceSensor() {
         String groupId = "fooup";
diff --git a/group-coordinator/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/metrics/GroupCoordinatorMetricsTest.java b/group-coordinator/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/metrics/GroupCoordinatorMetricsTest.java
index 8aa652172cb..df2ff17cd3f 100644
--- a/group-coordinator/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/metrics/GroupCoordinatorMetricsTest.java
+++ b/group-coordinator/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/metrics/GroupCoordinatorMetricsTest.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import java.util.stream.IntStream;
 
 import static org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.metrics.GroupCoordinatorMetrics.CLASSIC_GROUP_COMPLETED_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME;
 import static org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.metrics.GroupCoordinatorMetrics.CONSUMER_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME;
-import static org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.metrics.GroupCoordinatorMetrics.CLASSIC_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME;
 import static org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.metrics.GroupCoordinatorMetrics.METRICS_GROUP;
 import static org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.metrics.GroupCoordinatorMetrics.OFFSET_COMMITS_SENSOR_NAME;
 import static org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.metrics.GroupCoordinatorMetrics.OFFSET_EXPIRED_SENSOR_NAME;
@@ -62,8 +61,6 @@ public class GroupCoordinatorMetricsTest {
             metrics.metricName("offset-deletion-count", GroupCoordinatorMetrics.METRICS_GROUP),
             metrics.metricName("group-completed-rebalance-rate", GroupCoordinatorMetrics.METRICS_GROUP),
             metrics.metricName("group-completed-rebalance-count", GroupCoordinatorMetrics.METRICS_GROUP),
-            metrics.metricName("group-rebalance-rate", GroupCoordinatorMetrics.METRICS_GROUP),
-            metrics.metricName("group-rebalance-count", GroupCoordinatorMetrics.METRICS_GROUP),
             metrics.metricName("consumer-group-rebalance-rate", GroupCoordinatorMetrics.METRICS_GROUP),
             metrics.metricName("consumer-group-rebalance-count", GroupCoordinatorMetrics.METRICS_GROUP),
             metrics.metricName(
@@ -194,10 +191,6 @@ public class GroupCoordinatorMetricsTest {
         assertMetricValue(metrics, metrics.metricName("offset-expiration-rate", GroupCoordinatorMetrics.METRICS_GROUP), 1.0);
         assertMetricValue(metrics, metrics.metricName("offset-expiration-count", GroupCoordinatorMetrics.METRICS_GROUP), 30);
 
-        shard.record(CLASSIC_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME, 40);
-        assertMetricValue(metrics, metrics.metricName("group-rebalance-rate", GroupCoordinatorMetrics.METRICS_GROUP), 4.0 / 3.0);
-        assertMetricValue(metrics, metrics.metricName("group-rebalance-count", GroupCoordinatorMetrics.METRICS_GROUP), 40);
-
         shard.record(CONSUMER_GROUP_REBALANCES_SENSOR_NAME, 50);
         assertMetricValue(metrics, metrics.metricName("consumer-group-rebalance-rate", GroupCoordinatorMetrics.METRICS_GROUP), 5.0 / 3.0);
         assertMetricValue(metrics, metrics.metricName("consumer-group-rebalance-count", GroupCoordinatorMetrics.METRICS_GROUP), 50);