diff --git a/config/metrics/counts_28d/20210216182106_design_action_monthly.yml b/config/metrics/counts_28d/20210216182106_design_action_monthly.yml
index db0f7728aa3d565e75b681f3017f8ac92b6f133e..bca5d17a6fffd311334e33176f978fff2b280708 100644
--- a/config/metrics/counts_28d/20210216182106_design_action_monthly.yml
+++ b/config/metrics/counts_28d/20210216182106_design_action_monthly.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 data_category: optional
 key_path: redis_hll_counters.source_code.design_action_monthly
-description: Count of total design actions (upload, delete, comment, reply)
+description: Removed as duplicate of usage_activity_by_stage_monthly.create.action_monthly_active_users_design_management
 product_section: dev
 product_stage: create
 product_group: source_code
 value_type: number
-status: active
+status: removed
 time_frame: 28d
 data_source: redis_hll
 instrumentation_class: RedisHLLMetric
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ tier:
 - ultimate
 performance_indicator_type: []
 milestone: "<13.9"
+milestone_removed: "17.0"
+removed_by_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/150311