diff --git a/internal/aws/containerinsight/const.go b/internal/aws/containerinsight/const.go
index d90106aa20bf..704e53a56865 100644
--- a/internal/aws/containerinsight/const.go
+++ b/internal/aws/containerinsight/const.go
@@ -117,14 +117,14 @@ const (
 	ReplicasDesired                   = "replicas_desired"
 	ReplicasReady                     = "replicas_ready"
 
-	RunningPodCount          = "number_of_running_pods"
-	RunningContainerCount    = "number_of_running_containers"
-	ContainerCount           = "number_of_containers"
-	NodeCount                = "node_count"
-	FailedNodeCount          = "failed_node_count"
-	ContainerRestartCount    = "number_of_container_restarts"
-	RunningTaskCount         = "number_of_running_tasks"
-	Age                      = "age"
+	RunningPodCount       = "number_of_running_pods"
+	RunningContainerCount = "number_of_running_containers"
+	ContainerCount        = "number_of_containers"
+	NodeCount             = "node_count"
+	FailedNodeCount       = "failed_node_count"
+	ContainerRestartCount = "number_of_container_restarts"
+	RunningTaskCount      = "number_of_running_tasks"
+
 	DiskIOServiceBytesPrefix = "diskio_io_service_bytes_"
 	DiskIOServicedPrefix     = "diskio_io_serviced_"
 	DiskIOAsync              = "Async"
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ const (
 	// unit
 	UnitBytes       = "Bytes"
 	UnitMegaBytes   = "Megabytes"
-	UnitSeconds     = "Seconds"
 	UnitNanoSecond  = "Nanoseconds"
 	UnitBytesPerSec = "Bytes/Second"
 	UnitCount       = "Count"
@@ -281,6 +280,5 @@ func init() {
 		ContainerCount:        UnitCount,
 		ContainerRestartCount: UnitCount,
 		RunningTaskCount:      UnitCount,
-		Age:                   UnitSeconds,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/receiver/awscontainerinsightreceiver/README.md b/receiver/awscontainerinsightreceiver/README.md
index 3ec9a1280654..e8d31aa1c1f5 100644
--- a/receiver/awscontainerinsightreceiver/README.md
+++ b/receiver/awscontainerinsightreceiver/README.md
@@ -714,8 +714,6 @@ kubectl apply -f config.yaml
 | pod_status_pending                    | Count        |
 | pod_status_running                    | Count        |
 | pod_status_succeeded                  | Count        |
-| pod_age                               | Seconds      |
-
 
 | Resource Attribute   |
 |----------------------|
diff --git a/receiver/awscontainerinsightreceiver/internal/stores/podstore.go b/receiver/awscontainerinsightreceiver/internal/stores/podstore.go
index 555855f2b02d..aff52addf8c1 100644
--- a/receiver/awscontainerinsightreceiver/internal/stores/podstore.go
+++ b/receiver/awscontainerinsightreceiver/internal/stores/podstore.go
@@ -478,8 +478,6 @@ func (p *PodStore) addStatus(metric CIMetric, pod *corev1.Pod) {
 		if p.includeEnhancedMetrics {
 			p.addPodStatusMetrics(metric, pod)
 			p.addPodConditionMetrics(metric, pod)
-			podAge := time.Since(pod.CreationTimestamp.Time)
-			metric.AddField(ci.MetricName(ci.TypePod, ci.Age), podAge.Seconds())
 		}
 
 		var curContainerRestarts int
diff --git a/receiver/awscontainerinsightreceiver/internal/stores/podstore_test.go b/receiver/awscontainerinsightreceiver/internal/stores/podstore_test.go
index 6257f5cd438a..2c7ea3dd6580 100644
--- a/receiver/awscontainerinsightreceiver/internal/stores/podstore_test.go
+++ b/receiver/awscontainerinsightreceiver/internal/stores/podstore_test.go
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ const (
 	PodUnknownMetricName   = "pod_status_unknown"
 	PodReadyMetricName     = "pod_status_ready"
 	PodScheduledMetricName = "pod_status_scheduled"
-	PodAgeMetricName       = "pod_age"
 )
 
 func TestPodStore_enhanced_metrics_disabled(t *testing.T) {
@@ -394,14 +393,6 @@ func TestPodStore_addStatus_adds_pod_succeeded_metric(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, decoratedResultMetric.GetField(PodSucceededMetricName))
 }
 
-func TestPodStore_addStatus_pod_age(t *testing.T) {
-	decoratedResultMetric := runAddStatusToGetDecoratedCIMetric("./test_resources/pod_in_phase_succeeded.json", true)
-	year := time.Hour * 24 * 365
-
-	assert.Greater(t, decoratedResultMetric.GetField(PodAgeMetricName), 3*year.Seconds())
-	assert.Less(t, decoratedResultMetric.GetField(PodAgeMetricName), 100*year.Seconds())
-}
-
 func TestPodStore_addStatus_enhanced_metrics_disabled(t *testing.T) {
 	decoratedResultMetric := runAddStatusToGetDecoratedCIMetric("./test_resources/all_pod_conditions_valid.json", false)