diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_access_control.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_access_control.erl
index d50cf65e0..1b864cda9 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_access_control.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_access_control.erl
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ run_hooks(Name, Args, Acc) ->
 
 -compile({inline, [inc_authz_metrics/1]}).
 inc_authz_metrics(allow) ->
-    emqx_metrics:inc('client.authorization.allow');
+    emqx_metrics:inc('authorization.allow');
 inc_authz_metrics(deny) ->
-    emqx_metrics:inc('client.authorization.deny');
+    emqx_metrics:inc('authorization.deny');
 inc_authz_metrics(cache_hit) ->
-    emqx_metrics:inc('client.authorization.cache_hit').
+    emqx_metrics:inc('authorization.cache_hit').
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_metrics.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_metrics.erl
index 7418573dc..be4abe9c4 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_metrics.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_metrics.erl
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@
 
 %% Statistic metrics for ACL checking
 -define(STASTS_ACL_METRICS, [
-    {counter, 'client.authorization.allow'},
-    {counter, 'client.authorization.deny'},
-    {counter, 'client.authorization.cache_hit'}
+    {counter, 'authorization.allow'},
+    {counter, 'authorization.deny'},
+    {counter, 'authorization.cache_hit'}
 ]).
 
 %% Overload protetion counters
@@ -687,9 +687,9 @@ reserved_idx('session.resumed') -> 221;
 reserved_idx('session.takenover') -> 222;
 reserved_idx('session.discarded') -> 223;
 reserved_idx('session.terminated') -> 224;
-reserved_idx('client.authorization.allow') -> 300;
-reserved_idx('client.authorization.deny') -> 301;
-reserved_idx('client.authorization.cache_hit') -> 302;
+reserved_idx('authorization.allow') -> 300;
+reserved_idx('authorization.deny') -> 301;
+reserved_idx('authorization.cache_hit') -> 302;
 reserved_idx('olp.delay.ok') -> 400;
 reserved_idx('olp.delay.timeout') -> 401;
 reserved_idx('olp.hbn') -> 402;
diff --git a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz.erl b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz.erl
index e41ef71ce..e7805aa7e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz.erl
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@
 
 -type sources() :: [source()].
 
--define(METRIC_ALLOW, 'client.authorization.matched.allow').
--define(METRIC_DENY, 'client.authorization.matched.deny').
--define(METRIC_NOMATCH, 'client.authorization.nomatch').
+-define(METRIC_ALLOW, 'authorization.matched.allow').
+-define(METRIC_DENY, 'authorization.matched.deny').
+-define(METRIC_NOMATCH, 'authorization.nomatch').
 
 -define(METRICS, [?METRIC_ALLOW, ?METRIC_DENY, ?METRIC_NOMATCH]).