diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt.erl b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt.erl
index bfba34603..ce83b9b71 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt.erl
@@ -101,16 +101,6 @@
         , delete_banned/1
         ]).
 
--ifndef(EMQX_ENTERPRISE).
-
--export([ enable_telemetry/0
-        , disable_telemetry/0
-        , get_telemetry_status/0
-        , get_telemetry_data/0
-        ]).
-
--endif.
-
 %% Common Table API
 -export([ item/2
         , max_row_limit/0
@@ -498,38 +488,6 @@ create_banned(Banned) ->
 delete_banned(Who) ->
     emqx_banned:delete(Who).
 
-
-
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% Telemtry API
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
--ifndef(EMQX_ENTERPRISE).
-
-enable_telemetry() ->
-    lists:foreach(fun enable_telemetry/1,ekka_mnesia:running_nodes()).
-
-enable_telemetry(Node) when Node =:= node() ->
-    emqx_telemetry:enable();
-enable_telemetry(Node) ->
-    rpc_call(Node, enable_telemetry, [Node]).
-
-disable_telemetry() ->
-    lists:foreach(fun disable_telemetry/1,ekka_mnesia:running_nodes()).
-
-disable_telemetry(Node) when Node =:= node() ->
-    emqx_telemetry:disable();
-disable_telemetry(Node) ->
-    rpc_call(Node, disable_telemetry, [Node]).
-
-get_telemetry_status() ->
-    [{enabled, emqx_telemetry:is_enabled()}].
-
-get_telemetry_data() ->
-    emqx_telemetry:get_telemetry().
-
--endif.
-
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% Common Table API
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/apps/emqx_telemetry/etc/emqx_telemetry.conf b/apps/emqx_telemetry/etc/emqx_telemetry.conf
index 326ef0508..bbe4a2fd4 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_telemetry/etc/emqx_telemetry.conf
+++ b/apps/emqx_telemetry/etc/emqx_telemetry.conf
@@ -1,28 +1,3 @@
-##--------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Telemetry
-##--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-## Enable telemetry
-##
-## Value: true | false
-##
-## Default: true
-telemetry.enabled = true
-
-## The destination URL for the telemetry data report
-##
-## Value: String
-##
-## Default: "https://telemetry.emqx.io/api/telemetry"
-telemetry.url = "https://telemetry.emqx.io/api/telemetry"
-
-## Interval for reporting telemetry data
-##
-## Value: Duration
-## -d: day
-## -h: hour
-## -m: minute
-## -s: second
-##
-## Default: 7d
-telemetry.report_interval = 7d
+emqx_telemetry:{
+    enabled: true
+}
diff --git a/apps/emqx_telemetry/include/emqx_telemetry.hrl b/apps/emqx_telemetry/include/emqx_telemetry.hrl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..334173015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_telemetry/include/emqx_telemetry.hrl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+%% The destination URL for the telemetry data report
+-define(TELEMETRY_URL, "https://telemetry.emqx.io/api/telemetry").
+
+%% Interval for reporting telemetry data, Default: 7d
+-define(REPORT_INTERVAR, 604800).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_telemetry/priv/emqx_telemetry.schema b/apps/emqx_telemetry/priv/emqx_telemetry.schema
deleted file mode 100644
index 87f502234..000000000
--- a/apps/emqx_telemetry/priv/emqx_telemetry.schema
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-%%-*- mode: erlang -*-
-%% Retainer config mapping
-
-{mapping, "telemetry.enabled", "emqx_telemetry.enabled", [
-  {default, true},
-  {datatype, {enum, [true, false]}}
-]}.
-
-{mapping, "telemetry.url", "emqx_telemetry.url", [
-  {default, "https://telemetry.emqx.io/api/telemetry"},
-  {datatype, string}
-]}.
-
-{mapping, "telemetry.report_interval", "emqx_telemetry.report_interval", [
-  {default, "7d"},
-  {datatype, {duration, s}}
-]}.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry.app.src b/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry.app.src
index e65678c37..0f6bee95c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, emqx_telemetry,
  [{description, "EMQ X Telemetry"},
-  {vsn, "4.3.1"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
+  {vsn, "5.0.0"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
   {modules, []},
   {registered, [emqx_telemetry_sup]},
   {applications, [kernel,stdlib]},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry.appup.src b/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry.appup.src
deleted file mode 100644
index 27998f0d5..000000000
--- a/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry.appup.src
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-%% -*- mode: erlang -*-
-{VSN,
- [
-   {"4.3.0", [
-     {load_module, emqx_telemetry, brutal_purge, soft_purge, []}
-   ]},
-   {<<".*">>, []}
- ],
- [
-   {"4.3.0", [
-     {load_module, emqx_telemetry, brutal_purge, soft_purge, []}
-   ]},
-   {<<".*">>, []}
- ]
-}.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry.erl b/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry.erl
index 3e8d3ffd3..ea4017dc9 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry.erl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 -include_lib("kernel/include/file.hrl").
 -include_lib("snabbkaffe/include/snabbkaffe.hrl").
 
--logger_header("[Telemetry]").
+-include("emqx_telemetry.hrl").
 
 %% Mnesia bootstrap
 -export([mnesia/1]).
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
           timer = undefined :: undefined | reference()
         }).
 
-%% The count of 100-nanosecond intervals between the UUID epoch 
+%% The count of 100-nanosecond intervals between the UUID epoch
 %% 1582-10-15 00:00:00 and the UNIX epoch 1970-01-01 00:00:00.
 -define(GREGORIAN_EPOCH_OFFSET, 16#01b21dd213814000).
 
@@ -140,16 +140,11 @@ get_telemetry() ->
 %% is very small, it should be safe to ignore.
 -dialyzer([{nowarn_function, [init/1]}]).
 init([Opts]) ->
-    State = #state{url = get_value(url, Opts),
-                   report_interval = timer:seconds(get_value(report_interval, Opts))},
+    State = #state{url = ?TELEMETRY_URL,
+                   report_interval = timer:seconds(?REPORT_INTERVAR)},
     NState = case mnesia:dirty_read(?TELEMETRY, ?UNIQUE_ID) of
                  [] ->
-                     Enabled = case search_telemetry_enabled() of
-                                   {error, not_found} ->
-                                       get_value(enabled, Opts);
-                                   {M, F} ->
-                                       erlang:apply(M, F, [])
-                               end,
+                     Enabled = proplists:get_value(enabled, Opts, true),
                      UUID = generate_uuid(),
                      mnesia:dirty_write(?TELEMETRY, #telemetry{id = ?UNIQUE_ID,
                                                                uuid = UUID,
@@ -237,14 +232,6 @@ official_version(Version) ->
 ensure_report_timer(State = #state{report_interval = ReportInterval}) ->
     State#state{timer = emqx_misc:start_timer(ReportInterval, time_to_report_telemetry_data)}.
 
-license() ->
-    case search_telemetry_license() of
-        {error, not_found} ->
-            [{edition, <<"community">>}];
-        {M, F} ->
-            erlang:apply(M, F, [])
-    end.
-
 os_info() ->
     case erlang:system_info(os_type) of
         {unix,darwin} ->
@@ -348,7 +335,7 @@ generate_uuid() ->
 get_telemetry(#state{uuid = UUID}) ->
     OSInfo = os_info(),
     [{emqx_version, bin(emqx_app:get_release())},
-     {license, license()},
+     {license, [{edition, <<"community">>}]},
      {os_name, bin(get_value(os_name, OSInfo))},
      {os_version, bin(get_value(os_version, OSInfo))},
      {otp_version, bin(otp_version())},
@@ -375,58 +362,6 @@ report_telemetry(State = #state{url = URL}) ->
 httpc_request(Method, URL, Headers, Body) ->
     httpc:request(Method, {URL, Headers, "application/json", Body}, [], []).
 
-ignore_lib_apps(Apps) ->
-    LibApps = [kernel, stdlib, sasl, appmon, eldap, erts,
-               syntax_tools, ssl, crypto, mnesia, os_mon,
-               inets, goldrush, gproc, runtime_tools,
-               snmp, otp_mibs, public_key, asn1, ssh, hipe,
-               common_test, observer, webtool, xmerl, tools,
-               test_server, compiler, debugger, eunit, et,
-               wx],
-    [AppName || {AppName, _, _} <- Apps, not lists:member(AppName, LibApps)].
-
-search_telemetry_license() ->
-    search_function(telemetry_license).
-
-search_telemetry_enabled() ->
-    search_function(telemetry_enabled).
-
-search_function(Name) ->
-    case search_attrs(Name) of
-        [] ->
-            {error, not_found};
-        Callbacks ->
-            case lists:filter(fun({M, F}) ->
-                                  erlang:function_exported(M, F, 0)
-                              end, Callbacks) of
-                [] -> {error, not_found};
-                [{M, F} | _] -> {M, F}
-            end
-    end.
-
-search_attrs(Name) ->
-    Apps = ignore_lib_apps(application:loaded_applications()),
-    search_attrs(Name, Apps).
-
-search_attrs(Name, Apps) ->
-    lists:foldl(fun(App, Acc) ->
-                    {ok, Modules} = application:get_key(App, modules),
-                    Attrs = lists:foldl(fun(Module, Acc0) ->
-                                                case proplists:get_value(Name, module_attributes(Module), undefined) of
-                                                    undefined -> Acc0;
-                                                    Attrs0 -> Acc0 ++ Attrs0
-                                                end
-                                            end, [], Modules),
-                    Acc ++ Attrs
-                end, [], Apps).
-
-module_attributes(Module) ->
-    try Module:module_info(attributes)
-    catch
-        error:undef -> [];
-        error:Reason -> error(Reason)
-    end.
-
 bin(L) when is_list(L) ->
     list_to_binary(L);
 bin(B) when is_binary(B) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry_api.erl b/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry_api.erl
index a6e4f220a..8bb97086e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry_api.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry_api.erl
@@ -51,15 +51,15 @@
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 cli(["enable"]) ->
-    emqx_mgmt:enable_telemetry(),
+    enable_telemetry(),
     emqx_ctl:print("Enable telemetry successfully~n");
 
 cli(["disable"]) ->
-    emqx_mgmt:disable_telemetry(),
+    disable_telemetry(),
     emqx_ctl:print("Disable telemetry successfully~n");
 
 cli(["get", "status"]) ->
-    case emqx_mgmt:get_telemetry_status() of
+    case get_telemetry_status() of
         [{enabled, true}] ->
             emqx_ctl:print("Telemetry is enabled~n");
         [{enabled, false}] ->
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ cli(["get", "status"]) ->
     end;
 
 cli(["get", "data"]) ->
-    {ok, TelemetryData} = emqx_mgmt:get_telemetry_data(),
+    {ok, TelemetryData} = get_telemetry_data(),
     case emqx_json:safe_encode(TelemetryData, [pretty]) of
         {ok, Bin} ->
             emqx_ctl:print("~s~n", [Bin]);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ enable(_Bindings, Params) ->
     end.
 
 get_status(_Bindings, _Params) ->
-    return(get_telemetry_status()).
+    return({ok, get_telemetry_status()}).
 
 get_data(_Bindings, _Params) ->
     return(get_telemetry_data()).
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ disable_telemetry(Node) ->
     rpc_call(Node, ?MODULE, disable_telemetry, [Node]).
 
 get_telemetry_status() ->
-    {ok, [{enabled, emqx_telemetry:is_enabled()}]}.
+    [{enabled, emqx_telemetry:is_enabled()}].
 
 get_telemetry_data() ->
     emqx_telemetry:get_telemetry().
diff --git a/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry_app.erl b/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry_app.erl
index 5effededa..8a5b34627 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry_app.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry_app.erl
@@ -18,16 +18,22 @@
 
 -behaviour(application).
 
--emqx_plugin(?MODULE).
+-define(APP, emqx_telemetry).
 
 -export([ start/2
         , stop/1
         ]).
 
 start(_Type, _Args) ->
-    emqx_ctl:register_command(telemetry, {emqx_telemetry_api, cli}),
-    Env = application:get_all_env(emqx_telemetry),
-    emqx_telemetry_sup:start_link(Env).
+    %% TODO
+    %% After the relevant code for building hocon configuration will be deleted
+    %% Get the configuration using emqx_config:get
+    ConfFile = filename:join([emqx:get_env(plugins_etc_dir), ?APP]) ++ ".conf",
+    {ok, RawConfig} = hocon:load(ConfFile),
+    Config = hocon_schema:check_plain(emqx_telemetry_schema, RawConfig, #{atom_key => true}),
+    emqx_config_handler:update_config(emqx_config_handler, Config),
+    Enabled = emqx_config:get([?APP, enabled], true),
+    emqx_telemetry_sup:start_link([{enabled, Enabled}]).
 
 stop(_State) ->
     emqx_ctl:unregister_command(telemetry),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry_schema.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a60ac946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_telemetry/src/emqx_telemetry_schema.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+-module(emqx_telemetry_schema).
+
+-include_lib("typerefl/include/types.hrl").
+
+-behaviour(hocon_schema).
+
+-export([ structs/0
+        , fields/1]).
+
+structs() -> ["emqx_telemetry"].
+
+fields("emqx_telemetry") ->
+    [{enabled, emqx_schema:t(boolean(), undefined, false)}].
diff --git a/apps/emqx_telemetry/test/emqx_telemetry_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_telemetry/test/emqx_telemetry_SUITE.erl
index 9431cd325..39dcbf68c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_telemetry/test/emqx_telemetry_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_telemetry/test/emqx_telemetry_SUITE.erl
@@ -29,11 +29,20 @@ all() -> emqx_ct:all(?MODULE).
 
 init_per_testcase(_, Config) ->
     emqx_ct_helpers:boot_modules(all),
-    emqx_ct_helpers:start_apps([emqx_modules, emqx_telemetry]),
+    emqx_ct_helpers:start_apps([emqx_telemetry], fun set_special_configs/1),
     Config.
 
 end_per_testcase(_, _Config) ->
-    emqx_ct_helpers:stop_apps([emqx_telemetry, emqx_modules]).
+    emqx_ct_helpers:stop_apps([emqx_telemetry]).
+
+set_special_configs(emqx_telemetry) ->
+    application:set_env(emqx, plugins_etc_dir,
+                        emqx_ct_helpers:deps_path(emqx_telemetry, "test")),
+    Conf = #{<<"emqx_telemetry">> => #{<<"enabled">> => true}},
+    ok = file:write_file(filename:join(emqx:get_env(plugins_etc_dir), 'emqx_telemetry.conf'), jsx:encode(Conf)),
+    ok;
+set_special_configs(_App) ->
+    ok.
 
 t_uuid(_) ->
     UUID = emqx_telemetry:generate_uuid(),
@@ -41,9 +50,7 @@ t_uuid(_) ->
     ?assertEqual(5, length(Parts)),
     {ok, UUID2} = emqx_telemetry:get_uuid(),
     emqx_telemetry:stop(),
-    emqx_telemetry:start_link([{enabled, true},
-                               {url, "https://telemetry.emqx.io/api/telemetry"},
-                               {report_interval, 7 * 24 * 60 * 60}]),
+    emqx_telemetry:start_link([{enabled, true}]),
     {ok, UUID3} = emqx_telemetry:get_uuid(),
     ?assertEqual(UUID2, UUID3).
 
diff --git a/data/loaded_plugins.tmpl b/data/loaded_plugins.tmpl
index d0dac7fe1..5922f6dc5 100644
--- a/data/loaded_plugins.tmpl
+++ b/data/loaded_plugins.tmpl
@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@
 {emqx_modules, {{enable_plugin_emqx_modules}}}.
 {emqx_recon, {{enable_plugin_emqx_recon}}}.
 {emqx_retainer, {{enable_plugin_emqx_retainer}}}.
-{emqx_telemetry, {{enable_plugin_emqx_telemetry}}}.
 {emqx_rule_engine, {{enable_plugin_emqx_rule_engine}}}.
 {emqx_bridge_mqtt, {{enable_plugin_emqx_bridge_mqtt}}}.
diff --git a/rebar.config.erl b/rebar.config.erl
index 5414ebfd5..56987485e 100644
--- a/rebar.config.erl
+++ b/rebar.config.erl
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ overlay_vars_rel(RelType) ->
     , {enable_plugin_emqx_modules, false} %% modules is not a plugin in ce
     , {enable_plugin_emqx_recon, true}
     , {enable_plugin_emqx_retainer, true}
-    , {enable_plugin_emqx_telemetry, true}
     , {vm_args_file, VmArgs}
     ].
 
@@ -249,6 +248,7 @@ relx_apps(ReleaseType) ->
     , emqx_connector
     , emqx_data_bridge
     ]
+    ++ [emqx_telemetry || not is_enterprise()]
     ++ [emqx_modules || not is_enterprise()]
     ++ [emqx_license || is_enterprise()]
     ++ [bcrypt || provide_bcrypt_release(ReleaseType)]
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ relx_plugin_apps(ReleaseType) ->
     , emqx_sasl
     , emqx_statsd
     ]
-    ++ [emqx_telemetry || not is_enterprise()]
     ++ relx_plugin_apps_per_rel(ReleaseType)
     ++ relx_plugin_apps_enterprise(is_enterprise())
     ++ relx_plugin_apps_extra().
@@ -380,6 +379,7 @@ emqx_etc_overlay_common() ->
      {"{{base_dir}}/lib/emqx/etc/emqx.conf", "etc/emqx.conf"},
      {"{{base_dir}}/lib/emqx/etc/ssl_dist.conf", "etc/ssl_dist.conf"},
      {"{{base_dir}}/lib/emqx_data_bridge/etc/emqx_data_bridge.conf", "etc/plugins/emqx_data_bridge.conf"},
+     {"{{base_dir}}/lib/emqx_telemetry/etc/emqx_telemetry.conf", "etc/plugins/emqx_telemetry.conf"},
      {"{{base_dir}}/lib/emqx_authz/etc/emqx_authz.conf", "etc/plugins/authz.conf"},
      %% TODO: check why it has to end with .paho
      %% and why it is put to etc/plugins dir