diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
index 76ceda825..c6990ceb7 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
@@ -1,31 +1,27 @@
 %% -*- mode: erlang -*-
 {VSN,
   [{"4.3.6",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.6"]}},
+    [{update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.6"]}},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.5",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.5"]}},
+    [{update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.5"]}},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.4",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.4"]}},
+    [{update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.4"]}},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.3",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.3"]}},
+    [{update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.3"]}},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_actions,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -33,8 +29,7 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.2",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.2"]}},
+    [{update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.2"]}},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {apply,{emqx_stats,cancel_update,[rule_registery_stats]}},
@@ -43,8 +38,7 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.1",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.1"]}},
+    [{update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.1"]}},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -53,8 +47,7 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.0",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.0"]}},
+    [{update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.0"]}},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -65,31 +58,27 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
   [{"4.3.6",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.6"]}},
+    [{update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.6"]}},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.5",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.5"]}},
+    [{update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.5"]}},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.4",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.4"]}},
+    [{update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.4"]}},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.3",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.3"]}},
+    [{update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.3"]}},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_actions,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -97,8 +86,7 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.2",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.2"]}},
+    [{update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.2"]}},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {apply,{emqx_stats,cancel_update,[rule_registery_stats]}},
@@ -107,8 +95,7 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.1",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.1"]}},
+    [{update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.1"]}},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -117,8 +104,7 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.0",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.0"]}},
+    [{update,emqx_rule_metrics,{advanced,["4.3.0"]}},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},