diff --git a/metrics/exp/exp.go b/metrics/exp/exp.go
index 11cabb9b2e..5213979aa2 100644
--- a/metrics/exp/exp.go
+++ b/metrics/exp/exp.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (exp *exp) publishTimer(name string, metric *metrics.Timer) {
 	exp.getFloat(name + ".mean-rate").Set(t.RateMean())
 }
 
-func (exp *exp) publishResettingTimer(name string, metric metrics.ResettingTimer) {
+func (exp *exp) publishResettingTimer(name string, metric *metrics.ResettingTimer) {
 	t := metric.Snapshot()
 	ps := t.Percentiles([]float64{0.50, 0.75, 0.95, 0.99})
 	exp.getInt(name + ".count").Set(int64(t.Count()))
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (exp *exp) syncToExpvar() {
 			exp.publishMeter(name, i)
 		case *metrics.Timer:
 			exp.publishTimer(name, i)
-		case metrics.ResettingTimer:
+		case *metrics.ResettingTimer:
 			exp.publishResettingTimer(name, i)
 		default:
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported type for '%s': %T", name, i))
diff --git a/metrics/influxdb/influxdb.go b/metrics/influxdb/influxdb.go
index 86de929d64..11f6c3ad22 100644
--- a/metrics/influxdb/influxdb.go
+++ b/metrics/influxdb/influxdb.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func readMeter(namespace, name string, i interface{}) (string, map[string]interf
 			"meanrate": ms.RateMean(),
 		}
 		return measurement, fields
-	case metrics.ResettingTimer:
+	case *metrics.ResettingTimer:
 		ms := metric.Snapshot()
 		if ms.Count() == 0 {
 			break
diff --git a/metrics/prometheus/collector.go b/metrics/prometheus/collector.go
index 4d19b216d4..31b8c51b65 100644
--- a/metrics/prometheus/collector.go
+++ b/metrics/prometheus/collector.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (c *collector) Add(name string, i any) error {
 		c.addMeter(name, m.Snapshot())
 	case *metrics.Timer:
 		c.addTimer(name, m.Snapshot())
-	case metrics.ResettingTimer:
+	case *metrics.ResettingTimer:
 		c.addResettingTimer(name, m.Snapshot())
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unknown prometheus metric type %T", i)
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (c *collector) addTimer(name string, m *metrics.TimerSnapshot) {
 	c.buff.WriteRune('\n')
 }
 
-func (c *collector) addResettingTimer(name string, m metrics.ResettingTimerSnapshot) {
+func (c *collector) addResettingTimer(name string, m *metrics.ResettingTimerSnapshot) {
 	if m.Count() <= 0 {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/metrics/registry.go b/metrics/registry.go
index 92e8349b91..527da6238d 100644
--- a/metrics/registry.go
+++ b/metrics/registry.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func (r *StandardRegistry) Unregister(name string) {
 
 func (r *StandardRegistry) loadOrRegister(name string, i interface{}) (interface{}, bool, bool) {
 	switch i.(type) {
-	case *Counter, *CounterFloat64, *Gauge, *GaugeFloat64, *GaugeInfo, *Healthcheck, Histogram, *Meter, *Timer, ResettingTimer:
+	case *Counter, *CounterFloat64, *Gauge, *GaugeFloat64, *GaugeInfo, *Healthcheck, Histogram, *Meter, *Timer, *ResettingTimer:
 	default:
 		return nil, false, false
 	}
diff --git a/metrics/resetting_timer.go b/metrics/resetting_timer.go
index c4844bf3e1..f2236e2347 100644
--- a/metrics/resetting_timer.go
+++ b/metrics/resetting_timer.go
@@ -5,36 +5,17 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-// Initial slice capacity for the values stored in a ResettingTimer
-const InitialResettingTimerSliceCap = 10
-
-type ResettingTimerSnapshot interface {
-	Count() int
-	Mean() float64
-	Max() int64
-	Min() int64
-	Percentiles([]float64) []float64
-}
-
-// ResettingTimer is used for storing aggregated values for timers, which are reset on every flush interval.
-type ResettingTimer interface {
-	Snapshot() ResettingTimerSnapshot
-	Time(func())
-	Update(time.Duration)
-	UpdateSince(time.Time)
-}
-
 // GetOrRegisterResettingTimer returns an existing ResettingTimer or constructs and registers a
-// new StandardResettingTimer.
-func GetOrRegisterResettingTimer(name string, r Registry) ResettingTimer {
+// new ResettingTimer.
+func GetOrRegisterResettingTimer(name string, r Registry) *ResettingTimer {
 	if nil == r {
 		r = DefaultRegistry
 	}
-	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewResettingTimer).(ResettingTimer)
+	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewResettingTimer).(*ResettingTimer)
 }
 
-// NewRegisteredResettingTimer constructs and registers a new StandardResettingTimer.
-func NewRegisteredResettingTimer(name string, r Registry) ResettingTimer {
+// NewRegisteredResettingTimer constructs and registers a new ResettingTimer.
+func NewRegisteredResettingTimer(name string, r Registry) *ResettingTimer {
 	c := NewResettingTimer()
 	if nil == r {
 		r = DefaultRegistry
@@ -43,33 +24,15 @@ func NewRegisteredResettingTimer(name string, r Registry) ResettingTimer {
 	return c
 }
 
-// NewResettingTimer constructs a new StandardResettingTimer
-func NewResettingTimer() ResettingTimer {
-	if !metricsEnabled {
-		return NilResettingTimer{}
-	}
-	return &StandardResettingTimer{
-		values: make([]int64, 0, InitialResettingTimerSliceCap),
+// NewResettingTimer constructs a new ResettingTimer
+func NewResettingTimer() *ResettingTimer {
+	return &ResettingTimer{
+		values: make([]int64, 0, 10),
 	}
 }
 
-// NilResettingTimer is a no-op ResettingTimer.
-type NilResettingTimer struct{}
-
-func (NilResettingTimer) Values() []int64                    { return nil }
-func (n NilResettingTimer) Snapshot() ResettingTimerSnapshot { return n }
-func (NilResettingTimer) Time(f func())                      { f() }
-func (NilResettingTimer) Update(time.Duration)               {}
-func (NilResettingTimer) Percentiles([]float64) []float64    { return nil }
-func (NilResettingTimer) Mean() float64                      { return 0.0 }
-func (NilResettingTimer) Max() int64                         { return 0 }
-func (NilResettingTimer) Min() int64                         { return 0 }
-func (NilResettingTimer) UpdateSince(time.Time)              {}
-func (NilResettingTimer) Count() int                         { return 0 }
-
-// StandardResettingTimer is the standard implementation of a ResettingTimer.
-// and Meter.
-type StandardResettingTimer struct {
+// ResettingTimer is used for storing aggregated values for timers, which are reset on every flush interval.
+type ResettingTimer struct {
 	values []int64
 	sum    int64 // sum is a running count of the total sum, used later to calculate mean
 
@@ -77,28 +40,28 @@ type StandardResettingTimer struct {
 }
 
 // Snapshot resets the timer and returns a read-only copy of its contents.
-func (t *StandardResettingTimer) Snapshot() ResettingTimerSnapshot {
+func (t *ResettingTimer) Snapshot() *ResettingTimerSnapshot {
 	t.mutex.Lock()
 	defer t.mutex.Unlock()
-	snapshot := &resettingTimerSnapshot{}
+	snapshot := &ResettingTimerSnapshot{}
 	if len(t.values) > 0 {
 		snapshot.mean = float64(t.sum) / float64(len(t.values))
 		snapshot.values = t.values
-		t.values = make([]int64, 0, InitialResettingTimerSliceCap)
+		t.values = make([]int64, 0, 10)
 	}
 	t.sum = 0
 	return snapshot
 }
 
 // Record the duration of the execution of the given function.
-func (t *StandardResettingTimer) Time(f func()) {
+func (t *ResettingTimer) Time(f func()) {
 	ts := time.Now()
 	f()
 	t.Update(time.Since(ts))
 }
 
 // Record the duration of an event.
-func (t *StandardResettingTimer) Update(d time.Duration) {
+func (t *ResettingTimer) Update(d time.Duration) {
 	t.mutex.Lock()
 	defer t.mutex.Unlock()
 	t.values = append(t.values, int64(d))
@@ -106,12 +69,12 @@ func (t *StandardResettingTimer) Update(d time.Duration) {
 }
 
 // Record the duration of an event that started at a time and ends now.
-func (t *StandardResettingTimer) UpdateSince(ts time.Time) {
+func (t *ResettingTimer) UpdateSince(ts time.Time) {
 	t.Update(time.Since(ts))
 }
 
-// resettingTimerSnapshot is a point-in-time copy of another ResettingTimer.
-type resettingTimerSnapshot struct {
+// ResettingTimerSnapshot is a point-in-time copy of another ResettingTimer.
+type ResettingTimerSnapshot struct {
 	values              []int64
 	mean                float64
 	max                 int64
@@ -121,20 +84,20 @@ type resettingTimerSnapshot struct {
 }
 
 // Count return the length of the values from snapshot.
-func (t *resettingTimerSnapshot) Count() int {
+func (t *ResettingTimerSnapshot) Count() int {
 	return len(t.values)
 }
 
 // Percentiles returns the boundaries for the input percentiles.
 // note: this method is not thread safe
-func (t *resettingTimerSnapshot) Percentiles(percentiles []float64) []float64 {
+func (t *ResettingTimerSnapshot) Percentiles(percentiles []float64) []float64 {
 	t.calc(percentiles)
 	return t.thresholdBoundaries
 }
 
 // Mean returns the mean of the snapshotted values
 // note: this method is not thread safe
-func (t *resettingTimerSnapshot) Mean() float64 {
+func (t *ResettingTimerSnapshot) Mean() float64 {
 	if !t.calculated {
 		t.calc(nil)
 	}
@@ -144,7 +107,7 @@ func (t *resettingTimerSnapshot) Mean() float64 {
 
 // Max returns the max of the snapshotted values
 // note: this method is not thread safe
-func (t *resettingTimerSnapshot) Max() int64 {
+func (t *ResettingTimerSnapshot) Max() int64 {
 	if !t.calculated {
 		t.calc(nil)
 	}
@@ -153,14 +116,14 @@ func (t *resettingTimerSnapshot) Max() int64 {
 
 // Min returns the min of the snapshotted values
 // note: this method is not thread safe
-func (t *resettingTimerSnapshot) Min() int64 {
+func (t *ResettingTimerSnapshot) Min() int64 {
 	if !t.calculated {
 		t.calc(nil)
 	}
 	return t.min
 }
 
-func (t *resettingTimerSnapshot) calc(percentiles []float64) {
+func (t *ResettingTimerSnapshot) calc(percentiles []float64) {
 	scores := CalculatePercentiles(t.values, percentiles)
 	t.thresholdBoundaries = scores
 	if len(t.values) == 0 {