diff --git a/src/lib/db/client-instance-store.ts b/src/lib/db/client-instance-store.ts
index 515544d9b6..bafe0ab053 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/client-instance-store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/client-instance-store.ts
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ export default class ClientInstanceStore implements IClientInstanceStore {
 
     private metricTimer: Function;
 
-    private timer: Timeout;
-
     constructor(db: Db, eventBus: EventEmitter, getLogger: LogProvider) {
         this.db = db;
         this.eventBus = eventBus;
@@ -197,7 +195,5 @@ export default class ClientInstanceStore implements IClientInstanceStore {
         return this.db(TABLE).where('app_name', appName).del();
     }
 
-    destroy(): void {
-        clearInterval(this.timer);
-    }
+    destroy(): void {}
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/server-impl.ts b/src/lib/server-impl.ts
index bc90403645..ae7d3da7d3 100644
--- a/src/lib/server-impl.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server-impl.ts
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ async function createApp(
         }
         services.schedulerService.stop();
         metricsMonitor.stopMonitoring();
-        stores.clientInstanceStore.destroy();
-        services.clientMetricsServiceV2.destroy();
         services.addonService.destroy();
         await db.destroy();
     };
diff --git a/src/lib/services/client-metrics/last-seen/last-seen-service.ts b/src/lib/services/client-metrics/last-seen/last-seen-service.ts
index 555b5eb930..4bb6d5a282 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/client-metrics/last-seen/last-seen-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/client-metrics/last-seen/last-seen-service.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ export type LastSeenInput = {
 };
 
 export class LastSeenService {
-    private timers: NodeJS.Timeout[] = [];
-
     private lastSeenToggles: Map<String, LastSeenInput> = new Map();
 
     private logger: Logger;
@@ -79,8 +77,4 @@ export class LastSeenService {
     async cleanLastSeen() {
         await this.lastSeenStore.cleanLastSeen();
     }
-
-    destroy(): void {
-        this.timers.forEach(clearInterval);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/services/client-metrics/metrics-service-v2.ts b/src/lib/services/client-metrics/metrics-service-v2.ts
index db950e342f..4a83f659a0 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/client-metrics/metrics-service-v2.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/client-metrics/metrics-service-v2.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import { nameSchema } from '../../schema/feature-schema';
 export default class ClientMetricsServiceV2 {
     private config: IUnleashConfig;
 
-    private timers: NodeJS.Timeout[] = [];
-
     private unsavedMetrics: IClientMetricsEnv[] = [];
 
     private clientMetricsStoreV2: IClientMetricsStoreV2;
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@ export default class ClientMetricsServiceV2 {
         { clientMetricsStoreV2 }: Pick<IUnleashStores, 'clientMetricsStoreV2'>,
         config: IUnleashConfig,
         lastSeenService: LastSeenService,
-        bulkInterval = secondsToMilliseconds(5),
     ) {
         this.clientMetricsStoreV2 = clientMetricsStoreV2;
         this.lastSeenService = lastSeenService;
@@ -50,18 +47,10 @@ export default class ClientMetricsServiceV2 {
             '/services/client-metrics/client-metrics-service-v2.ts',
         );
         this.flagResolver = config.flagResolver;
+    }
 
-        this.timers.push(
-            setInterval(() => {
-                this.bulkAdd().catch(console.error);
-            }, bulkInterval).unref(),
-        );
-
-        this.timers.push(
-            setInterval(() => {
-                this.clientMetricsStoreV2.clearMetrics(48).catch(console.error);
-            }, hoursToMilliseconds(12)).unref(),
-        );
+    async clearMetrics(hoursAgo: number) {
+        return this.clientMetricsStoreV2.clearMetrics(hoursAgo);
     }
 
     async filterValidToggleNames(toggleNames: string[]): Promise<string[]> {
@@ -245,9 +234,4 @@ export default class ClientMetricsServiceV2 {
         }
         return 'default';
     }
-
-    destroy(): void {
-        this.timers.forEach(clearInterval);
-        this.lastSeenService.destroy();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/services/index.ts b/src/lib/services/index.ts
index e5638cf7a9..d1823cdde3 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/index.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ export const scheduleServices = async (
         versionService,
         lastSeenService,
         proxyService,
+        clientMetricsServiceV2,
     } = services;
 
     if (await maintenanceService.isMaintenanceMode()) {
@@ -224,6 +225,22 @@ export const scheduleServices = async (
         minutesToMilliseconds(2),
         'fetchFrontendSettings',
     );
+
+    schedulerService.schedule(
+        () => {
+            clientMetricsServiceV2.bulkAdd().catch(console.error);
+        },
+        secondsToMilliseconds(5),
+        'bulkAddMetrics',
+    );
+
+    schedulerService.schedule(
+        () => {
+            clientMetricsServiceV2.clearMetrics(48).catch(console.error);
+        },
+        hoursToMilliseconds(12),
+        'clearMetrics',
+    );
 };
 
 export const createServices = (
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/helpers/database-init.ts b/src/test/e2e/helpers/database-init.ts
index a5b7f93121..2a51f9dba2 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/helpers/database-init.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/helpers/database-init.ts
@@ -117,9 +117,7 @@ export default async function init(
             await setupDatabase(stores);
         },
         destroy: async () => {
-            const { clientInstanceStore } = stores;
             return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-                clientInstanceStore.destroy();
                 testDb.destroy((error) => (error ? reject(error) : resolve()));
             });
         },
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/services/last-seen-service.e2e.test.ts b/src/test/e2e/services/last-seen-service.e2e.test.ts
index e1745a8b1d..49ad347aac 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/services/last-seen-service.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/services/last-seen-service.e2e.test.ts
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ test('Should update last seen for known toggles', async () => {
     const t1 = await stores.featureToggleStore.get('ta1');
 
     expect(t1.lastSeenAt.getTime()).toBeGreaterThan(time);
-
-    service.destroy();
 });
 
 test('Should not update last seen toggles with 0 metrics', async () => {
@@ -102,8 +100,6 @@ test('Should not update last seen toggles with 0 metrics', async () => {
 
     expect(t2.lastSeenAt).toBeNull();
     expect(t1.lastSeenAt.getTime()).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(time);
-
-    service.destroy();
 });
 
 test('Should not update anything for 0 toggles', async () => {
@@ -144,6 +140,4 @@ test('Should not update anything for 0 toggles', async () => {
     const count = await service.store();
 
     expect(count).toBe(0);
-
-    service.destroy();
 });