diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d12193d6ca..de3b0ce1c7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 * (x/gov) [#17873](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/17873) Fail any inactive and active proposals that cannot be decoded.
 
+### Client Breaking Changes
+
+* (x/gov) [#17910](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/17910) Remove telemetry for counting votes and proposals. It was incorrectly counting votes. Use alternatives, such as state streaming.
+
 ## [v0.50.0-rc.1](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/tag/v0.50.0-rc.1) - 2023-09-25
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/x/gov/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/gov/keeper/msg_server.go
index 1e153008db..843132cb4a 100644
--- a/x/gov/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/gov/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -4,14 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
-
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-metrics"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/errors"
 	"cosmossdk.io/math"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/telemetry"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	govtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types"
@@ -99,8 +95,6 @@ func (k msgServer) SubmitProposal(goCtx context.Context, msg *v1.MsgSubmitPropos
 		"submit proposal",
 	)
 
-	defer telemetry.IncrCounter(1, govtypes.ModuleName, "proposal")
-
 	votingStarted, err := k.Keeper.AddDeposit(ctx, proposal.Id, proposer, msg.GetInitialDeposit())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -190,14 +184,6 @@ func (k msgServer) Vote(goCtx context.Context, msg *v1.MsgVote) (*v1.MsgVoteResp
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	defer telemetry.IncrCounterWithLabels(
-		[]string{govtypes.ModuleName, "vote"},
-		1,
-		[]metrics.Label{
-			telemetry.NewLabel("proposal_id", strconv.FormatUint(msg.ProposalId, 10)),
-		},
-	)
-
 	return &v1.MsgVoteResponse{}, nil
 }
 
@@ -243,14 +229,6 @@ func (k msgServer) VoteWeighted(goCtx context.Context, msg *v1.MsgVoteWeighted)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	defer telemetry.IncrCounterWithLabels(
-		[]string{govtypes.ModuleName, "vote"},
-		1,
-		[]metrics.Label{
-			telemetry.NewLabel("proposal_id", strconv.FormatUint(msg.ProposalId, 10)),
-		},
-	)
-
 	return &v1.MsgVoteWeightedResponse{}, nil
 }
 
@@ -271,14 +249,6 @@ func (k msgServer) Deposit(goCtx context.Context, msg *v1.MsgDeposit) (*v1.MsgDe
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	defer telemetry.IncrCounterWithLabels(
-		[]string{govtypes.ModuleName, "deposit"},
-		1,
-		[]metrics.Label{
-			telemetry.NewLabel("proposal_id", strconv.FormatUint(msg.ProposalId, 10)),
-		},
-	)
-
 	if votingStarted {
 		ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(
 			sdk.NewEvent(