diff --git a/common/ratelimit/limiter.go b/common/ratelimit/limiter.go
index 680bc18f6e..c52d667781 100644
--- a/common/ratelimit/limiter.go
+++ b/common/ratelimit/limiter.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/common"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go/logging"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 )
 
 type BucketStore = common.KVStore[common.RateBucketParams]
@@ -22,11 +23,15 @@ type rateLimiter struct {
 	bucketLevels *prometheus.GaugeVec
 }
 
-func NewRateLimiter(rateParams common.GlobalRateParams, bucketStore BucketStore, logger logging.Logger) common.RateLimiter {
+func NewRateLimiter(reg prometheus.Registerer, rateParams common.GlobalRateParams, bucketStore BucketStore, logger logging.Logger) common.RateLimiter {
 	return &rateLimiter{
 		globalRateParams: rateParams,
 		bucketStore:      bucketStore,
 		logger:           logger.With("component", "RateLimiter"),
+		bucketLevels: promauto.With(reg).NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Name: "rate_limiter_bucket_levels",
+			Help: "Current level of each bucket for rate limiting",
+		}, []string{"requester_id", "bucket_index"}),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/common/ratelimit/metrics.go b/common/ratelimit/metrics.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f1dd43da2..0000000000
--- a/common/ratelimit/metrics.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-package ratelimit
-
-import "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-
-func RegisterMetrics(registerer prometheus.Registerer) {
-	registerer.MustRegister(prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "rate_limiter_bucket_levels",
-		Help: "Current level of each bucket for rate limiting",
-	}, []string{"requester_id", "bucket_index"}))
-}
diff --git a/common/ratelimit/ratelimit_test.go b/common/ratelimit/ratelimit_test.go
index 0555f2e748..969d698dbf 100644
--- a/common/ratelimit/ratelimit_test.go
+++ b/common/ratelimit/ratelimit_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/common/ratelimit"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/common/store"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go/logging"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func makeTestRatelimiter() (common.RateLimiter, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	ratelimiter := ratelimit.NewRateLimiter(globalParams, bucketStore, logging.NewNoopLogger())
+	ratelimiter := ratelimit.NewRateLimiter(prometheus.NewRegistry(), globalParams, bucketStore, logging.NewNoopLogger())
 
 	return ratelimiter, nil
 
diff --git a/disperser/apiserver/server_test.go b/disperser/apiserver/server_test.go
index 00c80d6841..efed70c50f 100644
--- a/disperser/apiserver/server_test.go
+++ b/disperser/apiserver/server_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	gethcommon "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 
 	pb "github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/api/grpc/disperser"
@@ -570,7 +571,7 @@ func newTestServer(transactor core.Transactor) *apiserver.DispersalServer {
 	if err != nil {
 		panic("failed to create bucket store")
 	}
-	ratelimiter := ratelimit.NewRateLimiter(globalParams, bucketStore, logger)
+	ratelimiter := ratelimit.NewRateLimiter(prometheus.NewRegistry(), globalParams, bucketStore, logger)
 
 	rateConfig := apiserver.RateConfig{
 		QuorumRateInfos: map[core.QuorumID]apiserver.QuorumRateInfo{
@@ -623,7 +624,7 @@ func newTestServer(transactor core.Transactor) *apiserver.DispersalServer {
 	return apiserver.NewDispersalServer(disperser.ServerConfig{
 		GrpcPort:    "51001",
 		GrpcTimeout: 1 * time.Second,
-	}, queue, transactor, logger, disperser.NewMetrics("9001", logger), ratelimiter, rateConfig)
+	}, queue, transactor, logger, disperser.NewMetrics(prometheus.NewRegistry(), "9001", logger), ratelimiter, rateConfig)
 }
 
 func disperseBlob(t *testing.T, server *apiserver.DispersalServer, data []byte) (pb.BlobStatus, uint, []byte) {
diff --git a/disperser/cmd/apiserver/main.go b/disperser/cmd/apiserver/main.go
index 2b39292fdd..e6fa92df06 100644
--- a/disperser/cmd/apiserver/main.go
+++ b/disperser/cmd/apiserver/main.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/common"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/disperser/apiserver"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/disperser/common/blobstore"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/common/aws/dynamodb"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/common/aws/s3"
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ func RunDisperserServer(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	blobMetadataStore := blobstore.NewBlobMetadataStore(dynamoClient, logger, config.BlobstoreConfig.TableName, time.Duration((storeDurationBlocks+blockStaleMeasure)*12)*time.Second)
 	blobStore := blobstore.NewSharedStorage(bucketName, s3Client, blobMetadataStore, logger)
 
+	reg := prometheus.NewRegistry()
+
 	var ratelimiter common.RateLimiter
 	if config.EnableRatelimiter {
 		globalParams := config.RatelimiterConfig.GlobalRateParams
@@ -108,11 +111,10 @@ func RunDisperserServer(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
-		ratelimiter = ratelimit.NewRateLimiter(globalParams, bucketStore, logger)
+		ratelimiter = ratelimit.NewRateLimiter(reg, globalParams, bucketStore, logger)
 	}
 
-	// TODO: create a separate metrics for batcher
-	metrics := disperser.NewMetrics(config.MetricsConfig.HTTPPort, logger)
+	metrics := disperser.NewMetrics(reg, config.MetricsConfig.HTTPPort, logger)
 	server := apiserver.NewDispersalServer(
 		config.ServerConfig,
 		blobStore,
diff --git a/disperser/metrics.go b/disperser/metrics.go
index 881d1062bd..6a762344d9 100644
--- a/disperser/metrics.go
+++ b/disperser/metrics.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/common/ratelimit"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go/logging"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/collectors"
@@ -38,12 +37,10 @@ const (
 	AccountRateLimitedFailure string = "ratelimited-account" // The request rate limited at account level
 )
 
-func NewMetrics(httpPort string, logger logging.Logger) *Metrics {
+func NewMetrics(reg *prometheus.Registry, httpPort string, logger logging.Logger) *Metrics {
 	namespace := "eigenda_disperser"
-	reg := prometheus.NewRegistry()
 	reg.MustRegister(collectors.NewProcessCollector(collectors.ProcessCollectorOpts{}))
 	reg.MustRegister(collectors.NewGoCollector())
-	ratelimit.RegisterMetrics(reg)
 
 	metrics := &Metrics{
 		// TODO: revamp this metric -- it'll focus on quorum tracking, which is relevant