diff --git a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
index fde18e4ab6..190ae2360f 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func InitializeMetrics() {
 		utils.ForwardBytesGaugeName,
 		forwardBytesGaugeDescription,
 		utils.Direction)
-	WindowsGauge = exporter.CreatePrometheusGaugeVecForMetric(
+	HNSStatsGauge = exporter.CreatePrometheusGaugeVecForMetric(
 		exporter.DefaultRegistry,
 		hnsStats,
 		hnsStatsDescription,
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/types.go b/pkg/metrics/types.go
index cff5c28884..562d8612e7 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/types.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/types.go
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ var (
 	ForwardPacketsGauge GaugeVec
 	ForwardBytesGauge   GaugeVec
 
-	WindowsGauge GaugeVec
+	// Windows
+	HNSStatsGauge GaugeVec
 
 	// Common gauges across os distributions
 	NodeConnectivityStatusGauge  GaugeVec
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/hnsstats/hnsstats_windows.go b/pkg/plugin/hnsstats/hnsstats_windows.go
index a668dce4f9..dd93db438f 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/hnsstats/hnsstats_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/hnsstats/hnsstats_windows.go
@@ -174,14 +174,14 @@ func notifyHnsStats(h *hnsstats, stats *HnsStatsData) {
 	metrics.ForwardBytesGauge.WithLabelValues(ingressLabel).Set(float64(stats.hnscounters.BytesReceived))
 	h.l.Debug("emitting bytes received count metric", zap.Uint64(BytesReceived, stats.hnscounters.BytesReceived))
 
-	metrics.WindowsGauge.WithLabelValues(PacketsReceived).Set(float64(stats.hnscounters.PacketsReceived))
-	metrics.WindowsGauge.WithLabelValues(PacketsSent).Set(float64(stats.hnscounters.PacketsSent))
+	metrics.HNSStatsGauge.WithLabelValues(PacketsReceived).Set(float64(stats.hnscounters.PacketsReceived))
+	metrics.HNSStatsGauge.WithLabelValues(PacketsSent).Set(float64(stats.hnscounters.PacketsSent))
 
 	metrics.DropPacketsGauge.WithLabelValues(utils.Endpoint, egressLabel).Set(float64(stats.hnscounters.DroppedPacketsOutgoing))
 	metrics.DropPacketsGauge.WithLabelValues(utils.Endpoint, ingressLabel).Set(float64(stats.hnscounters.DroppedPacketsIncoming))
 
 	if stats.vfpCounters == nil {
-		h.l.Warn("will not record some metrics since VFP port counters failed to be set")
+		h.l.Debug("will not record some metrics since VFP port counters failed to be set")
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/utils/attr_utils.go b/pkg/utils/attr_utils.go
index 6826db74c9..e5266e9b02 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/attr_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/attr_utils.go
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 )
 
-const (
-	unknown = "__uknown__"
-)
-
 var (
 	pluginKey    = attribute.Key("plugin")
 	eventTypeKey = attribute.Key("event_type")