diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/core/metrics/DropwizardMetricsIT.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/core/metrics/DropwizardMetricsIT.java
index e0184516e21..c33f8c3ce86 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/core/metrics/DropwizardMetricsIT.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/core/metrics/DropwizardMetricsIT.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.metrics.DefaultSessionMetric;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.metrics.Metrics;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.testinfra.simulacron.SimulacronRule;
-import com.datastax.oss.driver.categories.ParallelizableTests;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.internal.core.context.InternalDriverContext;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.internal.core.metrics.MetricId;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.internal.core.metrics.MetricIdGenerator;
@@ -40,9 +39,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import org.junit.ClassRule;
-import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
 
-@Category(ParallelizableTests.class)
 public class DropwizardMetricsIT extends MetricsITBase {
 
   @ClassRule
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/metrics/micrometer/MicrometerMetricsIT.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/metrics/micrometer/MicrometerMetricsIT.java
index c38df1e2026..8e55d47eac4 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/metrics/micrometer/MicrometerMetricsIT.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/metrics/micrometer/MicrometerMetricsIT.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.metrics.DefaultNodeMetric;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.metrics.DefaultSessionMetric;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.testinfra.simulacron.SimulacronRule;
-import com.datastax.oss.driver.categories.ParallelizableTests;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.core.metrics.MetricsITBase;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.internal.core.context.InternalDriverContext;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.internal.core.metrics.MetricId;
@@ -40,9 +39,7 @@
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Timer;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.simple.SimpleMeterRegistry;
 import org.junit.ClassRule;
-import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
 
-@Category(ParallelizableTests.class)
 public class MicrometerMetricsIT extends MetricsITBase {
 
   @ClassRule
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/metrics/microprofile/MicroProfileMetricsIT.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/metrics/microprofile/MicroProfileMetricsIT.java
index aa04c058a49..8ee1ac987d3 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/metrics/microprofile/MicroProfileMetricsIT.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/metrics/microprofile/MicroProfileMetricsIT.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.metrics.DefaultNodeMetric;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.metrics.DefaultSessionMetric;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.testinfra.simulacron.SimulacronRule;
-import com.datastax.oss.driver.categories.ParallelizableTests;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.core.metrics.MetricsITBase;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.internal.core.context.InternalDriverContext;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.internal.core.metrics.MetricId;
@@ -44,9 +43,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.metrics.Tag;
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.metrics.Timer;
 import org.junit.ClassRule;
-import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
 
-@Category(ParallelizableTests.class)
 public class MicroProfileMetricsIT extends MetricsITBase {
 
   @ClassRule