diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_core_metrics_gc.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_core_metrics_gc.erl
index 0849bd503512..b0bf7a0bfa83 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_core_metrics_gc.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_core_metrics_gc.erl
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 %%
 -module(rabbit_core_metrics_gc).
 
+-behaviour(gen_server).
+
 -record(state, {timer,
                 interval
                }).
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@
 -spec start_link() -> rabbit_types:ok_pid_or_error().
 
 start_link() ->
-    gen_server:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, [], []).
+    gen_server:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, [], [{hibernate_after, 0}]).
 
 init(_) ->
     Interval = rabbit_misc:get_env(rabbit, core_metrics_gc_interval, 120000),
diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_stream/src/rabbit_stream_metrics_gc.erl b/deps/rabbitmq_stream/src/rabbit_stream_metrics_gc.erl
index e36d735f4a59..2d4dc7f2e85e 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_stream/src/rabbit_stream_metrics_gc.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_stream/src/rabbit_stream_metrics_gc.erl
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 -spec start_link() -> rabbit_types:ok_pid_or_error().
 start_link() ->
-    gen_server:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, [], []).
+    gen_server:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, [], [{hibernate_after, 0}]).
 
 init(_) ->
     Interval =