diff --git a/lib/db/parsed-statement.js b/lib/db/parsed-statement.js
index ac5eedfaec..8a6a8e2733 100644
--- a/lib/db/parsed-statement.js
+++ b/lib/db/parsed-statement.js
@@ -49,10 +49,11 @@ ParsedStatement.prototype.recordMetrics = function recordMetrics(segment, scope)
   segment.name = model || operation
 
   // Datastore instance metrics.
-  if (segment.parameters.instance) {
-    var instanceName = DB.INSTANCE + '/' + thisTypeSlash + segment.parameters.instance
-    transaction.measure(instanceName, null, duration, exclusive)
-  }
+  // This is commented out due to future possible metric name changes.
+  // if (segment.parameters.instance) {
+  //   var instanceName = DB.INSTANCE + '/' + thisTypeSlash + segment.parameters.instance
+  //   transaction.measure(instanceName, null, duration, exclusive)
+  // }
 
   if (this.raw) {
     transaction.agent.queries.addQuery(
diff --git a/lib/db/tracer.js b/lib/db/tracer.js
index e746c92560..2416900b8e 100644
--- a/lib/db/tracer.js
+++ b/lib/db/tracer.js
@@ -166,18 +166,19 @@ QuerySample.prototype.prepareJSON = function prepareJSON(done) {
 }
 
 QuerySample.prototype.getParams = function getParams() {
-  var segmentParams = this.trace.segment.parameters
+  // var segmentParams = this.trace.segment.parameters
   var params = {
     backtrace: this.trace.trace,
   }
 
-  if (segmentParams.instance) {
-    params.instance = segmentParams.instance
-  }
+  // XXX: Uncomment this once metric names have been decided on
+  // if (segmentParams.instance) {
+  //   params.instance = segmentParams.instance
+  // }
 
-  if (segmentParams.database_name) {
-    params.database_name = segmentParams.database_name
-  }
+  // if (segmentParams.database_name) {
+  //   params.database_name = segmentParams.database_name
+  // }
 
   return params
 }
diff --git a/lib/db/utils.js b/lib/db/utils.js
index 798d1c1fa2..62a20ec8cc 100644
--- a/lib/db/utils.js
+++ b/lib/db/utils.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var INSTANCE_UNKNOWN = 'unknown'
 
 
 exports.captureInstanceAttributes = captureInstanceAttributes
-function captureInstanceAttributes(segment, host, port, database) {
+function captureInstanceAttributes(segment, host, port/* , database */) {
   port = port || INSTANCE_UNKNOWN
   if (host && urltils.isLocalhost(host)) {
     host = segment.transaction.agent.config.getHostnameSafe(host)
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ function captureInstanceAttributes(segment, host, port, database) {
     host = INSTANCE_UNKNOWN
   }
 
-  segment.parameters.database_name = database || INSTANCE_UNKNOWN
-  segment.parameters.instance = host + ':{' + port + '}'
+  // XXX: Uncomment this when metric names have been decided on
+  // segment.parameters.database_name = database || INSTANCE_UNKNOWN
+  // segment.parameters.instance = host + ':{' + port + '}'
 }
diff --git a/test/versioned/pg-1/pg.common.js b/test/versioned/pg-1/pg.common.js
index ef63de13fd..1a49cb37e9 100644
--- a/test/versioned/pg-1/pg.common.js
+++ b/test/versioned/pg-1/pg.common.js
@@ -77,23 +77,25 @@ module.exports = function runTests(agent, pg, name) {
     expected['Datastore/statement/Postgres/' + selectTable + '/select'] = 1
 
     var hostId = METRIC_HOST_NAME + ':{' + params.postgres_port + '}'
-    expected['Datastore/instance/Postgres/' + hostId] = 2
+    // this should be uncommented out when instance metrics are sent up
+    // expected['Datastore/instance/Postgres/' + hostId] = 2
 
     var slowQuerySamples = agent.queries.samples
     for (var key in slowQuerySamples) {
       var queryParams = slowQuerySamples[key].getParams()
 
-      t.equal(
-        queryParams.instance,
-        hostId,
-        'instance data should show up in slow query params'
-      )
+      // XXX: Uncomment once metric names have been decided on
+      // t.equal(
+      //   queryParams.instance,
+      //   hostId,
+      //   'instance data should show up in slow query params'
+      // )
 
-      t.equal(
-        queryParams.database_name,
-        params.postgres_db,
-        'database name should show up in slow query params'
-      )
+      // t.equal(
+      //   queryParams.database_name,
+      //   params.postgres_db,
+      //   'database name should show up in slow query params'
+      // )
 
       t.ok(queryParams.backtrace, 'params should contain a backtrace')
     }
@@ -134,12 +136,13 @@ module.exports = function runTests(agent, pg, name) {
     t.ok(setSegment, 'trace segment for insert should exist')
     t.ok(getSegment, 'trace segment for select should exist')
 
-    t.equals(setSegment.parameters.instance, hostId, 'should add the instance parameter')
-    t.equals(
-      setSegment.parameters.database_name,
-      params.postgres_db,
-      'should add the database name parameter'
-    )
+    // XXX: Uncomment once metric names have been decided on
+    // t.equals(setSegment.parameters.instance, hostId, 'should add the instance parameter')
+    // t.equals(
+    //   setSegment.parameters.database_name,
+    //   params.postgres_db,
+    //   'should add the database name parameter'
+    // )
 
     if (!getSegment) return t.end()
 
diff --git a/test/versioned/pg-2/pg.common.js b/test/versioned/pg-2/pg.common.js
index ef63de13fd..1a49cb37e9 100644
--- a/test/versioned/pg-2/pg.common.js
+++ b/test/versioned/pg-2/pg.common.js
@@ -77,23 +77,25 @@ module.exports = function runTests(agent, pg, name) {
     expected['Datastore/statement/Postgres/' + selectTable + '/select'] = 1
 
     var hostId = METRIC_HOST_NAME + ':{' + params.postgres_port + '}'
-    expected['Datastore/instance/Postgres/' + hostId] = 2
+    // this should be uncommented out when instance metrics are sent up
+    // expected['Datastore/instance/Postgres/' + hostId] = 2
 
     var slowQuerySamples = agent.queries.samples
     for (var key in slowQuerySamples) {
       var queryParams = slowQuerySamples[key].getParams()
 
-      t.equal(
-        queryParams.instance,
-        hostId,
-        'instance data should show up in slow query params'
-      )
+      // XXX: Uncomment once metric names have been decided on
+      // t.equal(
+      //   queryParams.instance,
+      //   hostId,
+      //   'instance data should show up in slow query params'
+      // )
 
-      t.equal(
-        queryParams.database_name,
-        params.postgres_db,
-        'database name should show up in slow query params'
-      )
+      // t.equal(
+      //   queryParams.database_name,
+      //   params.postgres_db,
+      //   'database name should show up in slow query params'
+      // )
 
       t.ok(queryParams.backtrace, 'params should contain a backtrace')
     }
@@ -134,12 +136,13 @@ module.exports = function runTests(agent, pg, name) {
     t.ok(setSegment, 'trace segment for insert should exist')
     t.ok(getSegment, 'trace segment for select should exist')
 
-    t.equals(setSegment.parameters.instance, hostId, 'should add the instance parameter')
-    t.equals(
-      setSegment.parameters.database_name,
-      params.postgres_db,
-      'should add the database name parameter'
-    )
+    // XXX: Uncomment once metric names have been decided on
+    // t.equals(setSegment.parameters.instance, hostId, 'should add the instance parameter')
+    // t.equals(
+    //   setSegment.parameters.database_name,
+    //   params.postgres_db,
+    //   'should add the database name parameter'
+    // )
 
     if (!getSegment) return t.end()
 
diff --git a/test/versioned/pg-3/pg.common.js b/test/versioned/pg-3/pg.common.js
index ef63de13fd..1a49cb37e9 100644
--- a/test/versioned/pg-3/pg.common.js
+++ b/test/versioned/pg-3/pg.common.js
@@ -77,23 +77,25 @@ module.exports = function runTests(agent, pg, name) {
     expected['Datastore/statement/Postgres/' + selectTable + '/select'] = 1
 
     var hostId = METRIC_HOST_NAME + ':{' + params.postgres_port + '}'
-    expected['Datastore/instance/Postgres/' + hostId] = 2
+    // this should be uncommented out when instance metrics are sent up
+    // expected['Datastore/instance/Postgres/' + hostId] = 2
 
     var slowQuerySamples = agent.queries.samples
     for (var key in slowQuerySamples) {
       var queryParams = slowQuerySamples[key].getParams()
 
-      t.equal(
-        queryParams.instance,
-        hostId,
-        'instance data should show up in slow query params'
-      )
+      // XXX: Uncomment once metric names have been decided on
+      // t.equal(
+      //   queryParams.instance,
+      //   hostId,
+      //   'instance data should show up in slow query params'
+      // )
 
-      t.equal(
-        queryParams.database_name,
-        params.postgres_db,
-        'database name should show up in slow query params'
-      )
+      // t.equal(
+      //   queryParams.database_name,
+      //   params.postgres_db,
+      //   'database name should show up in slow query params'
+      // )
 
       t.ok(queryParams.backtrace, 'params should contain a backtrace')
     }
@@ -134,12 +136,13 @@ module.exports = function runTests(agent, pg, name) {
     t.ok(setSegment, 'trace segment for insert should exist')
     t.ok(getSegment, 'trace segment for select should exist')
 
-    t.equals(setSegment.parameters.instance, hostId, 'should add the instance parameter')
-    t.equals(
-      setSegment.parameters.database_name,
-      params.postgres_db,
-      'should add the database name parameter'
-    )
+    // XXX: Uncomment once metric names have been decided on
+    // t.equals(setSegment.parameters.instance, hostId, 'should add the instance parameter')
+    // t.equals(
+    //   setSegment.parameters.database_name,
+    //   params.postgres_db,
+    //   'should add the database name parameter'
+    // )
 
     if (!getSegment) return t.end()
 
diff --git a/test/versioned/pg-4/pg.common.js b/test/versioned/pg-4/pg.common.js
index ef63de13fd..1a49cb37e9 100644
--- a/test/versioned/pg-4/pg.common.js
+++ b/test/versioned/pg-4/pg.common.js
@@ -77,23 +77,25 @@ module.exports = function runTests(agent, pg, name) {
     expected['Datastore/statement/Postgres/' + selectTable + '/select'] = 1
 
     var hostId = METRIC_HOST_NAME + ':{' + params.postgres_port + '}'
-    expected['Datastore/instance/Postgres/' + hostId] = 2
+    // this should be uncommented out when instance metrics are sent up
+    // expected['Datastore/instance/Postgres/' + hostId] = 2
 
     var slowQuerySamples = agent.queries.samples
     for (var key in slowQuerySamples) {
       var queryParams = slowQuerySamples[key].getParams()
 
-      t.equal(
-        queryParams.instance,
-        hostId,
-        'instance data should show up in slow query params'
-      )
+      // XXX: Uncomment once metric names have been decided on
+      // t.equal(
+      //   queryParams.instance,
+      //   hostId,
+      //   'instance data should show up in slow query params'
+      // )
 
-      t.equal(
-        queryParams.database_name,
-        params.postgres_db,
-        'database name should show up in slow query params'
-      )
+      // t.equal(
+      //   queryParams.database_name,
+      //   params.postgres_db,
+      //   'database name should show up in slow query params'
+      // )
 
       t.ok(queryParams.backtrace, 'params should contain a backtrace')
     }
@@ -134,12 +136,13 @@ module.exports = function runTests(agent, pg, name) {
     t.ok(setSegment, 'trace segment for insert should exist')
     t.ok(getSegment, 'trace segment for select should exist')
 
-    t.equals(setSegment.parameters.instance, hostId, 'should add the instance parameter')
-    t.equals(
-      setSegment.parameters.database_name,
-      params.postgres_db,
-      'should add the database name parameter'
-    )
+    // XXX: Uncomment once metric names have been decided on
+    // t.equals(setSegment.parameters.instance, hostId, 'should add the instance parameter')
+    // t.equals(
+    //   setSegment.parameters.database_name,
+    //   params.postgres_db,
+    //   'should add the database name parameter'
+    // )
 
     if (!getSegment) return t.end()