diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e70e95717215..93f045160edf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 * (baseapp) [#17769](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/17769) Ensure we respect block size constraints in the `DefaultProposalHandler`'s `PrepareProposal` handler when a nil or no-op mempool is used. We provide a `TxSelector` type to assist in making transaction selection generalized. We also fix a comparison bug in tx selection when `req.maxTxBytes` is reached.
 * (config) [#17649](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/17649) Fix `mempool.max-txs` configuration is invalid in `app.config`.
 * (mempool) [#17668](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/17668) Fix `PriorityNonceIterator.Next()` nil pointer ref for min priority at the end of iteration.
-* (x/auth) [#17902](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/17902) Remove tip posthandler 
+* (x/auth) [#17902](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/17902) Remove tip posthandler.
+
+### Client Breaking Changes
+
+* (x/gov) [#17910](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/17910) Remove telemetry for counting votes and proposals. It was incorrectly counting votes. Use alternatives, such as state streaming.
 
 ## [v0.47.5](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/tag/v0.47.5) - 2023-09-01
 
diff --git a/x/gov/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/gov/keeper/msg_server.go
index c66d011552ca..00a7186a629f 100644
--- a/x/gov/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/gov/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -3,12 +3,8 @@ package keeper
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/errors"
-	"github.com/armon/go-metrics"
-
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/telemetry"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	govtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types"
 	v1 "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types/v1"
@@ -63,8 +59,6 @@ func (k msgServer) SubmitProposal(goCtx context.Context, msg *v1.MsgSubmitPropos
 		"submit proposal",
 	)
 
-	defer telemetry.IncrCounter(1, govtypes.ModuleName, "proposal")
-
 	votingStarted, err := k.Keeper.AddDeposit(ctx, proposal.Id, proposer, msg.GetInitialDeposit())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -122,14 +116,6 @@ func (k msgServer) Vote(goCtx context.Context, msg *v1.MsgVote) (*v1.MsgVoteResp
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	defer telemetry.IncrCounterWithLabels(
-		[]string{govtypes.ModuleName, "vote"},
-		1,
-		[]metrics.Label{
-			telemetry.NewLabel("proposal_id", strconv.FormatUint(msg.ProposalId, 10)),
-		},
-	)
-
 	return &v1.MsgVoteResponse{}, nil
 }
 
@@ -145,14 +131,6 @@ func (k msgServer) VoteWeighted(goCtx context.Context, msg *v1.MsgVoteWeighted)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	defer telemetry.IncrCounterWithLabels(
-		[]string{govtypes.ModuleName, "vote"},
-		1,
-		[]metrics.Label{
-			telemetry.NewLabel("proposal_id", strconv.FormatUint(msg.ProposalId, 10)),
-		},
-	)
-
 	return &v1.MsgVoteWeightedResponse{}, nil
 }
 
@@ -168,14 +146,6 @@ func (k msgServer) Deposit(goCtx context.Context, msg *v1.MsgDeposit) (*v1.MsgDe
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	defer telemetry.IncrCounterWithLabels(
-		[]string{govtypes.ModuleName, "deposit"},
-		1,
-		[]metrics.Label{
-			telemetry.NewLabel("proposal_id", strconv.FormatUint(msg.ProposalId, 10)),
-		},
-	)
-
 	if votingStarted {
 		ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(
 			sdk.NewEvent(