diff --git a/playbooks/roles/graphite/templates/statsd.js.j2 b/playbooks/roles/graphite/templates/statsd.js.j2
index de9d7e85c3..8496c534d6 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/graphite/templates/statsd.js.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/graphite/templates/statsd.js.j2
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@
     "flushInterval": 10000,
     "servers": [
 	{ server: "./servers/udp", address: "::", port: 8125, address_ipv6: true }
-    ]
+    ],
+    "deleteTimers": true,
+    "deleteCounters": true
 }