diff --git a/command/agent/agent.go b/command/agent/agent.go
index b0e176aa0..c794ed2d5 100644
--- a/command/agent/agent.go
+++ b/command/agent/agent.go
@@ -360,9 +360,7 @@ func (a *Agent) clientConfig() (*clientconfig.Config, error) {
 	}
 
 	conf.ConsulConfig = a.config.Consul
-
-	conf.StatsCollectionInterval = a.config.Client.StatsConfig.collectionInterval
-
+	conf.StatsCollectionInterval = a.config.Telemetry.collectionInterval
 	return conf, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/command/agent/command.go b/command/agent/command.go
index 42b06569e..da4b85d4d 100644
--- a/command/agent/command.go
+++ b/command/agent/command.go
@@ -190,14 +190,6 @@ func (c *Command) readConfig() *Config {
 	}
 	config.Server.retryInterval = dur
 
-	// Parse the stats collection interval
-	dur, err = time.ParseDuration(config.Client.StatsConfig.CollectionInterval)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error parsing stats collection interval: %s", err))
-		return nil
-	}
-	config.Client.StatsConfig.collectionInterval = dur
-
 	// Check that the server is running in at least one mode.
 	if !(config.Server.Enabled || config.Client.Enabled) {
 		c.Ui.Error("Must specify either server, client or dev mode for the agent.")
diff --git a/command/agent/config-test-fixtures/basic.hcl b/command/agent/config-test-fixtures/basic.hcl
index 11a9e3f89..1663d7d70 100644
--- a/command/agent/config-test-fixtures/basic.hcl
+++ b/command/agent/config-test-fixtures/basic.hcl
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ telemetry {
 	statsite_address = "127.0.0.1:1234"
 	statsd_address = "127.0.0.1:2345"
 	disable_hostname = true
+    collection_interval = "3s"
 }
 leave_on_interrupt = true
 leave_on_terminate = true
diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index dc43217b3..41b178856 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -130,17 +130,6 @@ type AtlasConfig struct {
 	Endpoint string `mapstructure:"endpoint"`
 }
 
-// StatsConfig determines behavior of resource usage stats collections
-type StatsConfig struct {
-
-	// DataPoints is the number of data points Nomad client stores in-memory
-	DataPoints int `mapstructure:"data_points"`
-
-	// CollectionInterval is the interval of resource usage stats collection
-	CollectionInterval string        `mapstructure:"collection_interval"`
-	collectionInterval time.Duration `mapstructure:"_"`
-}
-
 // ClientConfig is configuration specific to the client mode
 type ClientConfig struct {
 	// Enabled controls if we are a client
@@ -188,10 +177,6 @@ type ClientConfig struct {
 	// be used to target a certain utilization or to prevent Nomad from using a
 	// particular set of ports.
 	Reserved *Resources `mapstructure:"reserved"`
-
-	// StatsConfig determines behavior of resource usage stats collection in
-	// Nomad client
-	StatsConfig *StatsConfig `mapstructure:"stats"`
 }
 
 // ServerConfig is configuration specific to the server mode
@@ -255,9 +240,11 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 
 // Telemetry is the telemetry configuration for the server
 type Telemetry struct {
-	StatsiteAddr    string `mapstructure:"statsite_address"`
-	StatsdAddr      string `mapstructure:"statsd_address"`
-	DisableHostname bool   `mapstructure:"disable_hostname"`
+	StatsiteAddr       string        `mapstructure:"statsite_address"`
+	StatsdAddr         string        `mapstructure:"statsd_address"`
+	DisableHostname    bool          `mapstructure:"disable_hostname"`
+	CollectionInterval string        `mapstructure:"collection_interval"`
+	collectionInterval time.Duration `mapstructure:"-"`
 }
 
 // Ports is used to encapsulate the various ports we bind to for network
@@ -405,11 +392,6 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 			ClientMinPort:  14000,
 			ClientMaxPort:  14512,
 			Reserved:       &Resources{},
-			StatsConfig: &StatsConfig{
-				DataPoints:         60,
-				CollectionInterval: "1s",
-				collectionInterval: 1 * time.Second,
-			},
 		},
 		Server: &ServerConfig{
 			Enabled:          false,
@@ -419,6 +401,10 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 			RetryMaxAttempts: 0,
 		},
 		SyslogFacility: "LOCAL0",
+		Telemetry: &Telemetry{
+			CollectionInterval: "1s",
+			collectionInterval: 1 * time.Second,
+		},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -655,9 +641,6 @@ func (a *ClientConfig) Merge(b *ClientConfig) *ClientConfig {
 	if b.Reserved != nil {
 		result.Reserved = result.Reserved.Merge(b.Reserved)
 	}
-	if b.StatsConfig != nil {
-		result.StatsConfig = result.StatsConfig.Merge(b.StatsConfig)
-	}
 
 	// Add the servers
 	result.Servers = append(result.Servers, b.Servers...)
@@ -694,6 +677,12 @@ func (a *Telemetry) Merge(b *Telemetry) *Telemetry {
 	if b.DisableHostname {
 		result.DisableHostname = true
 	}
+	if b.CollectionInterval != "" {
+		result.CollectionInterval = b.CollectionInterval
+	}
+	if b.collectionInterval != 0 {
+		result.collectionInterval = b.collectionInterval
+	}
 	return &result
 }
 
@@ -787,18 +776,6 @@ func (r *Resources) Merge(b *Resources) *Resources {
 	return &result
 }
 
-func (s *StatsConfig) Merge(b *StatsConfig) *StatsConfig {
-	result := *s
-	if b.DataPoints != 0 {
-		result.DataPoints = b.DataPoints
-	}
-	if b.CollectionInterval != "" {
-		result.CollectionInterval = b.CollectionInterval
-		result.collectionInterval = b.collectionInterval
-	}
-	return &result
-}
-
 // LoadConfig loads the configuration at the given path, regardless if
 // its a file or directory.
 func LoadConfig(path string) (*Config, error) {
diff --git a/command/agent/config_parse.go b/command/agent/config_parse.go
index f62cca373..08b308a58 100644
--- a/command/agent/config_parse.go
+++ b/command/agent/config_parse.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl"
@@ -376,55 +377,10 @@ func parseClient(result **ClientConfig, list *ast.ObjectList) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Parse stats config
-	if o := listVal.Filter("stats"); len(o.Items) > 0 {
-		if err := parseStats(&config.StatsConfig, o); err != nil {
-			return multierror.Prefix(err, "stats ->")
-		}
-	}
-
 	*result = &config
 	return nil
 }
 
-func parseStats(result **StatsConfig, list *ast.ObjectList) error {
-	list = list.Elem()
-	if len(list.Items) > 1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("only one 'stats' block allowed")
-	}
-
-	// Get our stats object
-	obj := list.Items[0]
-
-	var listVal *ast.ObjectList
-	if ot, ok := obj.Val.(*ast.ObjectType); ok {
-		listVal = ot.List
-	} else {
-		return fmt.Errorf("client value: should be an object")
-	}
-
-	// check for invalid keys
-	valid := []string{
-		"data_points",
-		"collection_interval",
-	}
-	if err := checkHCLKeys(listVal, valid); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	var m map[string]interface{}
-	if err := hcl.DecodeObject(&m, listVal); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	var stats StatsConfig
-	if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(m, &stats); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	*result = &stats
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func parseReserved(result **Resources, list *ast.ObjectList) error {
 	list = list.Elem()
 	if len(list.Items) > 1 {
@@ -536,6 +492,7 @@ func parseTelemetry(result **Telemetry, list *ast.ObjectList) error {
 		"statsite_address",
 		"statsd_address",
 		"disable_hostname",
+		"collection_interval",
 	}
 	if err := checkHCLKeys(listVal, valid); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -550,6 +507,13 @@ func parseTelemetry(result **Telemetry, list *ast.ObjectList) error {
 	if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(m, &telemetry); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if telemetry.CollectionInterval != "" {
+		if dur, err := time.ParseDuration(telemetry.CollectionInterval); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error parsing value of %q: %v", "collection_interval", err)
+		} else {
+			telemetry.collectionInterval = dur
+		}
+	}
 	*result = &telemetry
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/command/agent/config_parse_test.go b/command/agent/config_parse_test.go
index d93443058..04d00c43c 100644
--- a/command/agent/config_parse_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/config_parse_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs/config"
 )
@@ -65,10 +66,6 @@ func TestConfig_Parse(t *testing.T) {
 						ReservedPorts:       "1,100,10-12",
 						ParsedReservedPorts: []int{1, 10, 11, 12, 100},
 					},
-					StatsConfig: &StatsConfig{
-						DataPoints:         35,
-						CollectionInterval: "5s",
-					},
 				},
 				Server: &ServerConfig{
 					Enabled:           true,
@@ -86,9 +83,11 @@ func TestConfig_Parse(t *testing.T) {
 					RetryMaxAttempts:  3,
 				},
 				Telemetry: &Telemetry{
-					StatsiteAddr:    "127.0.0.1:1234",
-					StatsdAddr:      "127.0.0.1:2345",
-					DisableHostname: true,
+					StatsiteAddr:       "127.0.0.1:1234",
+					StatsdAddr:         "127.0.0.1:2345",
+					DisableHostname:    true,
+					CollectionInterval: "3s",
+					collectionInterval: 3 * time.Second,
 				},
 				LeaveOnInt:                true,
 				LeaveOnTerm:               true,