diff --git a/conf/defaults.ini b/conf/defaults.ini
index 94c653e74be..8c3fb36dded 100644
--- a/conf/defaults.ini
+++ b/conf/defaults.ini
@@ -353,9 +353,9 @@ enabled           = true
 interval_seconds  = 60
 
 # Send internal Grafana metrics to graphite
-[metrics.graphite]
+; [metrics.graphite]
 ; address = localhost:2003
-; prefix = prod.grafana.%(instance_name)s.
+; prefix = service.grafana.%(instance_name)s.
 
 [grafana_net]
 url = https://grafana.net
diff --git a/conf/sample.ini b/conf/sample.ini
index 88247c57297..de407cd1ad5 100644
--- a/conf/sample.ini
+++ b/conf/sample.ini
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ enabled           = true
 ;interval_seconds  = 10
 
 # Send internal metrics to Graphite. %instance_name% in prefix will be replaced with the value of instance_name
-[metrics.graphite]
+; [metrics.graphite]
 ; address = localhost:2003
 ; prefix = service.grafana.%instance_name%