diff --git a/config/gitlab-monitor.yml.example b/config/gitlab-monitor.yml.example
index b84eea0779b36c01416ff043bd225b06c750f2c3..782d289f4a8ee730455aec7b64ba800854124f96 100644
--- a/config/gitlab-monitor.yml.example
+++ b/config/gitlab-monitor.yml.example
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ probes:
       opts:
         <<: *db_common_opts
         allowed_repeated_commands_count: 2
+        created_builds_counting_disabled: true
     tuple_stats:
       class_name: Database::TuplesProber
       <<: *db_common
@@ -101,4 +102,4 @@ probes:
     rows_count:
       class_name: Database::RowCountProber
       <<: *db_common
-                     
+
diff --git a/lib/gitlab_monitor/database/ci_builds.rb b/lib/gitlab_monitor/database/ci_builds.rb
index a9f3ae6aec3da9ce9f2ab3170a840ddcf932c055..acae76bde2ea7e094e29a7a4ea7e3785e286b2ba 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab_monitor/database/ci_builds.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab_monitor/database/ci_builds.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module GitLab
             JOIN application_settings
               ON application_settings.id = 1
             WHERE ci_builds.type = 'Ci::Build'
-              AND ci_builds.status IN ('created', 'pending')
+              AND ci_builds.status = '%s'
               AND projects.pending_delete = 'f'
             GROUP BY
               projects.namespace_id,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module GitLab
             JOIN projects
               ON projects.id = ci_builds.project_id
             WHERE ci_builds.type = 'Ci::Build'
-              AND ci_builds.status IN ('created', 'pending')
+              AND ci_builds.status = '%s'
               AND projects.pending_delete = 'f'
             GROUP BY
               projects.namespace_id,
@@ -232,15 +232,20 @@ module GitLab
               subquery.status
           SQL
 
+        STATUS_CREATED = "created".freeze
+        STATUS_PENDING = "pending".freeze
+
         def initialize(opts)
           super(opts)
 
           @allowed_repeated_commands_count = opts[:allowed_repeated_commands_count]
+          @created_builds_counting_disabled = opts[:created_builds_counting_disabled]
         end
 
         def run
           results = {}
-          results.merge!(builds)
+          results[:created_builds] = builds(STATUS_CREATED) unless @created_builds_counting_disabled
+          results[:pending_builds] = builds(STATUS_PENDING)
           results[:stale_builds] = stale_builds
           results[:per_runner] = per_runner_builds
           results[:repeated_commands] = repeated_commands
@@ -249,18 +254,13 @@ module GitLab
 
         private
 
-        def builds
-          results = { pending_builds: [], created_builds: [] }
+        def builds(status)
+          results = []
 
           query = mirror_column? ? BUILDS_QUERY_EE : BUILDS_QUERY_CE
+          query = query % [status] # rubocop:disable Style/FormatString
           exec_query_with_custom_random_page_cost(query).each do |row|
-            row_data = transform_builds_row_to_values(row)
-
-            if row["status"] == "pending"
-              results[:pending_builds].push(row_data)
-            elsif row["status"] == "created"
-              results[:created_builds].push(row_data)
-            end
+            results << transform_builds_row_to_values(row)
           end
 
           results
@@ -377,15 +377,16 @@ module GitLab
           @metrics = metrics
 
           collector_opts = { connection_string: opts[:connection_string],
-                             allowed_repeated_commands_count: opts[:allowed_repeated_commands_count] }
+                             allowed_repeated_commands_count: opts[:allowed_repeated_commands_count],
+                             created_builds_counting_disabled: opts[:created_builds_counting_disabled] }
           @collector = CiBuildsCollector.new(collector_opts)
         end
 
         def probe_db
           @results = @collector.run
 
+          ci_builds_metrics(@results[:created_builds], "ci_created_builds") if @results[:created_builds]
           ci_builds_metrics(@results[:pending_builds], "ci_pending_builds")
-          ci_builds_metrics(@results[:created_builds], "ci_created_builds")
           ci_stale_builds_metrics
           metrics_per_runner
           repeated_commands_metrics
diff --git a/spec/database/ci_builds_spec.rb b/spec/database/ci_builds_spec.rb
index 10233d55e0c3f29ddd91e840f76d16eaf22549d0..b76c1eeee3bc1e7b3fd626fafc1b845bce1ef563 100644
--- a/spec/database/ci_builds_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database/ci_builds_spec.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ describe GitLab::Monitor::Database do
   let(:connection_pool) { double("connection pool") }
   let(:connection) { double("connection") }
   let(:allowed_repeated_commands_count) { 5 }
+  let(:created_builds_counting_disabled) { true }
 
   def stub_ee
     allow(connection).to receive(:exec).with(mirror_column_query).and_return([{ "exists" => "t" }])
@@ -142,7 +143,11 @@ describe GitLab::Monitor::Database do
   end
 
   describe GitLab::Monitor::Database::CiBuildsCollector do
-    let(:collector) { described_class.new(connection_string: "host=localhost", allowed_repeated_commands_count: allowed_repeated_commands_count) }
+    let(:collector) do
+      described_class.new(connection_string: "host=localhost",
+                          allowed_repeated_commands_count: allowed_repeated_commands_count,
+                          created_builds_counting_disabled: created_builds_counting_disabled)
+    end
     let(:expected_stale_builds) { 2 }
 
     shared_examples "data collector" do
@@ -156,8 +161,21 @@ describe GitLab::Monitor::Database do
         expect(subject[:pending_builds]).to include(*expected_pending_builds)
       end
 
-      it "returns raw created_builds data" do
-        expect(subject[:created_builds]).to include(*expected_created_builds)
+      context "when created_builds_counting_disabled is set to false" do
+        let(:created_builds_counting_disabled) { false }
+
+        it "returns raw created_builds data" do
+          expect(subject).to have_key(:created_builds)
+          expect(subject[:created_builds]).to include(*expected_created_builds)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when created_builds_counting_disabled is set to true" do
+        let(:created_builds_counting_disabled) { true }
+
+        it "doesn't return raw created_builds data" do
+          expect(subject).not_to have_key(:created_builds)
+        end
       end
 
       it "returns raw stale_builds data" do
@@ -238,7 +256,8 @@ describe GitLab::Monitor::Database do
     let(:writer) { StringIO.new }
     let(:prober) do
       opts = { connection_string: "host=localhost",
-               allowed_repeated_commands_count: allowed_repeated_commands_count }
+               allowed_repeated_commands_count: allowed_repeated_commands_count,
+               created_builds_counting_disabled: created_builds_counting_disabled }
       described_class.new(opts,
                           metrics: GitLab::Monitor::PrometheusMetrics.new(include_timestamp: false))
     end
@@ -255,9 +274,23 @@ describe GitLab::Monitor::Database do
       end
 
       context "when PG exceptions aren't raised" do
-        it "responds with created builds Prometheus metrics" do
-          ci_created_builds_expected_lines.each do |expected_line|
-            expect(subject).to match(Regexp.new("^#{expected_line}$", Regexp::MULTILINE))
+        context "when created_builds_counting_disabled is set to false" do
+          let(:created_builds_counting_disabled) { false }
+
+          it "responds with created builds Prometheus metrics" do
+            ci_created_builds_expected_lines.each do |expected_line|
+              expect(subject).to match(Regexp.new("^#{expected_line}$", Regexp::MULTILINE))
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "when created_builds_counting_disabled is set to true" do
+          let(:created_builds_counting_disabled) { true }
+
+          it "doesn't respond with created builds Prometheus metrics" do
+            ci_created_builds_expected_lines.each do |expected_line|
+              expect(subject).not_to match(Regexp.new("^#{expected_line}$", Regexp::MULTILINE))
+            end
           end
         end