diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/prometheus/slis/metrics.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/prometheus/slis/metrics.go
index f7357aa955e..7fb4a8e064e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/prometheus/slis/metrics.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/prometheus/slis/metrics.go
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ package slis
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
-
 	k8smetrics "k8s.io/component-base/metrics"
 )
 
@@ -28,17 +26,10 @@ type HealthcheckStatus string
 const (
 	Success HealthcheckStatus = "success"
 	Error   HealthcheckStatus = "error"
-	Pending HealthcheckStatus = "pending"
 )
 
 type HealthcheckType string
 
-const (
-	Livez   HealthcheckType = "livez"
-	Readyz  HealthcheckType = "readyz"
-	Healthz HealthcheckType = "healthz"
-)
-
 var (
 	// healthcheck is a Prometheus Gauge metrics used for recording the results of a k8s healthcheck.
 	healthcheck = k8smetrics.NewGaugeVec(
@@ -48,7 +39,7 @@ var (
 			Help:           "This metric records the result of a single healthcheck.",
 			StabilityLevel: k8smetrics.ALPHA,
 		},
-		[]string{"name", "type", "status"},
+		[]string{"name", "type"},
 	)
 
 	// healthchecksTotal is a Prometheus Counter metrics used for counting the results of a k8s healthcheck.
@@ -61,8 +52,6 @@ var (
 		},
 		[]string{"name", "type", "status"},
 	)
-	statuses  = []HealthcheckStatus{Success, Error, Pending}
-	statusSet = map[HealthcheckStatus]struct{}{Success: {}, Error: {}, Pending: {}}
 )
 
 func Register(registry k8smetrics.KubeRegistry) {
@@ -76,15 +65,12 @@ func ResetHealthMetrics() {
 }
 
 func ObserveHealthcheck(ctx context.Context, name string, healthcheckType string, status HealthcheckStatus) error {
-	if _, ok := statusSet[status]; !ok {
-		return errors.New("not a valid healthcheck status")
-	}
-	for _, s := range statuses {
-		if status != s {
-			healthcheck.WithContext(ctx).WithLabelValues(name, healthcheckType, string(s)).Set(0)
-		}
+	if status == Success {
+		healthcheck.WithContext(ctx).WithLabelValues(name, healthcheckType).Set(1)
+	} else {
+		healthcheck.WithContext(ctx).WithLabelValues(name, healthcheckType).Set(0)
 	}
+
 	healthchecksTotal.WithContext(ctx).WithLabelValues(name, healthcheckType, string(status)).Inc()
-	healthcheck.WithContext(ctx).WithLabelValues(name, healthcheckType, string(status)).Set(1)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/prometheus/slis/metrics_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/prometheus/slis/metrics_test.go
index 40d5122e04b..b4f8df34046 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/prometheus/slis/metrics_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/prometheus/slis/metrics_test.go
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ func TestObserveHealthcheck(t *testing.T) {
 	initialOutput := `
         # HELP kubernetes_healthcheck [ALPHA] This metric records the result of a single healthcheck.
         # TYPE kubernetes_healthcheck gauge
-        kubernetes_healthcheck{name="healthcheck-a",status="error",type="healthz"} 1
-        kubernetes_healthcheck{name="healthcheck-a",status="pending",type="healthz"} 0
-        kubernetes_healthcheck{name="healthcheck-a",status="success",type="healthz"} 0
+        kubernetes_healthcheck{name="healthcheck-a",type="healthz"} 0
         # HELP kubernetes_healthchecks_total [ALPHA] This metric records the results of all healthcheck.
         # TYPE kubernetes_healthchecks_total counter
         kubernetes_healthchecks_total{name="healthcheck-a",status="error",type="healthz"} 1
@@ -53,23 +51,6 @@ func TestObserveHealthcheck(t *testing.T) {
 		hcStatus HealthcheckStatus
 		want     string
 	}{
-		{
-			desc:     "test pending",
-			name:     healthcheckName,
-			hcType:   "healthz",
-			hcStatus: Pending,
-			want: `
-        # HELP kubernetes_healthcheck [ALPHA] This metric records the result of a single healthcheck.
-        # TYPE kubernetes_healthcheck gauge
-        kubernetes_healthcheck{name="healthcheck-a",status="error",type="healthz"} 0
-        kubernetes_healthcheck{name="healthcheck-a",status="pending",type="healthz"} 1
-        kubernetes_healthcheck{name="healthcheck-a",status="success",type="healthz"} 0
-        # HELP kubernetes_healthchecks_total [ALPHA] This metric records the results of all healthcheck.
-        # TYPE kubernetes_healthchecks_total counter
-        kubernetes_healthchecks_total{name="healthcheck-a",status="error",type="healthz"} 1
-        kubernetes_healthchecks_total{name="healthcheck-a",status="pending",type="healthz"} 1
-`,
-		},
 		{
 			desc:     "test success",
 			name:     healthcheckName,
@@ -78,9 +59,7 @@ func TestObserveHealthcheck(t *testing.T) {
 			want: `
         # HELP kubernetes_healthcheck [ALPHA] This metric records the result of a single healthcheck.
         # TYPE kubernetes_healthcheck gauge
-        kubernetes_healthcheck{name="healthcheck-a",status="error",type="healthz"} 0
-        kubernetes_healthcheck{name="healthcheck-a",status="pending",type="healthz"} 0
-        kubernetes_healthcheck{name="healthcheck-a",status="success",type="healthz"} 1
+        kubernetes_healthcheck{name="healthcheck-a",type="healthz"} 1
         # HELP kubernetes_healthchecks_total [ALPHA] This metric records the results of all healthcheck.
         # TYPE kubernetes_healthchecks_total counter
         kubernetes_healthchecks_total{name="healthcheck-a",status="error",type="healthz"} 1