diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
index 58da1416aee..e62f654c097 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (g *genericScheduler) Schedule(ctx context.Context, state *framework.CycleS
 	trace.Step("Running postfilter plugins done")
 	metrics.SchedulingAlgorithmPredicateEvaluationDuration.Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(startPredicateEvalTime))
 	metrics.DeprecatedSchedulingAlgorithmPredicateEvaluationDuration.Observe(metrics.SinceInMicroseconds(startPredicateEvalTime))
-	metrics.SchedulingLatency.WithLabelValues(metrics.PredicateEvaluation).Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(startPredicateEvalTime))
+	metrics.DeprecatedSchedulingDuration.WithLabelValues(metrics.PredicateEvaluation).Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(startPredicateEvalTime))
 	metrics.DeprecatedSchedulingLatency.WithLabelValues(metrics.PredicateEvaluation).Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(startPredicateEvalTime))
 
 	startPriorityEvalTime := time.Now()
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func (g *genericScheduler) Schedule(ctx context.Context, state *framework.CycleS
 
 	metrics.SchedulingAlgorithmPriorityEvaluationDuration.Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(startPriorityEvalTime))
 	metrics.DeprecatedSchedulingAlgorithmPriorityEvaluationDuration.Observe(metrics.SinceInMicroseconds(startPriorityEvalTime))
-	metrics.SchedulingLatency.WithLabelValues(metrics.PriorityEvaluation).Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(startPriorityEvalTime))
+	metrics.DeprecatedSchedulingDuration.WithLabelValues(metrics.PriorityEvaluation).Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(startPriorityEvalTime))
 	metrics.DeprecatedSchedulingLatency.WithLabelValues(metrics.PriorityEvaluation).Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(startPriorityEvalTime))
 
 	host, err := g.selectHost(priorityList)
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/scheduler/metrics/metrics.go
index a98d59cfb70..d6f20023b43 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import (
 const (
 	// SchedulerSubsystem - subsystem name used by scheduler
 	SchedulerSubsystem = "scheduler"
-	// SchedulingLatencyName - scheduler latency metric name
-	SchedulingLatencyName = "scheduling_duration_seconds"
+	// DeprecatedSchedulingDurationName - scheduler duration metric name which is deprecated
+	DeprecatedSchedulingDurationName = "scheduling_duration_seconds"
 	// DeprecatedSchedulingLatencyName - scheduler latency metric name which is deprecated
 	DeprecatedSchedulingLatencyName = "scheduling_latency_seconds"
 
@@ -62,16 +62,17 @@ var (
 	// PodScheduleFailures counts how many pods could not be scheduled.
 	PodScheduleFailures = scheduleAttempts.With(metrics.Labels{"result": "unschedulable"})
 	// PodScheduleErrors counts how many pods could not be scheduled due to a scheduler error.
-	PodScheduleErrors = scheduleAttempts.With(metrics.Labels{"result": "error"})
-	SchedulingLatency = metrics.NewSummaryVec(
+	PodScheduleErrors            = scheduleAttempts.With(metrics.Labels{"result": "error"})
+	DeprecatedSchedulingDuration = metrics.NewSummaryVec(
 		&metrics.SummaryOpts{
 			Subsystem: SchedulerSubsystem,
-			Name:      SchedulingLatencyName,
+			Name:      DeprecatedSchedulingDurationName,
 			Help:      "Scheduling latency in seconds split by sub-parts of the scheduling operation",
 			// Make the sliding window of 5h.
 			// TODO: The value for this should be based on some SLI definition (long term).
-			MaxAge:         5 * time.Hour,
-			StabilityLevel: metrics.ALPHA,
+			MaxAge:            5 * time.Hour,
+			StabilityLevel:    metrics.ALPHA,
+			DeprecatedVersion: "1.18.0",
 		},
 		[]string{OperationLabel},
 	)
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ var (
 
 	metricsList = []metrics.Registerable{
 		scheduleAttempts,
-		SchedulingLatency,
+		DeprecatedSchedulingDuration,
 		DeprecatedSchedulingLatency,
 		E2eSchedulingLatency,
 		DeprecatedE2eSchedulingLatency,
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ func UnschedulablePods() metrics.GaugeMetric {
 
 // Reset resets metrics
 func Reset() {
-	SchedulingLatency.Reset()
+	DeprecatedSchedulingDuration.Reset()
 	DeprecatedSchedulingLatency.Reset()
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
index bbf2ef18a7f..71c0c29230e 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) bind(ctx context.Context, assumed *v1.Pod, targetNode st
 
 	metrics.BindingLatency.Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(bindingStart))
 	metrics.DeprecatedBindingLatency.Observe(metrics.SinceInMicroseconds(bindingStart))
-	metrics.SchedulingLatency.WithLabelValues(metrics.Binding).Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(bindingStart))
+	metrics.DeprecatedSchedulingDuration.WithLabelValues(metrics.Binding).Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(bindingStart))
 	metrics.DeprecatedSchedulingLatency.WithLabelValues(metrics.Binding).Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(bindingStart))
 	sched.Recorder.Eventf(assumed, nil, v1.EventTypeNormal, "Scheduled", "Binding", "Successfully assigned %v/%v to %v", assumed.Namespace, assumed.Name, targetNode)
 	return nil
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) scheduleOne(ctx context.Context) {
 				metrics.PreemptionAttempts.Inc()
 				metrics.SchedulingAlgorithmPreemptionEvaluationDuration.Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(preemptionStartTime))
 				metrics.DeprecatedSchedulingAlgorithmPreemptionEvaluationDuration.Observe(metrics.SinceInMicroseconds(preemptionStartTime))
-				metrics.SchedulingLatency.WithLabelValues(metrics.PreemptionEvaluation).Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(preemptionStartTime))
+				metrics.DeprecatedSchedulingDuration.WithLabelValues(metrics.PreemptionEvaluation).Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(preemptionStartTime))
 				metrics.DeprecatedSchedulingLatency.WithLabelValues(metrics.PreemptionEvaluation).Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(preemptionStartTime))
 			}
 			// Pod did not fit anywhere, so it is counted as a failure. If preemption