diff --git a/services/logging/Jenkinsfile.data-prepper b/services/logging/Jenkinsfile.data-prepper
index 283ce70b..e9da3de5 100644
--- a/services/logging/Jenkinsfile.data-prepper
+++ b/services/logging/Jenkinsfile.data-prepper
@@ -216,17 +216,13 @@ EOF
             cases=""
             case_metrics=""
 
-            label_value() {
-              printf '%s' "$1" | sed -e 's/\\/\\\\/g' -e 's/"/\\"/g'
-            }
-
             suite="${SUITE_NAME:-data_prepper}"
             metric_branch_raw="${BRANCH_NAME:-${GIT_BRANCH:-unknown}}"
             metric_branch_raw="${metric_branch_raw#origin/}"
-            metric_suite="$(label_value "${suite}")"
-            metric_branch="$(label_value "${metric_branch_raw}")"
-            metric_build_number="$(label_value "${BUILD_NUMBER:-unknown}")"
-            metric_jenkins_job="$(label_value "${JOB_NAME:-data-prepper}")"
+            metric_suite="${suite}"
+            metric_branch="${metric_branch_raw}"
+            metric_build_number="${BUILD_NUMBER:-unknown}"
+            metric_jenkins_job="${JOB_NAME:-data-prepper}"
 
             add_case() {
               name="$1"
@@ -239,7 +235,7 @@ EOF
               else
                 cases="${cases}<testcase classname=\"data_prepper.packaging\" name=\"${name}\" />"
               fi
-              test_name="$(label_value "data_prepper.packaging::${name}")"
+              test_name="data_prepper.packaging::${name}"
               case_metrics="${case_metrics}platform_quality_gate_test_case_result{suite=\"${metric_suite}\",branch=\"${metric_branch}\",build_number=\"${metric_build_number}\",jenkins_job=\"${metric_jenkins_job}\",test=\"${test_name}\",status=\"${status}\"} 1
 "
             }