diff --git a/otelcollector/prometheusreceiver/metrics_receiver.go b/otelcollector/prometheusreceiver/metrics_receiver.go
index 888327951..0d396a796 100644
--- a/otelcollector/prometheusreceiver/metrics_receiver.go
+++ b/otelcollector/prometheusreceiver/metrics_receiver.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func (r *pReceiver) initPrometheusComponents(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.L
 		HTTPClientOptions: []commonconfig.HTTPClientOption{
 			commonconfig.WithUserAgent(r.settings.BuildInfo.Command + "/" + r.settings.BuildInfo.Version),
 		},
-		EnableCreatedTimestampZeroIngestion: true,
+		EnableCreatedTimestampZeroIngestion: useCreatedMetricGate.IsEnabled(),
 	}
 
 	if enableNativeHistogramsGate.IsEnabled() {