diff --git a/contrib/prometheus/consoles/synapse.html b/contrib/prometheus/consoles/synapse.html
index e23d8a1fce07..69aa87f85e5a 100644
--- a/contrib/prometheus/consoles/synapse.html
+++ b/contrib/prometheus/consoles/synapse.html
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ <h3>Cache size</h3>
 <h1>Requests</h1>
 
 <h3>Requests by Servlet</h3>
-<div id="synapse_http_server_requests_servlet"></div>
+<div id="synapse_http_server_request_count_servlet"></div>
 <script>
 new PromConsole.Graph({
-  node: document.querySelector("#synapse_http_server_requests_servlet"),
-  expr: "rate(synapse_http_server_requests:servlet[2m])",
+  node: document.querySelector("#synapse_http_server_request_count_servlet"),
+  expr: "rate(synapse_http_server_request_count:servlet[2m])",
   name: "[[servlet]]",
   yAxisFormatter: PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanize,
   yHoverFormatter: PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanize,
@@ -215,11 +215,11 @@ <h3>Requests by Servlet</h3>
 })
 </script>
 <h4>&nbsp;(without <tt>EventStreamRestServlet</tt> or <tt>SyncRestServlet</tt>)</h4>
-<div id="synapse_http_server_requests_servlet_minus_events"></div>
+<div id="synapse_http_server_request_count_servlet_minus_events"></div>
 <script>
 new PromConsole.Graph({
-  node: document.querySelector("#synapse_http_server_requests_servlet_minus_events"),
-  expr: "rate(synapse_http_server_requests:servlet{servlet!=\"EventStreamRestServlet\", servlet!=\"SyncRestServlet\"}[2m])",
+  node: document.querySelector("#synapse_http_server_request_count_servlet_minus_events"),
+  expr: "rate(synapse_http_server_request_count:servlet{servlet!=\"EventStreamRestServlet\", servlet!=\"SyncRestServlet\"}[2m])",
   name: "[[servlet]]",
   yAxisFormatter: PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanize,
   yHoverFormatter: PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanize,
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ <h3>Average response times</h3>
 <script>
 new PromConsole.Graph({
   node: document.querySelector("#synapse_http_server_response_time_avg"),
-  expr: "rate(synapse_http_server_response_time:total[2m]) / rate(synapse_http_server_response_time:count[2m]) / 1000",
+  expr: "rate(synapse_http_server_response_time_seconds[2m]) / rate(synapse_http_server_response_count[2m]) / 1000",
   name: "[[servlet]]",
   yAxisFormatter: PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanize,
   yHoverFormatter: PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanize,
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ <h3>CPU Usage</h3>
 <script>
 new PromConsole.Graph({
   node: document.querySelector("#synapse_http_server_response_ru_utime"),
-  expr: "rate(synapse_http_server_response_ru_utime:total[2m])",
+  expr: "rate(synapse_http_server_response_ru_utime_seconds[2m])",
   name: "[[servlet]]",
   yAxisFormatter: PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanize,
   yHoverFormatter: PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanize,
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ <h3>DB Usage</h3>
 <script>
 new PromConsole.Graph({
   node: document.querySelector("#synapse_http_server_response_db_txn_duration"),
-  expr: "rate(synapse_http_server_response_db_txn_duration:total[2m])",
+  expr: "rate(synapse_http_server_response_db_txn_duration_seconds[2m])",
   name: "[[servlet]]",
   yAxisFormatter: PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanize,
   yHoverFormatter: PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanize,
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ <h3>Average event send times</h3>
 <script>
 new PromConsole.Graph({
   node: document.querySelector("#synapse_http_server_send_time_avg"),
-  expr: "rate(synapse_http_server_response_time:total{servlet='RoomSendEventRestServlet'}[2m]) / rate(synapse_http_server_response_time:count{servlet='RoomSendEventRestServlet'}[2m]) / 1000",
+  expr: "rate(synapse_http_server_response_time_second{servlet='RoomSendEventRestServlet'}[2m]) / rate(synapse_http_server_response_count{servlet='RoomSendEventRestServlet'}[2m]) / 1000",
   name: "[[servlet]]",
   yAxisFormatter: PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanize,
   yHoverFormatter: PromConsole.NumberFormatter.humanize,
diff --git a/contrib/prometheus/synapse-v1.rules b/contrib/prometheus/synapse-v1.rules
index b6f84174b0c5..4c900ba537e1 100644
--- a/contrib/prometheus/synapse-v1.rules
+++ b/contrib/prometheus/synapse-v1.rules
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 synapse_federation_transaction_queue_pendingEdus:total = sum(synapse_federation_transaction_queue_pendingEdus or absent(synapse_federation_transaction_queue_pendingEdus)*0)
 synapse_federation_transaction_queue_pendingPdus:total = sum(synapse_federation_transaction_queue_pendingPdus or absent(synapse_federation_transaction_queue_pendingPdus)*0)
 
-synapse_http_server_requests:method{servlet=""} = sum(synapse_http_server_requests) by (method)
-synapse_http_server_requests:servlet{method=""} = sum(synapse_http_server_requests) by (servlet)
+synapse_http_server_request_count:method{servlet=""} = sum(synapse_http_server_request_count) by (method)
+synapse_http_server_request_count:servlet{method=""} = sum(synapse_http_server_request_count) by (servlet)
 
-synapse_http_server_requests:total{servlet=""} = sum(synapse_http_server_requests:by_method) by (servlet)
+synapse_http_server_request_count:total{servlet=""} = sum(synapse_http_server_request_count:by_method) by (servlet)
 
 synapse_cache:hit_ratio_5m = rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:hits[5m]) / rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:total[5m])
 synapse_cache:hit_ratio_30s = rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:hits[30s]) / rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:total[30s])
diff --git a/contrib/prometheus/synapse-v2.rules b/contrib/prometheus/synapse-v2.rules
index 07e37a885edb..6ccca2daaf22 100644
--- a/contrib/prometheus/synapse-v2.rules
+++ b/contrib/prometheus/synapse-v2.rules
@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@ groups:
     expr: "sum(synapse_federation_transaction_queue_pendingEdus or absent(synapse_federation_transaction_queue_pendingEdus)*0)"
   - record: "synapse_federation_transaction_queue_pendingPdus:total"
     expr:   "sum(synapse_federation_transaction_queue_pendingPdus or absent(synapse_federation_transaction_queue_pendingPdus)*0)"
-  - record: 'synapse_http_server_requests:method'
+  - record: 'synapse_http_server_request_count:method'
     labels:
       servlet: ""
-    expr: "sum(synapse_http_server_requests) by (method)"
-  - record: 'synapse_http_server_requests:servlet'
+    expr: "sum(synapse_http_server_request_count) by (method)"
+  - record: 'synapse_http_server_request_count:servlet'
     labels:
       method: ""
-    expr: 'sum(synapse_http_server_requests) by (servlet)'
+    expr: 'sum(synapse_http_server_request_count) by (servlet)'
 
-  - record: 'synapse_http_server_requests:total'
+  - record: 'synapse_http_server_request_count:total'
     labels:
       servlet: ""
-    expr: 'sum(synapse_http_server_requests:by_method) by (servlet)'
+    expr: 'sum(synapse_http_server_request_count:by_method) by (servlet)'
 
   - record: 'synapse_cache:hit_ratio_5m'
     expr: 'rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:hits[5m]) / rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:total[5m])'