diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/mgr.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/mgr.go
index f72db4b1ed170..99e0c579d56e3 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/mgr.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/mgr.go
@@ -400,6 +400,12 @@ func (c *Cluster) configurePrometheusModule() error {
 		logger.Infof("prometheus config will change, interval: %v", interval)
 	}
 
+	// Disable fetching of performance counters from the prometheus exporter as ceph-exporter is enabled for 4.14
+	err = monStore.Set("mgr", "mgr/prometheus/exclude_perf_counters", "true")
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to enable exclude_perf_counters")
+	}
+
 	if portHasChanged || intervalHasChanged {
 		logger.Info("prometheus config has changed. restarting the prometheus module")
 		return c.restartMgrModule(PrometheusModuleName)
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/mgr_test.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/mgr_test.go
index b161bd1619a84..515041f443569 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/mgr_test.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/mgr_test.go
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ func TestCluster_configurePrometheusModule(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, modulesEnabled)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, modulesDisabled)
 	assert.Equal(t, "30001", configSettings["mgr/prometheus/server_port"])
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(configSettings))
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(configSettings))
 
 	modulesEnabled = 0
 	modulesDisabled = 0
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ func TestCluster_configurePrometheusModule(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, modulesEnabled)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, modulesDisabled)
 	assert.Equal(t, "30001", configSettings["mgr/prometheus/server_port"])
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(configSettings))
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(configSettings))
 
 	// Enable prometheus module, port and interval changed
 	modulesEnabled = 0