diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/reference/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml b/ansible/group_vars/reference/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml
index 0d5bf06af..8df2c5234 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/reference/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/reference/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-mongodb_query_exporter_mongodb_sc_db_name: "staging_{{ mongodb_query_exporter_mongodb_sc_db_tenant }}"
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+mongodb_query_exporter_mongodb_sc_db_name: "{{ NAMESPACE }}_schulcloud"
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diff --git a/ansible/host_vars/ref-audit/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml b/ansible/host_vars/ref-audit/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 56bd7d6a7..000000000
--- a/ansible/host_vars/ref-audit/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-mongodb_query_exporter_mongodb_sc_db_tenant: "audit_schulcloud"
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diff --git a/ansible/host_vars/ref-brb/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml b/ansible/host_vars/ref-brb/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index d10d52506..000000000
--- a/ansible/host_vars/ref-brb/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-mongodb_query_exporter_mongodb_sc_db_tenant: "brandenburg_schulcloud"
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diff --git a/ansible/host_vars/ref-dbc/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml b/ansible/host_vars/ref-dbc/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7512a3cda..000000000
--- a/ansible/host_vars/ref-dbc/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-mongodb_query_exporter_mongodb_sc_db_tenant: "schulcloud"
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diff --git a/ansible/host_vars/ref-nbc/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml b/ansible/host_vars/ref-nbc/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8eb1c5f4b..000000000
--- a/ansible/host_vars/ref-nbc/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-mongodb_query_exporter_mongodb_sc_db_tenant: "niedersachsen_schulcloud"
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diff --git a/ansible/host_vars/ref-thr/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml b/ansible/host_vars/ref-thr/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index e9cfc1fb0..000000000
--- a/ansible/host_vars/ref-thr/mongodb_query_exporter.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-mongodb_query_exporter_mongodb_sc_db_tenant: "thueringen_schulcloud"
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