diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/endpoints.go b/discovery/kubernetes/endpoints.go
index 93acec584..679934dd4 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/endpoints.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/endpoints.go
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/discovery/targetgroup"
 )
 
+var (
+	epAddCount    = eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpoints", "add")
+	epUpdateCount = eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpoints", "update")
+	epDeleteCount = eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpoints", "delete")
+)
+
 // Endpoints discovers new endpoint targets.
 type Endpoints struct {
 	logger log.Logger
@@ -62,15 +68,15 @@ func NewEndpoints(l log.Logger, svc, eps, pod cache.SharedInformer) *Endpoints {
 
 	e.endpointsInf.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpoints", "add").Inc()
+			epAddCount.Inc()
 			e.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpoints", "update").Inc()
+			epUpdateCount.Inc()
 			e.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("endpoints", "delete").Inc()
+			epDeleteCount.Inc()
 			e.enqueue(o)
 		},
 	})
@@ -98,15 +104,15 @@ func NewEndpoints(l log.Logger, svc, eps, pod cache.SharedInformer) *Endpoints {
 		// TODO(fabxc): potentially remove add and delete event handlers. Those should
 		// be triggered via the endpoint handlers already.
 		AddFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "add").Inc()
+			svcAddCount.Inc()
 			serviceUpdate(o)
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "update").Inc()
+			svcUpdateCount.Inc()
 			serviceUpdate(o)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "delete").Inc()
+			svcDeleteCount.Inc()
 			serviceUpdate(o)
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/ingress.go b/discovery/kubernetes/ingress.go
index 10c729ede..27b4e8a6a 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/ingress.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/ingress.go
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/util/strutil"
 )
 
+var (
+	ingressAddCount    = eventCount.WithLabelValues("ingress", "add")
+	ingressUpdateCount = eventCount.WithLabelValues("ingress", "update")
+	ingressDeleteCount = eventCount.WithLabelValues("ingress", "delete")
+)
+
 // Ingress implements discovery of Kubernetes ingress.
 type Ingress struct {
 	logger   log.Logger
@@ -41,15 +47,15 @@ func NewIngress(l log.Logger, inf cache.SharedInformer) *Ingress {
 	s := &Ingress{logger: l, informer: inf, store: inf.GetStore(), queue: workqueue.NewNamed("ingress")}
 	s.informer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("ingress", "add").Inc()
+			ingressAddCount.Inc()
 			s.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("ingress", "delete").Inc()
+			ingressDeleteCount.Inc()
 			s.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("ingress", "update").Inc()
+			ingressUpdateCount.Inc()
 			s.enqueue(o)
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/node.go b/discovery/kubernetes/node.go
index 08c933b38..bf57dd767 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/node.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/node.go
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ const (
 	NodeLegacyHostIP = "LegacyHostIP"
 )
 
+var (
+	nodeAddCount    = eventCount.WithLabelValues("node", "add")
+	nodeUpdateCount = eventCount.WithLabelValues("node", "update")
+	nodeDeleteCount = eventCount.WithLabelValues("node", "delete")
+)
+
 // Node discovers Kubernetes nodes.
 type Node struct {
 	logger   log.Logger
@@ -50,15 +56,15 @@ func NewNode(l log.Logger, inf cache.SharedInformer) *Node {
 	n := &Node{logger: l, informer: inf, store: inf.GetStore(), queue: workqueue.NewNamed("node")}
 	n.informer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("node", "add").Inc()
+			nodeAddCount.Inc()
 			n.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("node", "delete").Inc()
+			nodeDeleteCount.Inc()
 			n.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("node", "update").Inc()
+			nodeUpdateCount.Inc()
 			n.enqueue(o)
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/pod.go b/discovery/kubernetes/pod.go
index baf58d24b..4a465abe9 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/pod.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/pod.go
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/util/strutil"
 )
 
+var (
+	podAddCount    = eventCount.WithLabelValues("pod", "add")
+	podUpdateCount = eventCount.WithLabelValues("pod", "update")
+	podDeleteCount = eventCount.WithLabelValues("pod", "delete")
+)
+
 // Pod discovers new pod targets.
 type Pod struct {
 	informer cache.SharedInformer
@@ -53,15 +59,15 @@ func NewPod(l log.Logger, pods cache.SharedInformer) *Pod {
 	}
 	p.informer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("pod", "add").Inc()
+			podAddCount.Inc()
 			p.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("pod", "delete").Inc()
+			podDeleteCount.Inc()
 			p.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("pod", "update").Inc()
+			podUpdateCount.Inc()
 			p.enqueue(o)
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/service.go b/discovery/kubernetes/service.go
index ca01a5b38..a3136e0a3 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/service.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/service.go
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/util/strutil"
 )
 
+var (
+	svcAddCount    = eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "add")
+	svcUpdateCount = eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "update")
+	svcDeleteCount = eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "delete")
+)
+
 // Service implements discovery of Kubernetes services.
 type Service struct {
 	logger   log.Logger
@@ -46,15 +52,15 @@ func NewService(l log.Logger, inf cache.SharedInformer) *Service {
 	s := &Service{logger: l, informer: inf, store: inf.GetStore(), queue: workqueue.NewNamed("service")}
 	s.informer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "add").Inc()
+			svcAddCount.Inc()
 			s.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "delete").Inc()
+			svcDeleteCount.Inc()
 			s.enqueue(o)
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, o interface{}) {
-			eventCount.WithLabelValues("service", "update").Inc()
+			svcUpdateCount.Inc()
 			s.enqueue(o)
 		},
 	})