diff --git a/lib/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_collection.rb b/lib/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_collection.rb
index 3d27b5f8a2a..d1997a08a2d 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_collection.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_collection.rb
@@ -45,15 +45,17 @@ def distribution(metric_name, value, tags: {}, common: true)
           fetch_or_add_distribution(metric, value)
         end
 
-        def flush!(queue)
+        def flush!
           @mutex.synchronize do
-            queue.enqueue(Event::GenerateMetrics.new(@namespace, @metrics.values)) if @metrics.any?
-            queue.enqueue(Event::Distributions.new(@namespace, @distributions.values)) if @distributions.any?
+            events = []
+            events << Event::GenerateMetrics.new(@namespace, @metrics.values) if @metrics.any?
+            events << Event::Distributions.new(@namespace, @distributions.values) if @distributions.any?
 
             @metrics = {}
             @distributions = {}
+
+            events
           end
-          nil
         end
 
         private
diff --git a/lib/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_manager.rb b/lib/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_manager.rb
index e4a3055771a..95750728c64 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_manager.rb
@@ -57,13 +57,11 @@ def distribution(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: {}, common: true)
           collection.distribution(metric_name, value, tags: tags, common: common)
         end
 
-        def flush!(queue)
-          return unless @enabled
+        def flush!
+          return [] unless @enabled
 
           collections = @mutex.synchronize { @collections.values }
-          collections.each { |col| col.flush!(queue) }
-
-          nil
+          collections.reduce([]) { |events, collection| events + collection.flush! }
         end
 
         def disable!
diff --git a/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_collection.rbs b/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_collection.rbs
index 1edcf24a121..7fcdd814ec1 100644
--- a/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_collection.rbs
+++ b/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_collection.rbs
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ module Datadog
   module Core
     module Telemetry
       class MetricsCollection
-        interface _Queue
-          def enqueue: (Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Event::Base event) -> void
-        end
-
         @namespace: String
 
         @interval: Float
@@ -30,7 +26,7 @@ module Datadog
 
         def distribution: (String metric_name, Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Metric::input_value value, ?tags: Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Metric::tags_input, ?common: bool) -> void
 
-        def flush!: (_Queue queue) -> void
+        def flush!: () -> Array[Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Event::Base]
 
         private
 
diff --git a/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_manager.rbs b/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_manager.rbs
index 7083e155edb..50369469732 100644
--- a/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_manager.rbs
+++ b/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_manager.rbs
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ module Datadog
   module Core
     module Telemetry
       class MetricsManager
-        interface _Queue
-          def enqueue: (Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Event::Base event) -> void
-        end
-
         @interval: Float
 
         @enabled: bool
@@ -28,7 +24,7 @@ module Datadog
 
         def distribution: (String namespace, String metric_name, Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Metric::input_value value, ?tags: Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Metric::tags_input, ?common: bool) -> void
 
-        def flush!: (_Queue queue) -> void
+        def flush!: () -> Array[Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Event::Base]
 
         def disable!: () -> void
 
diff --git a/spec/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_collection_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_collection_spec.rb
index a8fd6fe1ebd..58844bdaf45 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_collection_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_collection_spec.rb
@@ -241,28 +241,22 @@ def first_distribution_values
   end
 
   describe '#flush!' do
-    let(:queue) { double('queue') }
-
-    before do
-      allow(queue).to receive(:enqueue)
-    end
-
     it 'flushes metrics' do
       collection.inc('metric_name', 5, tags: { tag1: 'val1', tag2: 'val2' }, common: true)
       collection.inc('metric_name', 5, tags: { tag1: 'val1', tag2: 'val3' }, common: true)
 
-      expect(queue).to receive(:enqueue) do |event|
-        expect(event).to be_a(Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Event::GenerateMetrics)
-        payload = event.payload
+      events = collection.flush!
+      expect(events).to have(1).item
 
-        expect(payload[:namespace]).to eq(namespace)
-        expect(payload[:series]).to have(2).items
+      event = events.first
+      expect(event).to be_a(Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Event::GenerateMetrics)
+      payload = event.payload
 
-        tags = payload[:series].map { |s| s[:tags] }.sort
-        expect(tags).to eq([['tag1:val1', 'tag2:val2'], ['tag1:val1', 'tag2:val3']])
-      end.once
+      expect(payload[:namespace]).to eq(namespace)
+      expect(payload[:series]).to have(2).items
 
-      collection.flush!(queue)
+      tags = payload[:series].map { |s| s[:tags] }.sort
+      expect(tags).to eq([['tag1:val1', 'tag2:val2'], ['tag1:val1', 'tag2:val3']])
 
       expect(metrics.size).to eq(0)
     end
@@ -273,21 +267,21 @@ def first_distribution_values
       collection.distribution('metric_name', 5, tags: { tag1: 'val1', tag2: 'val3' }, common: true)
       collection.distribution('metric_name', 7, tags: { tag1: 'val1', tag2: 'val3' }, common: true)
 
-      expect(queue).to receive(:enqueue) do |event|
-        expect(event).to be_a(Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Event::Distributions)
-        payload = event.payload
+      events = collection.flush!
+      expect(events).to have(1).item
 
-        expect(payload[:namespace]).to eq(namespace)
-        expect(payload[:series]).to have(2).items
+      event = events.first
+      expect(event).to be_a(Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Event::Distributions)
+      payload = event.payload
 
-        tags = payload[:series].map { |s| s[:tags] }.sort
-        expect(tags).to eq([['tag1:val1', 'tag2:val2'], ['tag1:val1', 'tag2:val3']])
+      expect(payload[:namespace]).to eq(namespace)
+      expect(payload[:series]).to have(2).items
 
-        values = payload[:series].map { |s| s[:points] }.sort
-        expect(values).to eq([[5, 6], [5, 7]])
-      end.once
+      tags = payload[:series].map { |s| s[:tags] }.sort
+      expect(tags).to eq([['tag1:val1', 'tag2:val2'], ['tag1:val1', 'tag2:val3']])
 
-      collection.flush!(queue)
+      values = payload[:series].map { |s| s[:points] }.sort
+      expect(values).to eq([[5, 6], [5, 7]])
 
       expect(distributions.size).to eq(0)
     end
@@ -297,18 +291,23 @@ def first_distribution_values
       threads_count = 5
       metrics_count = 0
 
-      expect(queue).to receive(:enqueue) do |event|
-        mutex.synchronize { metrics_count += event.payload[:series].size }
-      end.at_least(:once)
-
       threads = Array.new(threads_count) do |i|
         Thread.new do
           collection.inc("metric_name_#{i}", 5, tags: { tag1: 'val1', tag2: 'val2' }, common: true)
-          collection.flush!(queue)
+
+          events = collection.flush!
+
           collection.inc("metric_name_#{i}", 5, tags: { tag1: 'val1', tag2: 'val3' }, common: true)
           collection.distribution("metric_name_#{i}", 5, tags: { tag1: 'val1', tag2: 'val2' }, common: true)
           collection.distribution("metric_name_#{i}", 5, tags: { tag1: 'val1', tag2: 'val3' }, common: true)
-          collection.flush!(queue)
+
+          events += collection.flush!
+
+          mutex.synchronize do
+            events.each do |event|
+              metrics_count += event.payload[:series].size
+            end
+          end
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_manager_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_manager_spec.rb
index 723258640d9..3aef7cee414 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_manager_spec.rb
@@ -188,18 +188,18 @@ def first_collection
   end
 
   describe '#flush!' do
-    subject(:flush!) { manager.flush!(queue) }
-
-    let(:queue) { [] }
+    subject(:flush!) { manager.flush! }
 
     it 'forwards flush to the collections' do
+      events = [double(:event)]
+
       collection = double(:collection)
       expect(Datadog::Core::Telemetry::MetricsCollection).to receive(:new).and_return(collection)
       expect(collection).to receive(:inc)
-      expect(collection).to receive(:flush!).with(queue)
+      expect(collection).to receive(:flush!).and_return(events)
 
       manager.inc(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: tags)
-      flush!
+      expect(flush!).to eq(events)
     end
 
     context 'when disabled' do
@@ -208,13 +208,11 @@ def first_collection
       it 'does nothing' do
         expect(Datadog::Core::Telemetry::MetricsCollection).to_not receive(:new)
 
-        flush!
+        expect(flush!).to eq([])
       end
     end
 
     context 'concurrently creating and flushing namespaces' do
-      let(:queue) { double('queue') }
-
       it 'flushes all metrics' do
         mutex = Mutex.new
 
@@ -222,16 +220,19 @@ def first_collection
         metrics_per_thread = 3
 
         flushed_metrics_count = 0
-        allow(queue).to receive(:enqueue) do |event|
-          mutex.synchronize { flushed_metrics_count += event.payload[:series].count }
-        end
 
         threads = Array.new(threads_count) do |n|
           Thread.new do
             metrics_per_thread.times do |i|
               manager.inc("namespace #{n}", "#{metric_name} #{i}", value, tags: tags)
             end
-            manager.flush!(queue)
+            events = manager.flush!
+
+            mutex.synchronize do
+              events.each do |event|
+                flushed_metrics_count += event.payload[:series].count
+              end
+            end
           end
         end