diff --git a/.eslintrc.yml b/.eslintrc.yml
index 01356b03277..de5260d22f4 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.yml
+++ b/.eslintrc.yml
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ globals:
   shellPrintHelper: true
   shellAutocomplete: true
   __autocomplete__: true
-  getActiveCommands: true
   defaultPrompt: true
   ___it___: true
   __promptWrapper__: true
diff --git a/jstests/core/opcounters_active.js b/jstests/core/opcounters_active.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 559af70196d..00000000000
--- a/jstests/core/opcounters_active.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-// checks that db.serverStatus will not throw errors when metrics tree is not present.
-//
-// @tags: [
-//   # The test runs commands that are not allowed with security token: mapreduce.
-//   not_allowed_with_signed_security_token
-// ]
-
-// Test the getActiveCommands function
-// Should remove the listCollections section but keep the rest
-var testInput = {
-    "isMaster": {"failed": NumberLong(0), "total": NumberLong(3)},
-    "mapreduce": {"failed": NumberLong(0), "total": NumberLong(1)},
-    "listCollections": {"failed": NumberLong(0), "total": NumberLong(0)}
-};
-var testExpected = {
-    "isMaster": {"failed": NumberLong(0), "total": NumberLong(3)},
-    "mapreduce": {"failed": NumberLong(0), "total": NumberLong(1)}
-};
-var testResult = getActiveCommands(testInput);
-
-assert.eq(testResult, testExpected, "getActiveCommands did not return the expected result");
-
-// Test that the serverstatus helper works
-var result = db.serverStatus();
-assert.neq(undefined, result, tojson(result));
-// Test that the metrics tree returns
-assert.neq(undefined, result.metrics, tojson(result));
-// Test that the metrics.commands tree returns
-assert.neq(undefined, result.metrics.commands, tojson(result));
-// Test that the metrics.commands.serverStatus value is non-zero
-assert.neq(0, result.metrics.commands.serverStatus.total, tojson(result));
-
-// Test that the command returns successfully when no metrics tree is present
-var result = db.serverStatus({"metrics": 0});
-assert.eq(undefined, result.metrics, tojson(result));
diff --git a/jstests/core/opcounters_basic.js b/jstests/core/opcounters_basic.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..916eabdc0f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jstests/core/opcounters_basic.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Checks that db.serverStatus will not throw errors when metrics tree is not present.
+
+{
+    const result = db.serverStatus().metrics.commands;
+    // Test that the metrics.commands.serverStatus value is non-zero
+    assert.neq(0, db.serverStatus().metrics.commands.serverStatus.total, tojson(result));
+}
+{
+    // Test that the command returns successfully when no metrics tree is present
+    const result = db.serverStatus({"metrics": 0});
+    assert.eq(undefined, result.metrics, tojson(result));
+}
diff --git a/src/mongo/shell/db.js b/src/mongo/shell/db.js
index 460fbd0343c..6f841a53d21 100644
--- a/src/mongo/shell/db.js
+++ b/src/mongo/shell/db.js
@@ -1046,44 +1046,13 @@ DB.prototype.serverBuildInfo = function() {
         this.getSiblingDB("admin")._runCommandWithoutApiStrict({buildinfo: 1}));
 };
 
-// Used to trim entries from the metrics.commands that have never been executed
-getActiveCommands = function(tree) {
-    var result = {};
-    for (var i in tree) {
-        if (!tree.hasOwnProperty(i))
-            continue;
-        if (tree[i].hasOwnProperty("total")) {
-            if (tree[i].total > 0) {
-                result[i] = tree[i];
-            }
-            continue;
-        }
-        if (i == "<UNKNOWN>") {
-            if (tree[i] > 0) {
-                result[i] = tree[i];
-            }
-            continue;
-        }
-        // Handles nested commands
-        var subStatus = getActiveCommands(tree[i]);
-        if (Object.keys(subStatus).length > 0) {
-            result[i] = tree[i];
-        }
-    }
-    return result;
-};
-
 DB.prototype.serverStatus = function(options) {
     var cmd = {serverStatus: 1};
     if (options) {
         Object.extend(cmd, options);
     }
-    var res = this._adminCommand(cmd);
-    // Only prune if we have a metrics tree with commands.
-    if (res.metrics && res.metrics.commands) {
-        res.metrics.commands = getActiveCommands(res.metrics.commands);
-    }
-    return res;
+
+    return this._adminCommand(cmd);
 };
 
 DB.prototype.hostInfo = function() {