diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/metrics/utils/registryMetricCreator.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/metrics/utils/registryMetricCreator.ts
index c4d332aa3dc0..adec6f984702 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/metrics/utils/registryMetricCreator.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/metrics/utils/registryMetricCreator.ts
@@ -11,30 +11,31 @@ import {
   LabelKeys,
   LabelsGeneric,
   MetricsRegisterCustom,
+  NoLabels,
   StaticConfig,
 } from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {AvgMinMax} from "./avgMinMax.js";
 import {GaugeExtra} from "./gauge.js";
 
 export class RegistryMetricCreator extends Registry implements MetricsRegisterCustom {
-  gauge<Labels extends LabelsGeneric>(configuration: GaugeConfig<Labels>): IGaugeExtra<Labels> {
+  gauge<Labels extends LabelsGeneric = NoLabels>(configuration: GaugeConfig<Labels>): IGaugeExtra<Labels> {
     return new GaugeExtra<Labels>({...configuration, registers: [this]});
   }
 
-  histogram<Labels extends LabelsGeneric>(configuration: HistogramConfig<Labels>): IHistogram<Labels> {
+  histogram<Labels extends LabelsGeneric = NoLabels>(configuration: HistogramConfig<Labels>): IHistogram<Labels> {
     return new Histogram<LabelKeys<Labels>>({...configuration, registers: [this]});
   }
 
-  avgMinMax<Labels extends LabelsGeneric>(configuration: AvgMinMaxConfig<Labels>): IAvgMinMax<Labels> {
+  avgMinMax<Labels extends LabelsGeneric = NoLabels>(configuration: AvgMinMaxConfig<Labels>): IAvgMinMax<Labels> {
     return new AvgMinMax<Labels>({...configuration, registers: [this]});
   }
 
   /** Static metric to send string-based data such as versions, config params, etc */
-  static<Labels extends LabelsGeneric>({name, help, value}: StaticConfig<Labels>): void {
+  static<Labels extends LabelsGeneric = NoLabels>({name, help, value}: StaticConfig<Labels>): void {
     new Gauge({name, help, labelNames: Object.keys(value), registers: [this]}).set(value, 1);
   }
 
-  counter<Labels extends LabelsGeneric>(configuration: CounterConfig<Labels>): ICounter<Labels> {
+  counter<Labels extends LabelsGeneric = NoLabels>(configuration: CounterConfig<Labels>): ICounter<Labels> {
     return new Counter<LabelKeys<Labels>>({...configuration, registers: [this]});
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/metrics.ts b/packages/utils/src/metrics.ts
index a1f30b6ec20f..1e621cead21a 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/metrics.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/metrics.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ export type LabelsGeneric = Record<string, string | number>;
 export type LabelKeys<Labels extends LabelsGeneric> = Extract<keyof Labels, string>;
 export type CollectFn<Labels extends LabelsGeneric> = (metric: Gauge<Labels>) => void;
 
-// Type `{}` is required here as alternative types do not work
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
-export type NoLabels = {};
+export type NoLabels = Record<string, never>;
 
 export interface Gauge<Labels extends LabelsGeneric = NoLabels> {
   inc: NoLabels extends Labels ? (value?: number) => void : (labels: Labels, value?: number) => void;
@@ -57,16 +55,16 @@ export type StaticConfig<Labels extends LabelsGeneric> = {
 };
 
 export interface MetricsRegister {
-  gauge<Labels extends LabelsGeneric>(config: GaugeConfig<Labels>): Gauge<Labels>;
-  histogram<Labels extends LabelsGeneric>(config: HistogramConfig<Labels>): Histogram<Labels>;
-  counter<Labels extends LabelsGeneric>(config: CounterConfig<Labels>): Counter<Labels>;
+  gauge<Labels extends LabelsGeneric = NoLabels>(config: GaugeConfig<Labels>): Gauge<Labels>;
+  histogram<Labels extends LabelsGeneric = NoLabels>(config: HistogramConfig<Labels>): Histogram<Labels>;
+  counter<Labels extends LabelsGeneric = NoLabels>(config: CounterConfig<Labels>): Counter<Labels>;
 }
 
 export interface MetricsRegisterExtra extends MetricsRegister {
-  gauge<Labels extends LabelsGeneric>(config: GaugeConfig<Labels>): GaugeExtra<Labels>;
+  gauge<Labels extends LabelsGeneric = NoLabels>(config: GaugeConfig<Labels>): GaugeExtra<Labels>;
 }
 
 export interface MetricsRegisterCustom extends MetricsRegisterExtra {
-  avgMinMax<Labels extends LabelsGeneric>(config: AvgMinMaxConfig<Labels>): AvgMinMax<Labels>;
-  static<Labels extends LabelsGeneric>(config: StaticConfig<Labels>): void;
+  avgMinMax<Labels extends LabelsGeneric = NoLabels>(config: AvgMinMaxConfig<Labels>): AvgMinMax<Labels>;
+  static<Labels extends LabelsGeneric = NoLabels>(config: StaticConfig<Labels>): void;
 }