diff --git a/metrics.go b/metrics.go
index 09039f6..182271f 100644
--- a/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics.go
@@ -227,14 +227,6 @@ var (
 		},
 		nil,
 	)
-	metricDeviceStatus = prometheus.NewDesc(
-		"smartctl_device_status",
-		"Device status",
-		[]string{
-			"device",
-		},
-		nil,
-	)
 	metricDeviceErrorLogCount = prometheus.NewDesc(
 		"smartctl_device_error_log_count",
 		"Device SMART error log count",
diff --git a/smartctl.go b/smartctl.go
index 90c4b85..792d0c7 100644
--- a/smartctl.go
+++ b/smartctl.go
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ func (smart *SMARTctl) Collect() {
 	smart.minePowerCycleCount()
 	smart.mineDeviceSCTStatus()
 	smart.mineDeviceStatistics()
-	smart.mineDeviceStatus()
 	smart.mineDeviceErrorLog()
 	smart.mineDeviceSelfTestLog()
 	smart.mineDeviceERC()
@@ -388,16 +387,6 @@ func (smart *SMARTctl) mineLongFlags(json gjson.Result, flags []string) string {
 	return strings.Join(result, ",")
 }
 
-func (smart *SMARTctl) mineDeviceStatus() {
-	status := smart.json.Get("smart_status")
-	smart.ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
-		metricDeviceStatus,
-		prometheus.GaugeValue,
-		status.Get("passed").Float(),
-		smart.device.device,
-	)
-}
-
 func (smart *SMARTctl) mineDeviceErrorLog() {
 	for logType, status := range smart.json.Get("ata_smart_error_log").Map() {
 		smart.ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(