diff --git a/modules/zeta_global_sspAnalyticsAdapter.js b/modules/zeta_global_sspAnalyticsAdapter.js
index 9609a047656..3d5466dd906 100644
--- a/modules/zeta_global_sspAnalyticsAdapter.js
+++ b/modules/zeta_global_sspAnalyticsAdapter.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {logInfo, logError, deepClone} from '../src/utils.js';
+import {logInfo, logError} from '../src/utils.js';
 import { ajax } from '../src/ajax.js';
 import adapterManager from '../src/adapterManager.js';
 import CONSTANTS from '../src/constants.json';
@@ -47,46 +47,25 @@ function getZetaParams(event) {
 
 /// /////////// ADAPTER EVENT HANDLER FUNCTIONS //////////////
 
-function adRenderSucceededHandler(originalArgs) {
-  const args = deepClone(originalArgs);
+function adRenderSucceededHandler(args) {
   let eventType = CONSTANTS.EVENTS.AD_RENDER_SUCCEEDED
   logInfo(LOG_PREFIX + 'handle ' + eventType + ' event');
 
-  if (args.bid) {
-    // cleanup object
-    delete args.bid.metrics;
-    delete args.bid.ad;
-
-    // set zetaParams from cache
-    if (args.bid.auctionId) {
-      const zetaParams = cache.auctions[args.bid.auctionId];
-      if (zetaParams) {
-        args.bid.params = [ zetaParams ];
-      }
+  // set zetaParams from cache
+  if (args.bid && args.bid.auctionId) {
+    const zetaParams = cache.auctions[args.bid.auctionId];
+    if (zetaParams) {
+      args.bid.params = [ zetaParams ];
     }
   }
 
   sendEvent(eventType, args);
 }
 
-function auctionEndHandler(originalArgs) {
-  const args = deepClone(originalArgs);
+function auctionEndHandler(args) {
   let eventType = CONSTANTS.EVENTS.AUCTION_END;
   logInfo(LOG_PREFIX + 'handle ' + eventType + ' event');
 
-  // cleanup object
-  delete args.metrics;
-  if (args.bidderRequests) {
-    args.bidderRequests.forEach(requests => {
-      delete requests.metrics;
-      if (requests.bids) {
-        requests.bids.forEach(bid => {
-          delete bid.metrics;
-        })
-      }
-    })
-  }
-
   // save zetaParams to cache
   const zetaParams = getZetaParams(args);
   if (zetaParams && args.auctionId) {
diff --git a/test/spec/modules/zeta_global_sspAnalyticsAdapter_spec.js b/test/spec/modules/zeta_global_sspAnalyticsAdapter_spec.js
index 962d135cd6d..0796736a162 100644
--- a/test/spec/modules/zeta_global_sspAnalyticsAdapter_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/modules/zeta_global_sspAnalyticsAdapter_spec.js
@@ -395,11 +395,6 @@ describe('Zeta Global SSP Analytics Adapter', function() {
       const auctionEnd = JSON.parse(requests[0].requestBody);
       const auctionSucceeded = JSON.parse(requests[1].requestBody);
 
-      expect(auctionEnd.metrics).to.be.undefined;
-
-      expect(auctionSucceeded.bid.ad).to.be.undefined;
-      expect(auctionSucceeded.bid.metrics).to.be.undefined;
-
       expect(auctionSucceeded.bid.params[0]).to.be.deep.equal(EVENTS.AUCTION_END.adUnits[0].bids[0].params);
       expect(EVENTS.AUCTION_END.adUnits[0].bids[0].bidder).to.be.equal('zeta_global_ssp');
     });