diff --git a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/analytics.ts b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/analytics.ts
index 5578e3af328..ed7af7703c3 100644
--- a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/analytics.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/analytics.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ async function buildPayload({config, errorMessage, exitMode}: ReportAnalyticsEve
   const wallClockElapsed = currentTime - startTime
   const totalTimeWithoutSubtimers = wallClockElapsed - totalTimeFromSubtimers
 
-  let payload = {
+  const payload = {
     public: {
       command: startCommand,
       time_start: startTime,
@@ -192,9 +192,6 @@ async function buildPayload({config, errorMessage, exitMode}: ReportAnalyticsEve
     }
   })
 
-  // strip undefined fields -- they make up the majority of payloads due to wide metadata structure.
-  payload = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(payload))
-
   return sanitizePayload(payload)
 }