diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/metrics/dropwizard/CodaHaleMetricsTracker.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/metrics/dropwizard/CodaHaleMetricsTracker.java
index b34f72e2..a774822b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/metrics/dropwizard/CodaHaleMetricsTracker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/metrics/dropwizard/CodaHaleMetricsTracker.java
@@ -34,15 +34,24 @@ public final class CodaHaleMetricsTracker extends MetricsTracker
    private final Meter connectionTimeoutMeter;
    private final MetricRegistry registry;
 
+   private static final String METRIC_CATEGORY = "pool";
+   private static final String METRIC_NAME_WAIT = "Wait";
+   private static final String METRIC_NAME_USAGE = "Usage";
+   private static final String METRIC_NAME_TIMEOUT_RATE = "ConnectionTimeoutRate";
+   private static final String METRIC_NAME_TOTAL_CONNECTIONS = "TotalConnections";
+   private static final String METRIC_NAME_IDLE_CONNECTIONS = "IdleConnections";
+   private static final String METRIC_NAME_ACTIVE_CONNECTIONS = "ActiveConnections";
+   private static final String METRIC_NAME_PENDING_CONNECTIONS = "PendingConnections";
+
    public CodaHaleMetricsTracker(final String poolName, final PoolStats poolStats, final MetricRegistry registry)
    {
       this.poolName = poolName;
       this.registry = registry;
-      this.connectionObtainTimer = registry.timer(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, "pool", "Wait"));
-      this.connectionUsage = registry.histogram(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, "pool", "Usage"));
-      this.connectionTimeoutMeter = registry.meter(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, "pool", "ConnectionTimeoutRate"));
+      this.connectionObtainTimer = registry.timer(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, METRIC_CATEGORY, METRIC_NAME_WAIT));
+      this.connectionUsage = registry.histogram(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, METRIC_CATEGORY, METRIC_NAME_USAGE));
+      this.connectionTimeoutMeter = registry.meter(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, METRIC_CATEGORY, METRIC_NAME_TIMEOUT_RATE));
 
-      registry.register(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, "pool", "TotalConnections"),
+      registry.register(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, METRIC_CATEGORY, METRIC_NAME_TOTAL_CONNECTIONS),
                         new Gauge<Integer>() {
                            @Override
                            public Integer getValue() {
@@ -50,7 +59,7 @@ public final class CodaHaleMetricsTracker extends MetricsTracker
                            }
                         });
 
-      registry.register(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, "pool", "IdleConnections"),
+      registry.register(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, METRIC_CATEGORY, METRIC_NAME_IDLE_CONNECTIONS),
                         new Gauge<Integer>() {
                            @Override
                            public Integer getValue() {
@@ -58,7 +67,7 @@ public final class CodaHaleMetricsTracker extends MetricsTracker
                            }
                         });
 
-      registry.register(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, "pool", "ActiveConnections"),
+      registry.register(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, METRIC_CATEGORY, METRIC_NAME_ACTIVE_CONNECTIONS),
                         new Gauge<Integer>() {
                            @Override
                            public Integer getValue() {
@@ -66,7 +75,7 @@ public final class CodaHaleMetricsTracker extends MetricsTracker
                            }
                         });
 
-      registry.register(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, "pool", "PendingConnections"),
+      registry.register(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, METRIC_CATEGORY, METRIC_NAME_PENDING_CONNECTIONS),
                         new Gauge<Integer>() {
                            @Override
                            public Integer getValue() {
@@ -79,12 +88,13 @@ public final class CodaHaleMetricsTracker extends MetricsTracker
    @Override
    public void close()
    {
-      registry.remove(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, "pool", "Wait"));
-      registry.remove(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, "pool", "Usage"));
-      registry.remove(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, "pool", "TotalConnections"));
-      registry.remove(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, "pool", "IdleConnections"));
-      registry.remove(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, "pool", "ActiveConnections"));
-      registry.remove(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, "pool", "PendingConnections"));
+      registry.remove(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, METRIC_CATEGORY, METRIC_NAME_WAIT));
+      registry.remove(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, METRIC_CATEGORY, METRIC_NAME_USAGE));
+      registry.remove(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, METRIC_CATEGORY, METRIC_NAME_TIMEOUT_RATE));
+      registry.remove(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, METRIC_CATEGORY, METRIC_NAME_TOTAL_CONNECTIONS));
+      registry.remove(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, METRIC_CATEGORY, METRIC_NAME_IDLE_CONNECTIONS));
+      registry.remove(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, METRIC_CATEGORY, METRIC_NAME_ACTIVE_CONNECTIONS));
+      registry.remove(MetricRegistry.name(poolName, METRIC_CATEGORY, METRIC_NAME_PENDING_CONNECTIONS));
    }
 
    /** {@inheritDoc} */
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/metrics/dropwizard/CodaHaleMetricsTrackerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/metrics/dropwizard/CodaHaleMetricsTrackerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5245f57a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/metrics/dropwizard/CodaHaleMetricsTrackerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package com.zaxxer.hikari.metrics.dropwizard;
+
+import com.codahale.metrics.MetricRegistry;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+
+@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
+public class CodaHaleMetricsTrackerTest {
+
+   @Mock
+   public MetricRegistry mockMetricRegistry;
+
+   private CodaHaleMetricsTracker testee;
+
+   @Before
+   public void setup(){
+      testee = new CodaHaleMetricsTracker("mypool", null, mockMetricRegistry);
+   }
+
+   @Test
+   public void close() throws Exception {
+      testee.close();
+
+      verify(mockMetricRegistry).remove("mypool.pool.Wait");
+      verify(mockMetricRegistry).remove("mypool.pool.Usage");
+      verify(mockMetricRegistry).remove("mypool.pool.ConnectionTimeoutRate");
+      verify(mockMetricRegistry).remove("mypool.pool.TotalConnections");
+      verify(mockMetricRegistry).remove("mypool.pool.IdleConnections");
+      verify(mockMetricRegistry).remove("mypool.pool.ActiveConnections");
+      verify(mockMetricRegistry).remove("mypool.pool.PendingConnections");
+   }
+
+}