diff --git a/internal/cloudwatch/unit.go b/internal/cloudwatch/unit.go
index 284d5c1b4a..478034e3ec 100644
--- a/internal/cloudwatch/unit.go
+++ b/internal/cloudwatch/unit.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ var uniqueConversions = map[string]struct {
 	scale        float64
 }{
 	// time
-	"ns":  {types.StandardUnitMicroseconds, 1 / float64(time.Microsecond.Nanoseconds())},
+	"ns":  {types.StandardUnitNone, 1},
 	"min": {types.StandardUnitSeconds, time.Minute.Seconds()},
 	"h":   {types.StandardUnitSeconds, time.Hour.Seconds()},
 	"d":   {types.StandardUnitSeconds, 24 * time.Hour.Seconds()},
diff --git a/internal/cloudwatch/unit_test.go b/internal/cloudwatch/unit_test.go
index cb808f5d0b..8bc1c3ea4f 100644
--- a/internal/cloudwatch/unit_test.go
+++ b/internal/cloudwatch/unit_test.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestScaledUnits(t *testing.T) {
 		{"kB", "Kilobytes", 1},
 		{"kib/s", "Kilobytes/Second", 1.024},
 		{"ms", "Milliseconds", 1},
-		{"ns", "Microseconds", 0.001},
+		{"ns", "None", 1},
 		{"min", "Seconds", 60},
 		{"h", "Seconds", 60 * 60},
 		{"d", "Seconds", 24 * 60 * 60},