diff --git a/metricsd/Android.mk b/metricsd/Android.mk
index 839ab65..3553753 100644
--- a/metricsd/Android.mk
+++ b/metricsd/Android.mk
@@ -146,9 +146,7 @@
 LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION := $(metrics_cpp_extension)
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS := $(metrics_CPPFLAGS)
 LOCAL_INIT_RC := metrics_collector.rc
-LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := \
-  metrics.json \
-  metrics.schema.json
+LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := metrics.json
 LOCAL_RTTI_FLAG := -frtti
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(metrics_collector_shared_libraries)
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(metrics_collector_common) \
@@ -207,13 +205,6 @@
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_MODULE := metrics.json
 LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := ETC
-LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_OUT_ETC)/weaved/commands
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := etc/weaved/commands/$(LOCAL_MODULE)
-include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
-
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-LOCAL_MODULE := metrics.schema.json
-LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := ETC
-LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_OUT_ETC)/weaved/states
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := etc/weaved/states/$(LOCAL_MODULE)
+LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_OUT_ETC)/weaved/traits
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := etc/weaved/traits/$(LOCAL_MODULE)
 include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
diff --git a/metricsd/etc/weaved/commands/metrics.json b/metricsd/etc/weaved/commands/metrics.json
deleted file mode 100644
index b7f32d5..0000000
--- a/metricsd/etc/weaved/commands/metrics.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "_metrics": {
-    "_enableAnalyticsReporting": {
-      "minimalRole": "manager"
-    },
-    "_disableAnalyticsReporting": {
-      "minimalRole": "manager"
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/metricsd/etc/weaved/states/metrics.schema.json b/metricsd/etc/weaved/states/metrics.schema.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 130ac46..0000000
--- a/metricsd/etc/weaved/states/metrics.schema.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "_metrics": {
-    "_AnalyticsReportingState": {
-      "enum": ["enabled", "disabled"],
-      "default": "disabled"
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/metricsd/etc/weaved/traits/metrics.json b/metricsd/etc/weaved/traits/metrics.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d17c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metricsd/etc/weaved/traits/metrics.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "_metrics": {
+    "commands": {
+      "_enableAnalyticsReporting": {
+        "minimalRole": "manager"
+      },
+      "_disableAnalyticsReporting": {
+        "minimalRole": "manager"
+      }
+    },
+    "state": {
+      "_AnalyticsReportingState": {
+        "type": "string",
+        "enum": [ "enabled", "disabled" ]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/metricsd/metrics_collector.cc b/metricsd/metrics_collector.cc
index f3871e4..5468b9f 100644
--- a/metricsd/metrics_collector.cc
+++ b/metricsd/metrics_collector.cc
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
 const char kMeminfoFileName[] = "/proc/meminfo";
 const char kVmStatFileName[] = "/proc/vmstat";
 
+const char kWeaveComponent[] = "metrics";
+
 }  // namespace
 
 // Zram sysfs entries.
@@ -246,10 +248,13 @@
   device_ = weaved::Device::CreateInstance(
       bus_,
       base::Bind(&MetricsCollector::UpdateWeaveState, base::Unretained(this)));
+  device_->AddComponent(kWeaveComponent, {"_metrics"});
   device_->AddCommandHandler(
+      kWeaveComponent,
       "_metrics._enableAnalyticsReporting",
       base::Bind(&MetricsCollector::OnEnableMetrics, base::Unretained(this)));
   device_->AddCommandHandler(
+      kWeaveComponent,
       "_metrics._disableAnalyticsReporting",
       base::Bind(&MetricsCollector::OnDisableMetrics, base::Unretained(this)));
 
@@ -324,12 +329,13 @@
   if (!device_)
     return;
 
-  brillo::VariantDictionary state_change{
-    { "_metrics._AnalyticsReportingState",
-      metrics_lib_->AreMetricsEnabled() ? "enabled" : "disabled" }
-  };
+  std::string enabled =
+      metrics_lib_->AreMetricsEnabled() ? "enabled" : "disabled";
 
-  if (!device_->SetStateProperties(state_change, nullptr)) {
+  if (!device_->SetStateProperty(kWeaveComponent,
+                                 "_metrics._AnalyticsReportingState",
+                                 enabled,
+                                 nullptr)) {
     LOG(ERROR) << "failed to update weave's state";
   }
 }