diff --git a/metrics/cgroups/v1/cgroups.go b/metrics/cgroups/v1/cgroups.go
index 23e4893da..80cf20ac0 100644
--- a/metrics/cgroups/v1/cgroups.go
+++ b/metrics/cgroups/v1/cgroups.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import (
 
 // NewTaskMonitor returns a new cgroups monitor
 func NewTaskMonitor(ctx context.Context, publisher events.Publisher, ns *metrics.Namespace) (runtime.TaskMonitor, error) {
-	collector := newCollector(ns)
+	collector := NewCollector(ns)
 	oom, err := newOOMCollector(ns)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func NewTaskMonitor(ctx context.Context, publisher events.Publisher, ns *metrics
 }
 
 type cgroupsMonitor struct {
-	collector *collector
+	collector *Collector
 	oom       *oomCollector
 	context   context.Context
 	publisher events.Publisher
diff --git a/metrics/cgroups/v1/metrics.go b/metrics/cgroups/v1/metrics.go
index e4a41edd6..eac3e26db 100644
--- a/metrics/cgroups/v1/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics/cgroups/v1/metrics.go
@@ -27,26 +27,33 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/log"
 	v1 "github.com/containerd/containerd/metrics/types/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
 	"github.com/containerd/typeurl"
 	metrics "github.com/docker/go-metrics"
+	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 )
 
+// Statable type that returns cgroup metrics
+type Statable interface {
+	ID() string
+	Namespace() string
+	Stats(context.Context) (*types.Any, error)
+}
+
 // Trigger will be called when an event happens and provides the cgroup
 // where the event originated from
 type Trigger func(string, string, cgroups.Cgroup)
 
-// newCollector registers the collector with the provided namespace and returns it so
+// NewCollector registers the collector with the provided namespace and returns it so
 // that cgroups can be added for collection
-func newCollector(ns *metrics.Namespace) *collector {
+func NewCollector(ns *metrics.Namespace) *Collector {
 	if ns == nil {
-		return &collector{}
+		return &Collector{}
 	}
 	// add machine cpus and memory info
-	c := &collector{
+	c := &Collector{
 		ns:    ns,
-		tasks: make(map[string]runtime.Task),
+		tasks: make(map[string]Statable),
 	}
 	c.metrics = append(c.metrics, pidMetrics...)
 	c.metrics = append(c.metrics, cpuMetrics...)
@@ -62,24 +69,26 @@ func taskID(id, namespace string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", id, namespace)
 }
 
-// collector provides the ability to collect container stats and export
+// Collector provides the ability to collect container stats and export
 // them in the prometheus format
-type collector struct {
+type Collector struct {
 	mu sync.RWMutex
 
-	tasks         map[string]runtime.Task
+	tasks         map[string]Statable
 	ns            *metrics.Namespace
 	metrics       []*metric
 	storedMetrics chan prometheus.Metric
 }
 
-func (c *collector) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
+// Describe prometheus metrics
+func (c *Collector) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
 	for _, m := range c.metrics {
 		ch <- m.desc(c.ns)
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *collector) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
+// Collect prometheus metrics
+func (c *Collector) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 	c.mu.RLock()
 	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
 	for _, t := range c.tasks {
@@ -100,7 +109,7 @@ storedLoop:
 	wg.Wait()
 }
 
-func (c *collector) collect(t runtime.Task, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric, block bool, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+func (c *Collector) collect(t Statable, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric, block bool, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	if wg != nil {
 		defer wg.Done()
 	}
@@ -126,7 +135,7 @@ func (c *collector) collect(t runtime.Task, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric, block b
 }
 
 // Add adds the provided cgroup and id so that metrics are collected and exported
-func (c *collector) Add(t runtime.Task) error {
+func (c *Collector) Add(t Statable) error {
 	if c.ns == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -141,11 +150,21 @@ func (c *collector) Add(t runtime.Task) error {
 }
 
 // Remove removes the provided cgroup by id from the collector
-func (c *collector) Remove(t runtime.Task) {
+func (c *Collector) Remove(t Statable) {
 	if c.ns == nil {
 		return
 	}
 	c.mu.Lock()
-	defer c.mu.Unlock()
 	delete(c.tasks, taskID(t.ID(), t.Namespace()))
+	c.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+// RemoveAll statable items from the collector
+func (c *Collector) RemoveAll() {
+	if c.ns == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	c.tasks = make(map[string]Statable)
+	c.mu.Unlock()
 }
diff --git a/metrics/cgroups/v2/cgroups.go b/metrics/cgroups/v2/cgroups.go
index 1f54049f1..c0bce5996 100644
--- a/metrics/cgroups/v2/cgroups.go
+++ b/metrics/cgroups/v2/cgroups.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 // NewTaskMonitor returns a new cgroups monitor
 func NewTaskMonitor(ctx context.Context, publisher events.Publisher, ns *metrics.Namespace) (runtime.TaskMonitor, error) {
-	collector := newCollector(ns)
+	collector := NewCollector(ns)
 	return &cgroupsMonitor{
 		collector: collector,
 		context:   ctx,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func NewTaskMonitor(ctx context.Context, publisher events.Publisher, ns *metrics
 }
 
 type cgroupsMonitor struct {
-	collector *collector
+	collector *Collector
 	context   context.Context
 	publisher events.Publisher
 }
diff --git a/metrics/cgroups/v2/metrics.go b/metrics/cgroups/v2/metrics.go
index e352cd1fc..e8bade1a6 100644
--- a/metrics/cgroups/v2/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics/cgroups/v2/metrics.go
@@ -26,21 +26,28 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/log"
 	v2 "github.com/containerd/containerd/metrics/types/v2"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
 	"github.com/containerd/typeurl"
 	metrics "github.com/docker/go-metrics"
+	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 )
 
-// newCollector registers the collector with the provided namespace and returns it so
+// Statable type that returns cgroup metrics
+type Statable interface {
+	ID() string
+	Namespace() string
+	Stats(context.Context) (*types.Any, error)
+}
+
+// NewCollector registers the collector with the provided namespace and returns it so
 // that cgroups can be added for collection
-func newCollector(ns *metrics.Namespace) *collector {
+func NewCollector(ns *metrics.Namespace) *Collector {
 	if ns == nil {
-		return &collector{}
+		return &Collector{}
 	}
-	c := &collector{
+	c := &Collector{
 		ns:    ns,
-		tasks: make(map[string]runtime.Task),
+		tasks: make(map[string]Statable),
 	}
 	c.metrics = append(c.metrics, pidMetrics...)
 	c.metrics = append(c.metrics, cpuMetrics...)
@@ -55,24 +62,26 @@ func taskID(id, namespace string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", id, namespace)
 }
 
-// collector provides the ability to collect container stats and export
+// Collector provides the ability to collect container stats and export
 // them in the prometheus format
-type collector struct {
+type Collector struct {
 	mu sync.RWMutex
 
-	tasks         map[string]runtime.Task
+	tasks         map[string]Statable
 	ns            *metrics.Namespace
 	metrics       []*metric
 	storedMetrics chan prometheus.Metric
 }
 
-func (c *collector) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
+// Describe prometheus metrics
+func (c *Collector) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
 	for _, m := range c.metrics {
 		ch <- m.desc(c.ns)
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *collector) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
+// Collect prometheus metrics
+func (c *Collector) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 	c.mu.RLock()
 	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
 	for _, t := range c.tasks {
@@ -93,7 +102,7 @@ storedLoop:
 	wg.Wait()
 }
 
-func (c *collector) collect(t runtime.Task, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric, block bool, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+func (c *Collector) collect(t Statable, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric, block bool, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	if wg != nil {
 		defer wg.Done()
 	}
@@ -119,7 +128,7 @@ func (c *collector) collect(t runtime.Task, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric, block b
 }
 
 // Add adds the provided cgroup and id so that metrics are collected and exported
-func (c *collector) Add(t runtime.Task) error {
+func (c *Collector) Add(t Statable) error {
 	if c.ns == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -134,7 +143,7 @@ func (c *collector) Add(t runtime.Task) error {
 }
 
 // Remove removes the provided cgroup by id from the collector
-func (c *collector) Remove(t runtime.Task) {
+func (c *Collector) Remove(t Statable) {
 	if c.ns == nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -142,3 +151,13 @@ func (c *collector) Remove(t runtime.Task) {
 	defer c.mu.Unlock()
 	delete(c.tasks, taskID(t.ID(), t.Namespace()))
 }
+
+// RemoveAll statable items from the collector
+func (c *Collector) RemoveAll() {
+	if c.ns == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	c.tasks = make(map[string]Statable)
+	c.mu.Unlock()
+}