diff --git a/receiver/splunkhecreceiver/splunkhec_to_metricdata.go b/receiver/splunkhecreceiver/splunkhec_to_metricdata.go
index e8586d088d6e..d148576c0fac 100644
--- a/receiver/splunkhecreceiver/splunkhec_to_metricdata.go
+++ b/receiver/splunkhecreceiver/splunkhec_to_metricdata.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func buildAttributes(dimensions map[string]any) pcommon.Map {
 	attributes.EnsureCapacity(len(dimensions))
 	for key, val := range dimensions {
 
-		if strings.HasPrefix(key, "metric_name") {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(key, "metric_name") || key == "_value" {
 			continue
 		}
 		if key == "" || val == nil {
diff --git a/receiver/splunkhecreceiver/splunkhec_to_metricdata_test.go b/receiver/splunkhecreceiver/splunkhec_to_metricdata_test.go
index 5e5196667fe6..a218bbd83a88 100644
--- a/receiver/splunkhecreceiver/splunkhec_to_metricdata_test.go
+++ b/receiver/splunkhecreceiver/splunkhec_to_metricdata_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ func Test_splunkV2ToMetricsData(t *testing.T) {
 			wantMetricsData: buildDefaultMetricsData(nanos),
 			hecConfig:       defaultTestingHecConfig,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "int_gauge_v7",
+			splunkDataPoint: func() *splunk.Event {
+				pt := buildDefaultSplunkDataPt()
+				delete(pt.Fields, "metric_name:single")
+				pt.Fields["metric_name"] = "single"
+				pt.Fields["_value"] = int64Ptr(13)
+				return pt
+
+			}(),
+			wantMetricsData: buildDefaultMetricsData(nanos),
+			hecConfig:       defaultTestingHecConfig,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "multiple",
 			splunkDataPoint: func() *splunk.Event {