diff --git a/dd-trace-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/Config.java b/dd-trace-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/Config.java
index 772338368c..e961b6b2ef 100644
--- a/dd-trace-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/Config.java
+++ b/dd-trace-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/Config.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ public class Config {
 
   public static final String CONFIGURATION_FILE = "trace.config";
   public static final String SERVICE_NAME = "service.name";
-  public static final String SERVICE = "service";
   public static final String TRACE_ENABLED = "trace.enabled";
   public static final String INTEGRATIONS_ENABLED = "integrations.enabled";
   public static final String WRITER_TYPE = "writer.type";
@@ -90,6 +89,7 @@ public class Config {
 
   public static final String LOGS_INJECTION_ENABLED = "logs.injection";
 
+  public static final String SERVICE_TAG = "service";
   public static final String RUNTIME_ID_TAG = "runtime-id";
   public static final String LANGUAGE_TAG_KEY = "language";
   public static final String LANGUAGE_TAG_VALUE = "jvm";
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ public class Config {
     // service name set here instead of getRuntimeTags because apm already manages the service tag
     // and may chose to override it.
     // Additionally, infra/JMX metrics require `service` rather than APM's `service.name` tag
-    result.put(SERVICE, serviceName);
+    result.put(SERVICE_TAG, serviceName);
     return Collections.unmodifiableMap(result);
   }
 
diff --git a/dd-trace-api/src/test/groovy/datadog/trace/api/ConfigTest.groovy b/dd-trace-api/src/test/groovy/datadog/trace/api/ConfigTest.groovy
index 837292902c..4a3b6bd6b5 100644
--- a/dd-trace-api/src/test/groovy/datadog/trace/api/ConfigTest.groovy
+++ b/dd-trace-api/src/test/groovy/datadog/trace/api/ConfigTest.groovy
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ import static datadog.trace.api.Config.PROPAGATION_STYLE_EXTRACT
 import static datadog.trace.api.Config.PROPAGATION_STYLE_INJECT
 import static datadog.trace.api.Config.RUNTIME_CONTEXT_FIELD_INJECTION
 import static datadog.trace.api.Config.RUNTIME_ID_TAG
-import static datadog.trace.api.Config.SERVICE
 import static datadog.trace.api.Config.SERVICE_MAPPING
 import static datadog.trace.api.Config.SERVICE_NAME
+import static datadog.trace.api.Config.SERVICE_TAG
 import static datadog.trace.api.Config.SPAN_TAGS
 import static datadog.trace.api.Config.SPLIT_BY_TAGS
 import static datadog.trace.api.Config.TRACE_AGENT_PORT
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class ConfigTest extends Specification {
     config.traceResolverEnabled == true
     config.serviceMapping == [:]
     config.mergedSpanTags == [:]
-    config.mergedJmxTags == [(RUNTIME_ID_TAG): config.getRuntimeId(), (SERVICE): config.serviceName]
+    config.mergedJmxTags == [(RUNTIME_ID_TAG): config.getRuntimeId(), (SERVICE_TAG): config.serviceName]
     config.headerTags == [:]
     config.httpServerErrorStatuses == (500..599).toSet()
     config.httpClientErrorStatuses == (400..499).toSet()
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class ConfigTest extends Specification {
     config.traceResolverEnabled == false
     config.serviceMapping == [a: "1"]
     config.mergedSpanTags == [b: "2", c: "3"]
-    config.mergedJmxTags == [b: "2", d: "4", (RUNTIME_ID_TAG): config.getRuntimeId(), (SERVICE): config.serviceName]
+    config.mergedJmxTags == [b: "2", d: "4", (RUNTIME_ID_TAG): config.getRuntimeId(), (SERVICE_TAG): config.serviceName]
     config.headerTags == [e: "5"]
     config.httpServerErrorStatuses == (122..457).toSet()
     config.httpClientErrorStatuses == (111..111).toSet()
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class ConfigTest extends Specification {
     config.traceResolverEnabled == false
     config.serviceMapping == [a: "1"]
     config.mergedSpanTags == [b: "2", c: "3"]
-    config.mergedJmxTags == [b: "2", d: "4", (RUNTIME_ID_TAG): config.getRuntimeId(), (SERVICE): config.serviceName]
+    config.mergedJmxTags == [b: "2", d: "4", (RUNTIME_ID_TAG): config.getRuntimeId(), (SERVICE_TAG): config.serviceName]
     config.headerTags == [e: "5"]
     config.httpServerErrorStatuses == (122..457).toSet()
     config.httpClientErrorStatuses == (111..111).toSet()
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ class ConfigTest extends Specification {
     config.traceResolverEnabled == false
     config.serviceMapping == [a: "1"]
     config.mergedSpanTags == [b: "2", c: "3"]
-    config.mergedJmxTags == [b: "2", d: "4", (RUNTIME_ID_TAG): config.getRuntimeId(), (SERVICE): config.serviceName]
+    config.mergedJmxTags == [b: "2", d: "4", (RUNTIME_ID_TAG): config.getRuntimeId(), (SERVICE_TAG): config.serviceName]
     config.headerTags == [e: "5"]
     config.httpServerErrorStatuses == (122..457).toSet()
     config.httpClientErrorStatuses == (111..111).toSet()