diff --git a/charts/tempo-distributed/Chart.yaml b/charts/tempo-distributed/Chart.yaml
index 6e04c1a684..5f9ec77378 100644
--- a/charts/tempo-distributed/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/tempo-distributed/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: tempo-distributed
 description: Grafana Tempo in MicroService mode
 type: application
-version: 1.8.4
+version: 1.8.5
 appVersion: 2.3.1
 engine: gotpl
 home: https://grafana.com/docs/tempo/latest/
diff --git a/charts/tempo-distributed/README.md b/charts/tempo-distributed/README.md
index 2518eeec02..de831de8bb 100644
--- a/charts/tempo-distributed/README.md
+++ b/charts/tempo-distributed/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # tempo-distributed
 
-![Version: 1.8.4](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.8.4-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 2.3.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-2.3.1-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 1.8.5](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.8.5-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 2.3.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-2.3.1-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 Grafana Tempo in MicroService mode
 
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 
 A major chart version change indicates that there is an incompatible breaking change needing manual actions.
 
+### From Chart versions < 1.8.0
+
+Switch to new overrides format, see https://grafana.com/docs/tempo/latest/configuration/#overrides.
+
 ### From Chart versions < 1.6.0
 
 The metrics generator component in the chart has been disabled by default, but the configuration for the processors was not empty, resulting error sin the distributor log.  Here we align the default metrics generator config settings to both disable the generator and remove processors.  Users who wish to keep the their processors enabled, will need to update their values.
@@ -452,7 +456,6 @@ The memcached default args are removed and should be provided manually. The sett
 | global.image.pullSecrets | list | `[]` | Optional list of imagePullSecrets for all images, excluding enterprise. Names of existing secrets with private container registry credentials. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/images/#specifying-imagepullsecrets-on-a-pod Example: pullSecrets: [ my-dockerconfigjson-secret ] |
 | global.image.registry | string | `"docker.io"` | Overrides the Docker registry globally for all images, excluding enterprise. |
 | global.priorityClassName | string | `nil` | Overrides the priorityClassName for all pods |
-| global_overrides.metrics_generator_processors | list | `[]` | List of enabled metrics generator processors ([service-graphs, span-metrics]) |
 | global_overrides.per_tenant_override_config | string | `"/runtime-config/overrides.yaml"` |  |
 | ingester.affinity | string | Soft node and soft zone anti-affinity | Affinity for ingester pods. Passed through `tpl` and, thus, to be configured as string |
 | ingester.annotations | object | `{}` | Annotations for the ingester StatefulSet |
@@ -840,9 +843,11 @@ metricsGenerator:
     #     x-scope-orgid: operations
 # Global overrides
 global_overrides:
-  metrics_generator_processors:
-    - service-graphs
-    - span-metrics
+  defaults:
+    metrics_generator:
+      processors:
+        - service-graphs
+        - span-metrics
 ```
 
 ----
diff --git a/charts/tempo-distributed/README.md.gotmpl b/charts/tempo-distributed/README.md.gotmpl
index 2df88f9e03..72219e0359 100644
--- a/charts/tempo-distributed/README.md.gotmpl
+++ b/charts/tempo-distributed/README.md.gotmpl
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 
 A major chart version change indicates that there is an incompatible breaking change needing manual actions.
 
+### From Chart versions < 1.8.0
+
+Switch to new overrides format, see https://grafana.com/docs/tempo/latest/configuration/#overrides.
+
 ### From Chart versions < 1.6.0
 
 The metrics generator component in the chart has been disabled by default, but the configuration for the processors was not empty, resulting error sin the distributor log.  Here we align the default metrics generator config settings to both disable the generator and remove processors.  Users who wish to keep the their processors enabled, will need to update their values.
@@ -261,9 +265,11 @@ metricsGenerator:
     #     x-scope-orgid: operations
 # Global overrides
 global_overrides:
-  metrics_generator_processors:
-    - service-graphs
-    - span-metrics
+  defaults:
+    metrics_generator:
+      processors:
+        - service-graphs
+        - span-metrics
 ```
 
 ----
diff --git a/charts/tempo-distributed/values.yaml b/charts/tempo-distributed/values.yaml
index 71b84f4dff..3955e5c1bd 100644
--- a/charts/tempo-distributed/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/tempo-distributed/values.yaml
@@ -1255,12 +1255,6 @@ config: |
       - dns+{{ include "tempo.fullname" . }}-gossip-ring:{{ .Values.memberlist.bind_port }}
   overrides:
     {{- toYaml .Values.global_overrides | nindent 2 }}
-    {{- if .Values.metricsGenerator.enabled }}
-    metrics_generator_processors:
-    {{- range .Values.global_overrides.metrics_generator_processors }}
-    - {{ . }}
-    {{- end }}
-    {{- end }}
   server:
     http_listen_port: {{ .Values.server.httpListenPort }}
     log_level: {{ .Values.server.logLevel }}
@@ -1359,8 +1353,6 @@ storage:
 # Global overrides
 global_overrides:
   per_tenant_override_config: /runtime-config/overrides.yaml
-  # -- List of enabled metrics generator processors ([service-graphs, span-metrics])
-  metrics_generator_processors: []
 
 # Per tenants overrides
 overrides: |