diff --git a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/freshness_checks/sensor.py b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/freshness_checks/sensor.py
index 90b4343123ec0..462746329d43a 100644
--- a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/freshness_checks/sensor.py
+++ b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/freshness_checks/sensor.py
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@
 from ..run_request import RunRequest
 from ..sensor_definition import DefaultSensorStatus, SensorDefinition, SensorEvaluationContext
 from .utils import (
-    DEADLINE_CRON_METADATA_KEY,
+    DEADLINE_CRON_PARAM_KEY,
     DEFAULT_FRESHNESS_TIMEZONE,
     FRESHNESS_PARAMS_METADATA_KEY,
-    FRESHNESS_TIMEZONE_METADATA_KEY,
-    LOWER_BOUND_DELTA_METADATA_KEY,
+    LOWER_BOUND_DELTA_PARAM_KEY,
+    TIMEZONE_PARAM_KEY,
     ensure_freshness_checks,
     ensure_no_duplicate_asset_checks,
 )
@@ -186,13 +186,13 @@ def get_metadata(check_spec: AssetCheckSpec) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
 
 
 def get_freshness_cron(metadata: Mapping[str, Any]) -> Optional[str]:
-    return metadata[FRESHNESS_PARAMS_METADATA_KEY].get(DEADLINE_CRON_METADATA_KEY)
+    return metadata[FRESHNESS_PARAMS_METADATA_KEY].get(DEADLINE_CRON_PARAM_KEY)
 
 
 def get_freshness_cron_timezone(metadata: Mapping[str, Any]) -> Optional[str]:
-    return metadata[FRESHNESS_PARAMS_METADATA_KEY].get(FRESHNESS_TIMEZONE_METADATA_KEY)
+    return metadata[FRESHNESS_PARAMS_METADATA_KEY].get(TIMEZONE_PARAM_KEY)
 
 
 def get_lower_bound_delta(metadata: Mapping[str, Any]) -> Optional[datetime.timedelta]:
-    float_delta: float = metadata[FRESHNESS_PARAMS_METADATA_KEY].get(LOWER_BOUND_DELTA_METADATA_KEY)
+    float_delta: float = metadata[FRESHNESS_PARAMS_METADATA_KEY].get(LOWER_BOUND_DELTA_PARAM_KEY)
     return datetime.timedelta(seconds=float_delta) if float_delta else None
diff --git a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/freshness_checks/shared_builder.py b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/freshness_checks/shared_builder.py
index a6b183dbfbdc1..796ff3deb7591 100644
--- a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/freshness_checks/shared_builder.py
+++ b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/freshness_checks/shared_builder.py
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 from ..assets import AssetsDefinition, SourceAsset
 from ..events import AssetKey, CoercibleToAssetKey
 from .utils import (
-    DEADLINE_CRON_METADATA_KEY,
+    DEADLINE_CRON_PARAM_KEY,
     FRESHNESS_PARAMS_METADATA_KEY,
-    FRESHNESS_TIMEZONE_METADATA_KEY,
     LAST_UPDATED_TIMESTAMP_METADATA_KEY,
-    LOWER_BOUND_DELTA_METADATA_KEY,
+    LOWER_BOUND_DELTA_PARAM_KEY,
     OVERDUE_DEADLINE_TIMESTAMP_METADATA_KEY,
     OVERDUE_SECONDS_METADATA_KEY,
+    TIMEZONE_PARAM_KEY,
     asset_to_keys_iterable,
     ensure_no_duplicate_assets,
     get_description_for_freshness_check_result,
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ def build_freshness_multi_check(
     lower_bound_delta: Optional[datetime.timedelta],
     asset_property_enforcement_lambda: Optional[Callable[[AssetsDefinition], bool]],
 ) -> AssetChecksDefinition:
-    params_metadata: dict[str, Any] = {FRESHNESS_TIMEZONE_METADATA_KEY: timezone}
+    params_metadata: dict[str, Any] = {TIMEZONE_PARAM_KEY: timezone}
     if deadline_cron:
-        params_metadata[DEADLINE_CRON_METADATA_KEY] = deadline_cron
+        params_metadata[DEADLINE_CRON_PARAM_KEY] = deadline_cron
     if lower_bound_delta:
-        params_metadata[LOWER_BOUND_DELTA_METADATA_KEY] = lower_bound_delta.total_seconds()
+        params_metadata[LOWER_BOUND_DELTA_PARAM_KEY] = lower_bound_delta.total_seconds()
 
     @multi_asset_check(
         specs=[
diff --git a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/freshness_checks/utils.py b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/freshness_checks/utils.py
index 323851a9d0316..57a02af817616 100644
--- a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/freshness_checks/utils.py
+++ b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/freshness_checks/utils.py
@@ -13,16 +13,21 @@
 from ..assets import AssetsDefinition, SourceAsset
 from ..events import AssetKey, CoercibleToAssetKey
 
+# Constants
 DEFAULT_FRESHNESS_SEVERITY = AssetCheckSeverity.WARN
 DEFAULT_FRESHNESS_TIMEZONE = "UTC"
-LOWER_BOUND_DELTA_METADATA_KEY = "dagster/lower_bound_delta"
-DEADLINE_CRON_METADATA_KEY = "dagster/deadline_cron"
-FRESHNESS_TIMEZONE_METADATA_KEY = "dagster/freshness_timezone"
+
+# Top-level metadata keys
 LAST_UPDATED_TIMESTAMP_METADATA_KEY = "dagster/last_updated_timestamp"
 FRESHNESS_PARAMS_METADATA_KEY = "dagster/freshness_params"
 OVERDUE_DEADLINE_TIMESTAMP_METADATA_KEY = "dagster/overdue_deadline_timestamp"
 OVERDUE_SECONDS_METADATA_KEY = "dagster/overdue_seconds"
 
+# dagster/freshness_params inner keys
+LOWER_BOUND_DELTA_PARAM_KEY = "lower_bound_delta"
+DEADLINE_CRON_PARAM_KEY = "deadline_cron"
+TIMEZONE_PARAM_KEY = "timezone"
+
 
 def ensure_no_duplicate_assets(
     assets: Sequence[Union[CoercibleToAssetKey, AssetsDefinition, SourceAsset]],
diff --git a/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/definitions_tests/freshness_checks_tests/test_last_update_freshness.py b/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/definitions_tests/freshness_checks_tests/test_last_update_freshness.py
index c22e7b5185748..fa6f91f0feacb 100644
--- a/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/definitions_tests/freshness_checks_tests/test_last_update_freshness.py
+++ b/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/definitions_tests/freshness_checks_tests/test_last_update_freshness.py
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ def my_asset():
     assert next(iter(check.check_keys)).asset_key == my_asset.key
     assert next(iter(check_specs)).metadata == {
         "dagster/freshness_params": {
-            "dagster/lower_bound_delta": 600,
-            "dagster/freshness_timezone": "UTC",
+            "lower_bound_delta": 600,
+            "timezone": "UTC",
         }
     }
 
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ def other_asset():
     assert isinstance(check, AssetChecksDefinition)
     assert next(iter(check.check_specs)).metadata == {
         "dagster/freshness_params": {
-            "dagster/lower_bound_delta": 600,
-            "dagster/deadline_cron": "0 0 * * *",
-            "dagster/freshness_timezone": "UTC",
+            "lower_bound_delta": 600,
+            "deadline_cron": "0 0 * * *",
+            "timezone": "UTC",
         }
     }
 
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ def my_asset():
             metadata_match={
                 "dagster/freshness_params": JsonMetadataValue(
                     {
-                        "dagster/deadline_cron": deadline_cron,
-                        "dagster/freshness_timezone": timezone,
-                        "dagster/lower_bound_delta": lower_bound_delta.total_seconds(),
+                        "deadline_cron": deadline_cron,
+                        "timezone": timezone,
+                        "lower_bound_delta": lower_bound_delta.total_seconds(),
                     }
                 ),
                 "dagster/overdue_deadline_timestamp": TimestampMetadataValue(
@@ -286,9 +286,9 @@ def my_asset():
             metadata_match={
                 "dagster/freshness_params": JsonMetadataValue(
                     {
-                        "dagster/deadline_cron": deadline_cron,
-                        "dagster/freshness_timezone": timezone,
-                        "dagster/lower_bound_delta": lower_bound_delta.total_seconds(),
+                        "deadline_cron": deadline_cron,
+                        "timezone": timezone,
+                        "lower_bound_delta": lower_bound_delta.total_seconds(),
                     }
                 ),
                 "dagster/last_updated_timestamp": TimestampMetadataValue(
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ def my_asset():
             metadata_match={
                 "dagster/freshness_params": JsonMetadataValue(
                     {
-                        "dagster/lower_bound_delta": 600,
-                        "dagster/freshness_timezone": "UTC",
+                        "lower_bound_delta": 600,
+                        "timezone": "UTC",
                     }
                 ),
                 # Indicates that no records exist.
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@ def my_asset():
             metadata_match={
                 "dagster/freshness_params": JsonMetadataValue(
                     {
-                        "dagster/lower_bound_delta": 600,
-                        "dagster/freshness_timezone": "UTC",
+                        "lower_bound_delta": 600,
+                        "timezone": "UTC",
                     }
                 ),
                 # Since no freshness cron, deadline is the current time.
diff --git a/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/definitions_tests/freshness_checks_tests/test_time_partition_freshness.py b/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/definitions_tests/freshness_checks_tests/test_time_partition_freshness.py
index a75e813585810..da056c4847462 100644
--- a/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/definitions_tests/freshness_checks_tests/test_time_partition_freshness.py
+++ b/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/definitions_tests/freshness_checks_tests/test_time_partition_freshness.py
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ def my_partitioned_asset():
     assert next(iter(check.check_keys)).asset_key == my_partitioned_asset.key
     assert next(iter(check.check_specs)).metadata == {
         "dagster/freshness_params": {
-            "dagster/deadline_cron": "0 0 * * *",
-            "dagster/freshness_timezone": "UTC",
+            "deadline_cron": "0 0 * * *",
+            "timezone": "UTC",
         }
     }
     assert (