diff --git a/metrics/prometheus.go b/metrics/prometheus.go
index c79eb57a7..5fce28890 100644
--- a/metrics/prometheus.go
+++ b/metrics/prometheus.go
@@ -36,25 +36,18 @@ const (
 	backendServerUpName     = metricNamePrefix + "backend_server_up"
 )
 
-const (
-	// generationAgeForever indicates that a metric never gets outdated.
-	generationAgeForever = 0
-	// generationAgeDefault is the default age of three generations.
-	generationAgeDefault = 3
-)
-
 // promState holds all metric state internally and acts as the only Collector we register for Prometheus.
 //
 // This enables control to remove metrics that belong to outdated configuration.
 // As an example why this is required, consider Traefik learns about a new service.
 // It populates the 'traefik_server_backend_up' metric for it with a value of 1 (alive).
 // When the backend is undeployed now the metric is still there in the client library
-// and will be until Traefik would be restarted.
+// and will be returned on the metrics endpoint until Traefik would be restarted.
 //
-// To solve this problem promState keeps track of configuration generations.
-// Every time a new configuration is loaded, the generation is increased by one.
-// Metrics that "belong" to a dynamic configuration part of Traefik (e.g. backend, entrypoint)
-// are removed, given they were tracked more than 3 generations ago.
+// To solve this problem promState keeps track of Traefik's dynamic configuration.
+// Metrics that "belong" to a dynamic configuration part like backends or entrypoints
+// are removed after they were scraped at least once when the corresponding object
+// doesn't exist anymore.
 var promState = newPrometheusState()
 
 // PrometheusHandler exposes Prometheus routes.
@@ -163,40 +156,66 @@ func RegisterPrometheus(config *types.Prometheus) Registry {
 	}
 }
 
-// OnConfigurationUpdate increases the current generation of the prometheus state.
-func OnConfigurationUpdate() {
-	promState.IncGeneration()
+// OnConfigurationUpdate receives the current configuration from Traefik.
+// It then converts the configuration to the optimized package internal format
+// and sets it to the promState.
+func OnConfigurationUpdate(configurations types.Configurations) {
+	dynamicConfig := newDynamicConfig()
+
+	for _, config := range configurations {
+		for _, frontend := range config.Frontends {
+			for _, entrypointName := range frontend.EntryPoints {
+				dynamicConfig.entrypoints[entrypointName] = true
+			}
+		}
+
+		for backendName, backend := range config.Backends {
+			dynamicConfig.backends[backendName] = make(map[string]bool)
+			for _, server := range backend.Servers {
+				dynamicConfig.backends[backendName][server.URL] = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	promState.SetDynamicConfig(dynamicConfig)
 }
 
 func newPrometheusState() *prometheusState {
-	collectors := make(chan *collector)
-	state := make(map[string]*collector)
-
 	return &prometheusState{
-		collectors: collectors,
-		state:      state,
+		collectors:    make(chan *collector),
+		dynamicConfig: newDynamicConfig(),
+		state:         make(map[string]*collector),
 	}
 }
 
 type prometheusState struct {
-	currentGeneration int
-	collectors        chan *collector
-	describers        []func(ch chan<- *stdprometheus.Desc)
+	collectors chan *collector
+	describers []func(ch chan<- *stdprometheus.Desc)
 
-	mtx   sync.Mutex
-	state map[string]*collector
+	mtx           sync.Mutex
+	dynamicConfig *dynamicConfig
+	state         map[string]*collector
 }
 
-func (ps *prometheusState) IncGeneration() {
+// reset is a utility method for unit testing. It should be called after each
+// test run that changes promState internally in order to avoid dependencies
+// between unit tests.
+func (ps *prometheusState) reset() {
+	ps.collectors = make(chan *collector)
+	ps.describers = []func(ch chan<- *stdprometheus.Desc){}
+	ps.dynamicConfig = newDynamicConfig()
+	ps.state = make(map[string]*collector)
+}
+
+func (ps *prometheusState) SetDynamicConfig(dynamicConfig *dynamicConfig) {
 	ps.mtx.Lock()
 	defer ps.mtx.Unlock()
-	ps.currentGeneration++
+	ps.dynamicConfig = dynamicConfig
 }
 
 func (ps *prometheusState) ListenValueUpdates() {
 	for collector := range ps.collectors {
 		ps.mtx.Lock()
-		collector.lastTrackedGeneration = ps.currentGeneration
 		ps.state[collector.id] = collector
 		ps.mtx.Unlock()
 	}
@@ -212,42 +231,89 @@ func (ps *prometheusState) Describe(ch chan<- *stdprometheus.Desc) {
 
 // Collect implements prometheus.Collector. It calls the Collect
 // method of all metrics it received on the collectors channel.
-// It's also responsible to remove metrics that were tracked
-// at least three generations ago. Those metrics are cleaned up
-// after the Collect of them were called.
+// It's also responsible to remove metrics that belong to an outdated configuration.
+// The removal happens only after their Collect method was called to ensure that
+// also those metrics will be exported on the current scrape.
 func (ps *prometheusState) Collect(ch chan<- stdprometheus.Metric) {
 	ps.mtx.Lock()
 	defer ps.mtx.Unlock()
 
-	outdatedKeys := []string{}
+	var outdatedKeys []string
 	for key, cs := range ps.state {
 		cs.collector.Collect(ch)
 
-		if cs.maxAge == generationAgeForever {
-			continue
-		}
-		if ps.currentGeneration-cs.lastTrackedGeneration >= cs.maxAge {
+		if ps.isOutdated(cs) {
 			outdatedKeys = append(outdatedKeys, key)
 		}
 	}
 
 	for _, key := range outdatedKeys {
+		ps.state[key].delete()
 		delete(ps.state, key)
 	}
 }
 
-func newCollector(metricName string, lnvs labelNamesValues, c stdprometheus.Collector) *collector {
-	maxAge := generationAgeDefault
+// isOutdated checks whether the passed collector has labels that mark
+// it as belonging to an outdated configuration of Traefik.
+func (ps *prometheusState) isOutdated(collector *collector) bool {
+	labels := collector.labels
 
-	// metrics without labels should never become outdated
-	if len(lnvs) == 0 {
-		maxAge = generationAgeForever
+	if entrypointName, ok := labels["entrypoint"]; ok && !ps.dynamicConfig.hasEntrypoint(entrypointName) {
+		return true
 	}
 
+	if backendName, ok := labels["backend"]; ok {
+		if !ps.dynamicConfig.hasBackend(backendName) {
+			return true
+		}
+		if url, ok := labels["url"]; ok && !ps.dynamicConfig.hasServerURL(backendName, url) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func newDynamicConfig() *dynamicConfig {
+	return &dynamicConfig{
+		entrypoints: make(map[string]bool),
+		backends:    make(map[string]map[string]bool),
+	}
+}
+
+// dynamicConfig holds the current configuration for entrypoints, backends,
+// and server URLs in an optimized way to check for existence. This provides
+// a performant way to check whether the collected metrics belong to the
+// current configuration or to an outdated one.
+type dynamicConfig struct {
+	entrypoints map[string]bool
+	backends    map[string]map[string]bool
+}
+
+func (d *dynamicConfig) hasEntrypoint(entrypointName string) bool {
+	_, ok := d.entrypoints[entrypointName]
+	return ok
+}
+
+func (d *dynamicConfig) hasBackend(backendName string) bool {
+	_, ok := d.backends[backendName]
+	return ok
+}
+
+func (d *dynamicConfig) hasServerURL(backendName, serverURL string) bool {
+	if backend, hasBackend := d.backends[backendName]; hasBackend {
+		_, ok := backend[serverURL]
+		return ok
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func newCollector(metricName string, labels stdprometheus.Labels, c stdprometheus.Collector, delete func()) *collector {
 	return &collector{
-		id:        buildMetricID(metricName, lnvs),
-		maxAge:    maxAge,
+		id:        buildMetricID(metricName, labels),
+		labels:    labels,
 		collector: c,
+		delete:    delete,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -255,16 +321,19 @@ func newCollector(metricName string, lnvs labelNamesValues, c stdprometheus.Coll
 // It adds information on how many generations this metric should be present
 // in the /metrics output, relatived to the time it was last tracked.
 type collector struct {
-	id                    string
-	collector             stdprometheus.Collector
-	lastTrackedGeneration int
-	maxAge                int
+	id        string
+	labels    stdprometheus.Labels
+	collector stdprometheus.Collector
+	delete    func()
 }
 
-func buildMetricID(metricName string, lnvs labelNamesValues) string {
-	newLnvs := append([]string{}, lnvs...)
-	sort.Strings(newLnvs)
-	return metricName + ":" + strings.Join(newLnvs, "|")
+func buildMetricID(metricName string, labels stdprometheus.Labels) string {
+	var labelNamesValues []string
+	for name, value := range labels {
+		labelNamesValues = append(labelNamesValues, name, value)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(labelNamesValues)
+	return metricName + ":" + strings.Join(labelNamesValues, "|")
 }
 
 func newCounterFrom(collectors chan<- *collector, opts stdprometheus.CounterOpts, labelNames []string) *counter {
@@ -297,9 +366,12 @@ func (c *counter) With(labelValues ...string) metrics.Counter {
 }
 
 func (c *counter) Add(delta float64) {
-	collector := c.cv.With(c.labelNamesValues.ToLabels())
+	labels := c.labelNamesValues.ToLabels()
+	collector := c.cv.With(labels)
 	collector.Add(delta)
-	c.collectors <- newCollector(c.name, c.labelNamesValues, collector)
+	c.collectors <- newCollector(c.name, labels, collector, func() {
+		c.cv.Delete(labels)
+	})
 }
 
 func (c *counter) Describe(ch chan<- *stdprometheus.Desc) {
@@ -336,15 +408,21 @@ func (g *gauge) With(labelValues ...string) metrics.Gauge {
 }
 
 func (g *gauge) Add(delta float64) {
-	collector := g.gv.With(g.labelNamesValues.ToLabels())
+	labels := g.labelNamesValues.ToLabels()
+	collector := g.gv.With(labels)
 	collector.Add(delta)
-	g.collectors <- newCollector(g.name, g.labelNamesValues, collector)
+	g.collectors <- newCollector(g.name, labels, collector, func() {
+		g.gv.Delete(labels)
+	})
 }
 
 func (g *gauge) Set(value float64) {
-	collector := g.gv.With(g.labelNamesValues.ToLabels())
+	labels := g.labelNamesValues.ToLabels()
+	collector := g.gv.With(labels)
 	collector.Set(value)
-	g.collectors <- newCollector(g.name, g.labelNamesValues, collector)
+	g.collectors <- newCollector(g.name, labels, collector, func() {
+		g.gv.Delete(labels)
+	})
 }
 
 func (g *gauge) Describe(ch chan<- *stdprometheus.Desc) {
@@ -377,9 +455,12 @@ func (h *histogram) With(labelValues ...string) metrics.Histogram {
 }
 
 func (h *histogram) Observe(value float64) {
-	collector := h.hv.With(h.labelNamesValues.ToLabels())
+	labels := h.labelNamesValues.ToLabels()
+	collector := h.hv.With(labels)
 	collector.Observe(value)
-	h.collectors <- newCollector(h.name, h.labelNamesValues, collector)
+	h.collectors <- newCollector(h.name, labels, collector, func() {
+		h.hv.Delete(labels)
+	})
 }
 
 func (h *histogram) Describe(ch chan<- *stdprometheus.Desc) {
diff --git a/metrics/prometheus_test.go b/metrics/prometheus_test.go
index 9c698e045..41d7ab308 100644
--- a/metrics/prometheus_test.go
+++ b/metrics/prometheus_test.go
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	th "github.com/containous/traefik/testhelpers"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/types"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	dto "github.com/prometheus/client_model/go"
 )
 
 func TestPrometheus(t *testing.T) {
+	// Reset state of global promState.
+	defer promState.reset()
+
 	prometheusRegistry := RegisterPrometheus(&types.Prometheus{})
 	defer prometheus.Unregister(promState)
 
@@ -177,56 +181,94 @@ func TestPrometheus(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPrometheusGenerationLogicForMetricWithLabel(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPrometheusMetricRemoval(t *testing.T) {
+	// Reset state of global promState.
+	defer promState.reset()
+
 	prometheusRegistry := RegisterPrometheus(&types.Prometheus{})
 	defer prometheus.Unregister(promState)
 
-	// Metrics with labels belonging to a specific configuration in Traefik
-	// should be removed when the generationMaxAge is exceeded. As example
-	// we use the traefik_backend_requests_total metric.
+	configurations := make(types.Configurations)
+	configurations["providerName"] = th.BuildConfiguration(
+		th.WithFrontends(
+			th.WithFrontend("backend1", th.WithEntryPoints("entrypoint1")),
+		),
+		th.WithBackends(
+			th.WithBackendNew("backend1", th.WithServersNew(th.WithServerNew("http://localhost:9000"))),
+		),
+	)
+	OnConfigurationUpdate(configurations)
+
+	// Register some metrics manually that are not part of the active configuration.
+	// Those metrics should be part of the /metrics output on the first scrape but
+	// should be removed after that scrape.
+	prometheusRegistry.
+		EntrypointReqsCounter().
+		With("entrypoint", "entrypoint2", "code", strconv.Itoa(http.StatusOK), "method", http.MethodGet, "protocol", "http").
+		Add(1)
 	prometheusRegistry.
 		BackendReqsCounter().
-		With("backend", "backend1", "code", strconv.Itoa(http.StatusOK), "method", http.MethodGet, "protocol", "http").
+		With("backend", "backend2", "code", strconv.Itoa(http.StatusOK), "method", http.MethodGet, "protocol", "http").
+		Add(1)
+	prometheusRegistry.
+		BackendServerUpGauge().
+		With("backend", "backend1", "url", "http://localhost:9999").
+		Set(1)
+
+	delayForTrackingCompletion()
+
+	assertMetricsExist(t, mustScrape(), entrypointReqsTotalName, backendReqsTotalName, backendServerUpName)
+	assertMetricsAbsent(t, mustScrape(), entrypointReqsTotalName, backendReqsTotalName, backendServerUpName)
+
+	// To verify that metrics belonging to active configurations are not removed
+	// here the counter examples.
+	prometheusRegistry.
+		EntrypointReqsCounter().
+		With("entrypoint", "entrypoint1", "code", strconv.Itoa(http.StatusOK), "method", http.MethodGet, "protocol", "http").
 		Add(1)
 
 	delayForTrackingCompletion()
 
-	assertMetricExists(t, backendReqsTotalName, mustScrape())
-
-	// Increase the config generation one more than the max age of a metric.
-	for i := 0; i < generationAgeDefault+1; i++ {
-		OnConfigurationUpdate()
-	}
-
-	// On the next scrape the metric still exists and will be removed
-	// after the scrape completed.
-	assertMetricExists(t, backendReqsTotalName, mustScrape())
-
-	// Now the metric should be absent.
-	assertMetricAbsent(t, backendReqsTotalName, mustScrape())
+	assertMetricsExist(t, mustScrape(), entrypointReqsTotalName)
+	assertMetricsExist(t, mustScrape(), entrypointReqsTotalName)
 }
 
-func TestPrometheusGenerationLogicForMetricWithoutLabel(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPrometheusRemovedMetricsReset(t *testing.T) {
+	// Reset state of global promState.
+	defer promState.reset()
+
 	prometheusRegistry := RegisterPrometheus(&types.Prometheus{})
 	defer prometheus.Unregister(promState)
 
-	// Metrics without labels like traefik_config_reloads_total should live forever
-	// and never get removed.
-	prometheusRegistry.ConfigReloadsCounter().Add(1)
+	labelNamesValues := []string{
+		"backend", "backend",
+		"code", strconv.Itoa(http.StatusOK),
+		"method", http.MethodGet,
+		"protocol", "http",
+	}
+	prometheusRegistry.
+		BackendReqsCounter().
+		With(labelNamesValues...).
+		Add(3)
 
 	delayForTrackingCompletion()
 
-	assertMetricExists(t, configReloadsTotalName, mustScrape())
+	metricsFamilies := mustScrape()
+	assertCounterValue(t, 3, findMetricFamily(backendReqsTotalName, metricsFamilies), labelNamesValues...)
 
-	// Increase the config generation one more than the max age of a metric.
-	for i := 0; i < generationAgeDefault+100; i++ {
-		OnConfigurationUpdate()
-	}
+	// There is no dynamic configuration and so this metric will be deleted
+	// after the first scrape.
+	assertMetricsAbsent(t, mustScrape(), backendReqsTotalName)
 
-	// Scrape two times in order to verify, that it is not removed after the
-	// first scrape completed.
-	assertMetricExists(t, configReloadsTotalName, mustScrape())
-	assertMetricExists(t, configReloadsTotalName, mustScrape())
+	prometheusRegistry.
+		BackendReqsCounter().
+		With(labelNamesValues...).
+		Add(1)
+
+	delayForTrackingCompletion()
+
+	metricsFamilies = mustScrape()
+	assertCounterValue(t, 1, findMetricFamily(backendReqsTotalName, metricsFamilies), labelNamesValues...)
 }
 
 // Tracking and gathering the metrics happens concurrently.
@@ -247,17 +289,23 @@ func mustScrape() []*dto.MetricFamily {
 	return families
 }
 
-func assertMetricExists(t *testing.T, name string, families []*dto.MetricFamily) {
+func assertMetricsExist(t *testing.T, families []*dto.MetricFamily, metricNames ...string) {
 	t.Helper()
-	if findMetricFamily(name, families) == nil {
-		t.Errorf("gathered metrics do not contain %q", name)
+
+	for _, metricName := range metricNames {
+		if findMetricFamily(metricName, families) == nil {
+			t.Errorf("gathered metrics should contain %q", metricName)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-func assertMetricAbsent(t *testing.T, name string, families []*dto.MetricFamily) {
+func assertMetricsAbsent(t *testing.T, families []*dto.MetricFamily, metricNames ...string) {
 	t.Helper()
-	if findMetricFamily(name, families) != nil {
-		t.Errorf("gathered metrics contain %q, but should not", name)
+
+	for _, metricName := range metricNames {
+		if findMetricFamily(metricName, families) != nil {
+			t.Errorf("gathered metrics should not contain %q", metricName)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -270,6 +318,58 @@ func findMetricFamily(name string, families []*dto.MetricFamily) *dto.MetricFami
 	return nil
 }
 
+func findMetricByLabelNamesValues(family *dto.MetricFamily, labelNamesValues ...string) *dto.Metric {
+	if family == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, metric := range family.Metric {
+		if hasMetricAllLabelPairs(metric, labelNamesValues...) {
+			return metric
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func hasMetricAllLabelPairs(metric *dto.Metric, labelNamesValues ...string) bool {
+	for i := 0; i < len(labelNamesValues); i += 2 {
+		name, val := labelNamesValues[i], labelNamesValues[i+1]
+		if !hasMetricLabelPair(metric, name, val) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func hasMetricLabelPair(metric *dto.Metric, labelName, labelValue string) bool {
+	for _, labelPair := range metric.Label {
+		if labelPair.GetName() == labelName && labelPair.GetValue() == labelValue {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func assertCounterValue(t *testing.T, want float64, family *dto.MetricFamily, labelNamesValues ...string) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	metric := findMetricByLabelNamesValues(family, labelNamesValues...)
+
+	if metric == nil {
+		t.Error("metric must not be nil")
+		return
+	}
+	if metric.Counter == nil {
+		t.Errorf("metric %s must be a counter", family.GetName())
+		return
+	}
+
+	if cv := metric.Counter.GetValue(); cv != want {
+		t.Errorf("metric %s has value %v, want %v", family.GetName(), cv, want)
+	}
+}
+
 func buildCounterAssert(t *testing.T, metricName string, expectedValue int) func(family *dto.MetricFamily) {
 	return func(family *dto.MetricFamily) {
 		if cv := int(family.Metric[0].Counter.GetValue()); cv != expectedValue {
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index b55c1d2b1..62a7081ca 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -535,7 +535,10 @@ func (s *serverEntryPoint) getCertificate(clientHello *tls.ClientHelloInfo) (*tl
 }
 
 func (s *Server) postLoadConfiguration() {
-	metrics.OnConfigurationUpdate()
+	if s.metricsRegistry.IsEnabled() {
+		activeConfig := s.currentConfigurations.Get().(types.Configurations)
+		metrics.OnConfigurationUpdate(activeConfig)
+	}
 
 	if s.globalConfiguration.ACME == nil || s.leadership == nil || !s.leadership.IsLeader() {
 		return
diff --git a/server/server_test.go b/server/server_test.go
index 71c8cbca3..e7f2693ad 100644
--- a/server/server_test.go
+++ b/server/server_test.go
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/healthcheck"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/metrics"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/middlewares"
-	"github.com/containous/traefik/provider/label"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/rules"
-	"github.com/containous/traefik/testhelpers"
+	th "github.com/containous/traefik/testhelpers"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/tls"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/types"
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
@@ -211,9 +210,9 @@ func TestListenProvidersSkipsSameConfigurationForProvider(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	config := buildDynamicConfig(
-		withFrontend("frontend", buildFrontend()),
-		withBackend("backend", buildBackend()),
+	config := th.BuildConfiguration(
+		th.WithFrontends(th.WithFrontend("backend")),
+		th.WithBackends(th.WithBackendNew("backend")),
 	)
 
 	// provide a configuration
@@ -252,9 +251,9 @@ func TestListenProvidersPublishesConfigForEachProvider(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	config := buildDynamicConfig(
-		withFrontend("frontend", buildFrontend()),
-		withBackend("backend", buildBackend()),
+	config := th.BuildConfiguration(
+		th.WithFrontends(th.WithFrontend("backend")),
+		th.WithBackends(th.WithBackendNew("backend")),
 	)
 	server.configurationChan <- types.ConfigMessage{ProviderName: "kubernetes", Configuration: config}
 	server.configurationChan <- types.ConfigMessage{ProviderName: "marathon", Configuration: config}
@@ -410,7 +409,7 @@ func TestServerMultipleFrontendRules(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("Error while building route for %s: %+v", expression, err)
 			}
 
-			request := testhelpers.MustNewRequest(http.MethodGet, test.requestURL, nil)
+			request := th.MustNewRequest(http.MethodGet, test.requestURL, nil)
 			routeMatch := routeResult.Match(request, &mux.RouteMatch{Route: routeResult})
 
 			if !routeMatch {
@@ -491,7 +490,7 @@ func TestServerLoadConfigHealthCheckOptions(t *testing.T) {
 				if healthCheck != nil {
 					wantNumHealthCheckBackends = 1
 				}
-				gotNumHealthCheckBackends := len(healthcheck.GetHealthCheck(testhelpers.NewCollectingHealthCheckMetrics()).Backends)
+				gotNumHealthCheckBackends := len(healthcheck.GetHealthCheck(th.NewCollectingHealthCheckMetrics()).Backends)
 				if gotNumHealthCheckBackends != wantNumHealthCheckBackends {
 					t.Errorf("got %d health check backends, want %d", gotNumHealthCheckBackends, wantNumHealthCheckBackends)
 				}
@@ -859,62 +858,88 @@ func TestServerResponseEmptyBackend(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		desc           string
-		dynamicConfig  func(testServerURL string) *types.Configuration
+		config         func(testServerURL string) *types.Configuration
 		wantStatusCode int
 	}{
 		{
 			desc: "Ok",
-			dynamicConfig: func(testServerURL string) *types.Configuration {
-				return buildDynamicConfig(
-					withFrontend("frontend", buildFrontend(withRoute(requestPath, routeRule))),
-					withBackend("backend", buildBackend(withServer("testServer", testServerURL))),
+			config: func(testServerURL string) *types.Configuration {
+				return th.BuildConfiguration(
+					th.WithFrontends(th.WithFrontend("backend",
+						th.WithEntryPoints("http"),
+						th.WithRoutes(th.WithRoute(requestPath, routeRule))),
+					),
+					th.WithBackends(th.WithBackendNew("backend",
+						th.WithLBMethod("wrr"),
+						th.WithServersNew(th.WithServerNew(testServerURL))),
+					),
 				)
 			},
 			wantStatusCode: http.StatusOK,
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "No Frontend",
-			dynamicConfig: func(testServerURL string) *types.Configuration {
-				return buildDynamicConfig()
+			config: func(testServerURL string) *types.Configuration {
+				return th.BuildConfiguration()
 			},
 			wantStatusCode: http.StatusNotFound,
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "Empty Backend LB-Drr",
-			dynamicConfig: func(testServerURL string) *types.Configuration {
-				return buildDynamicConfig(
-					withFrontend("frontend", buildFrontend(withRoute(requestPath, routeRule))),
-					withBackend("backend", buildBackend(withLoadBalancer("Drr", false))),
+			config: func(testServerURL string) *types.Configuration {
+				return th.BuildConfiguration(
+					th.WithFrontends(th.WithFrontend("backend",
+						th.WithEntryPoints("http"),
+						th.WithRoutes(th.WithRoute(requestPath, routeRule))),
+					),
+					th.WithBackends(th.WithBackendNew("backend",
+						th.WithLBMethod("drr")),
+					),
 				)
 			},
 			wantStatusCode: http.StatusServiceUnavailable,
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "Empty Backend LB-Drr Sticky",
-			dynamicConfig: func(testServerURL string) *types.Configuration {
-				return buildDynamicConfig(
-					withFrontend("frontend", buildFrontend(withRoute(requestPath, routeRule))),
-					withBackend("backend", buildBackend(withLoadBalancer("Drr", true))),
+			config: func(testServerURL string) *types.Configuration {
+				return th.BuildConfiguration(
+					th.WithFrontends(th.WithFrontend("backend",
+						th.WithEntryPoints("http"),
+						th.WithRoutes(th.WithRoute(requestPath, routeRule))),
+					),
+					th.WithBackends(th.WithBackendNew("backend",
+						th.WithLBMethod("drr"), th.WithLBSticky("test")),
+					),
 				)
 			},
 			wantStatusCode: http.StatusServiceUnavailable,
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "Empty Backend LB-Wrr",
-			dynamicConfig: func(testServerURL string) *types.Configuration {
-				return buildDynamicConfig(
-					withFrontend("frontend", buildFrontend(withRoute(requestPath, routeRule))),
-					withBackend("backend", buildBackend(withLoadBalancer("Wrr", false))),
+			config: func(testServerURL string) *types.Configuration {
+				return th.BuildConfiguration(
+					th.WithFrontends(th.WithFrontend("backend",
+						th.WithEntryPoints("http"),
+						th.WithRoutes(th.WithRoute(requestPath, routeRule))),
+					),
+					th.WithBackends(th.WithBackendNew("backend",
+						th.WithLBMethod("wrr")),
+					),
 				)
 			},
 			wantStatusCode: http.StatusServiceUnavailable,
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "Empty Backend LB-Wrr Sticky",
-			dynamicConfig: func(testServerURL string) *types.Configuration {
-				return buildDynamicConfig(
-					withFrontend("frontend", buildFrontend(withRoute(requestPath, routeRule))),
-					withBackend("backend", buildBackend(withLoadBalancer("Wrr", true))),
+			config: func(testServerURL string) *types.Configuration {
+				return th.BuildConfiguration(
+					th.WithFrontends(th.WithFrontend("backend",
+						th.WithEntryPoints("http"),
+						th.WithRoutes(th.WithRoute(requestPath, routeRule))),
+					),
+					th.WithBackends(th.WithBackendNew("backend",
+						th.WithLBMethod("wrr"), th.WithLBSticky("test")),
+					),
 				)
 			},
 			wantStatusCode: http.StatusServiceUnavailable,
@@ -937,7 +962,7 @@ func TestServerResponseEmptyBackend(t *testing.T) {
 					"http": &configuration.EntryPoint{ForwardedHeaders: &configuration.ForwardedHeaders{Insecure: true}},
 				},
 			}
-			dynamicConfigs := types.Configurations{"config": test.dynamicConfig(testServer.URL)}
+			dynamicConfigs := types.Configurations{"config": test.config(testServer.URL)}
 
 			srv := NewServer(globalConfig, nil)
 			entryPoints, err := srv.loadConfig(dynamicConfigs, globalConfig)
@@ -1036,7 +1061,7 @@ func TestBuildRedirectHandler(t *testing.T) {
 			rewrite, err := srv.buildRedirectHandler(test.srcEntryPointName, test.redirect)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			req := testhelpers.MustNewRequest(http.MethodGet, test.url, nil)
+			req := th.MustNewRequest(http.MethodGet, test.url, nil)
 			recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
 
 			rewrite.ServeHTTP(recorder, req, http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -1166,71 +1191,3 @@ func TestNewServerWithResponseModifiers(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func buildDynamicConfig(dynamicConfigBuilders ...func(*types.Configuration)) *types.Configuration {
-	config := &types.Configuration{
-		Frontends: make(map[string]*types.Frontend),
-		Backends:  make(map[string]*types.Backend),
-	}
-	for _, build := range dynamicConfigBuilders {
-		build(config)
-	}
-	return config
-}
-
-func withFrontend(frontendName string, frontend *types.Frontend) func(*types.Configuration) {
-	return func(config *types.Configuration) {
-		config.Frontends[frontendName] = frontend
-	}
-}
-
-func withBackend(backendName string, backend *types.Backend) func(*types.Configuration) {
-	return func(config *types.Configuration) {
-		config.Backends[backendName] = backend
-	}
-}
-
-func buildFrontend(frontendBuilders ...func(*types.Frontend)) *types.Frontend {
-	fe := &types.Frontend{
-		EntryPoints: []string{"http"},
-		Backend:     "backend",
-		Routes:      make(map[string]types.Route),
-	}
-	for _, build := range frontendBuilders {
-		build(fe)
-	}
-	return fe
-}
-
-func withRoute(routeName, rule string) func(*types.Frontend) {
-	return func(fe *types.Frontend) {
-		fe.Routes[routeName] = types.Route{Rule: rule}
-	}
-}
-
-func buildBackend(backendBuilders ...func(*types.Backend)) *types.Backend {
-	be := &types.Backend{
-		Servers:      make(map[string]types.Server),
-		LoadBalancer: &types.LoadBalancer{Method: "Wrr"},
-	}
-	for _, build := range backendBuilders {
-		build(be)
-	}
-	return be
-}
-
-func withServer(name, url string) func(backend *types.Backend) {
-	return func(be *types.Backend) {
-		be.Servers[name] = types.Server{URL: url, Weight: label.DefaultWeight}
-	}
-}
-
-func withLoadBalancer(method string, sticky bool) func(*types.Backend) {
-	return func(be *types.Backend) {
-		if sticky {
-			be.LoadBalancer = &types.LoadBalancer{Method: method, Stickiness: &types.Stickiness{CookieName: "test"}}
-		} else {
-			be.LoadBalancer = &types.LoadBalancer{Method: method}
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/testhelpers/config.go b/testhelpers/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2217787dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testhelpers/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+package testhelpers
+
+import (
+	"github.com/containous/traefik/provider"
+	"github.com/containous/traefik/types"
+)
+
+// BuildConfiguration is a helper to create a configuration.
+func BuildConfiguration(dynamicConfigBuilders ...func(*types.Configuration)) *types.Configuration {
+	config := &types.Configuration{}
+	for _, build := range dynamicConfigBuilders {
+		build(config)
+	}
+	return config
+}
+
+// -- Backend
+
+// WithBackends is a helper to create a configuration
+func WithBackends(opts ...func(*types.Backend) string) func(*types.Configuration) {
+	return func(c *types.Configuration) {
+		c.Backends = make(map[string]*types.Backend)
+		for _, opt := range opts {
+			b := &types.Backend{}
+			name := opt(b)
+			c.Backends[name] = b
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// WithBackendNew is a helper to create a configuration
+func WithBackendNew(name string, opts ...func(*types.Backend)) func(*types.Backend) string {
+	return func(b *types.Backend) string {
+		for _, opt := range opts {
+			opt(b)
+		}
+		return name
+	}
+}
+
+// WithServersNew is a helper to create a configuration
+func WithServersNew(opts ...func(*types.Server) string) func(*types.Backend) {
+	return func(b *types.Backend) {
+		b.Servers = make(map[string]types.Server)
+		for _, opt := range opts {
+			s := &types.Server{Weight: 1}
+			name := opt(s)
+			b.Servers[name] = *s
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// WithServerNew is a helper to create a configuration
+func WithServerNew(url string, opts ...func(*types.Server)) func(*types.Server) string {
+	return func(s *types.Server) string {
+		for _, opt := range opts {
+			opt(s)
+		}
+		s.URL = url
+		return provider.Normalize(url)
+	}
+}
+
+// WithLBMethod is a helper to create a configuration
+func WithLBMethod(method string) func(*types.Backend) {
+	return func(b *types.Backend) {
+		if b.LoadBalancer == nil {
+			b.LoadBalancer = &types.LoadBalancer{}
+		}
+		b.LoadBalancer.Method = method
+	}
+}
+
+// -- Frontend
+
+// WithFrontends is a helper to create a configuration
+func WithFrontends(opts ...func(*types.Frontend) string) func(*types.Configuration) {
+	return func(c *types.Configuration) {
+		c.Frontends = make(map[string]*types.Frontend)
+		for _, opt := range opts {
+			f := &types.Frontend{}
+			name := opt(f)
+			c.Frontends[name] = f
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// WithFrontend is a helper to create a configuration
+func WithFrontend(backend string, opts ...func(*types.Frontend)) func(*types.Frontend) string {
+	return func(f *types.Frontend) string {
+		for _, opt := range opts {
+			opt(f)
+		}
+		f.Backend = backend
+		return backend
+	}
+}
+
+// WithEntryPoints is a helper to create a configuration
+func WithEntryPoints(eps ...string) func(*types.Frontend) {
+	return func(f *types.Frontend) {
+		f.EntryPoints = eps
+	}
+}
+
+// WithRoutes is a helper to create a configuration
+func WithRoutes(opts ...func(*types.Route) string) func(*types.Frontend) {
+	return func(f *types.Frontend) {
+		f.Routes = make(map[string]types.Route)
+		for _, opt := range opts {
+			s := &types.Route{}
+			name := opt(s)
+			f.Routes[name] = *s
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// WithRoute is a helper to create a configuration
+func WithRoute(name string, rule string) func(*types.Route) string {
+	return func(r *types.Route) string {
+		r.Rule = rule
+		return name
+	}
+}
+
+// WithLBSticky is a helper to create a configuration
+func WithLBSticky(cookieName string) func(*types.Backend) {
+	return func(b *types.Backend) {
+		if b.LoadBalancer == nil {
+			b.LoadBalancer = &types.LoadBalancer{}
+		}
+		b.LoadBalancer.Stickiness = &types.Stickiness{CookieName: cookieName}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/testhelpers/helpers.go b/testhelpers/helpers.go
index 17172692b..d0535d17f 100644
--- a/testhelpers/helpers.go
+++ b/testhelpers/helpers.go
@@ -7,16 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 )
 
-// Intp returns a pointer to the given integer value.
-func Intp(i int) *int {
-	return &i
-}
-
-// Stringp returns a pointer to the given string value.
-func Stringp(s string) *string {
-	return &s
-}
-
 // MustNewRequest creates a new http get request or panics if it can't
 func MustNewRequest(method, urlStr string, body io.Reader) *http.Request {
 	request, err := http.NewRequest(method, urlStr, body)
diff --git a/testhelpers/metrics.go b/testhelpers/metrics.go
index 2267ce98c..bc41c2c3f 100644
--- a/testhelpers/metrics.go
+++ b/testhelpers/metrics.go
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ type CollectingHealthCheckMetrics struct {
 	Gauge *CollectingGauge
 }
 
-// NewCollectingHealthCheckMetrics creates a new CollectingHealthCheckMetrics instance.
-func NewCollectingHealthCheckMetrics() *CollectingHealthCheckMetrics {
-	return &CollectingHealthCheckMetrics{&CollectingGauge{}}
-}
-
 // BackendServerUpGauge is there to satisfy the healthcheck.metricsRegistry interface.
 func (m *CollectingHealthCheckMetrics) BackendServerUpGauge() metrics.Gauge {
 	return m.Gauge
 }
+
+// NewCollectingHealthCheckMetrics creates a new CollectingHealthCheckMetrics instance.
+func NewCollectingHealthCheckMetrics() *CollectingHealthCheckMetrics {
+	return &CollectingHealthCheckMetrics{&CollectingGauge{}}
+}