diff --git a/acceptanceTests/go.mod b/acceptanceTests/go.mod
index edc445e61..cc5a3b1a3 100644
--- a/acceptanceTests/go.mod
+++ b/acceptanceTests/go.mod
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
-	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.7 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 // indirect
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/op/go-logging v0.0.0-20160315200505-970db520ece7 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
-	github.com/up9inc/mizu/logger v0.0.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220127200216-cd36cc0744dd // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20211104180415-d3ed0bb246c8 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220207234003-57398862261d // indirect
diff --git a/acceptanceTests/go.sum b/acceptanceTests/go.sum
index db21d06c7..46fc452db 100644
--- a/acceptanceTests/go.sum
+++ b/acceptanceTests/go.sum
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.2.1/go.mod h1:hp+jE20tsWTFYpLwKvXlhS1hjn+gTNwPg2I6zV
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 h1:Ov1cvc58UF3b5XjBnZv7+opcTcQFZebYjWzi34vdm4Q=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2/go.mod h1:P1XiOD3dCwIKUDQYPy72D8LYyHL2YPYrpS2s69NZV8Q=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.0.0/go.mod h1:/xlHOz8bRuivTWchD4jCa+NbatV+wEUSzwAxVc6locg=
-github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.2.0 h1:besgBTC8w8HjP6NzQdxwKH9Z5oQMZ24ThTrHp3cZ8eU=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.2.0/go.mod h1:/xlHOz8bRuivTWchD4jCa+NbatV+wEUSzwAxVc6locg=
 github.com/golang/glog v0.0.0-20160126235308-23def4e6c14b/go.mod h1:SBH7ygxi8pfUlaOkMMuAQtPIUF8ecWP5IEl/CR7VP2Q=
 github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20190129154638-5b532d6fd5ef/go.mod h1:cIg4eruTrX1D+g88fzRXU5OdNfaM+9IcxsU14FzY7Hc=
diff --git a/acceptanceTests/testsUtils.go b/acceptanceTests/testsUtils.go
index 739be3532..87378a033 100644
--- a/acceptanceTests/testsUtils.go
+++ b/acceptanceTests/testsUtils.go
@@ -215,12 +215,11 @@ func DeleteKubeFile(kubeContext string, namespace string, filename string) error
 func getDefaultCommandArgs() []string {
 	agentImageValue := os.Getenv("MIZU_CI_IMAGE")
 	setFlag := "--set"
-	telemetry := "telemetry=false"
 	agentImage := fmt.Sprintf("agent-image=%s", agentImageValue)
 	imagePullPolicy := "image-pull-policy=IfNotPresent"
 	headless := "headless=true"
 
-	return []string{setFlag, telemetry, setFlag, agentImage, setFlag, imagePullPolicy, setFlag, headless}
+	return []string{setFlag, agentImage, setFlag, imagePullPolicy, setFlag, headless}
 }
 
 func GetDefaultTapCommandArgs() []string {
diff --git a/agent/go.mod b/agent/go.mod
index 88582a936..0e53f4ed2 100644
--- a/agent/go.mod
+++ b/agent/go.mod
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/PuerkitoBio/purell v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/PuerkitoBio/urlesc v0.0.0-20170810143723-de5bf2ad4578 // indirect
-	github.com/beevik/etree v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/chai2010/gettext-go v0.0.0-20160711120539-c6fed771bfd5 // indirect
 	github.com/chanced/dynamic v0.0.0-20211210164248-f8fadb1d735b // indirect
 	github.com/cilium/ebpf v0.9.0 // indirect
diff --git a/agent/go.sum b/agent/go.sum
index 39a908e93..e1708e5f1 100644
--- a/agent/go.sum
+++ b/agent/go.sum
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ github.com/armon/go-metrics v0.3.10/go.mod h1:4O98XIr/9W0sxpJ8UaYkvjk10Iff7SnFrb
 github.com/armon/go-radix v0.0.0-20180808171621-7fddfc383310/go.mod h1:ufUuZ+zHj4x4TnLV4JWEpy2hxWSpsRywHrMgIH9cCH8=
 github.com/armon/go-radix v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ufUuZ+zHj4x4TnLV4JWEpy2hxWSpsRywHrMgIH9cCH8=
 github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20190424111038-f61b66f89f4a/go.mod h1:lB+ZfQJz7igIIfQNfa7Ml4HSf2uFQQRzpGGRXenZAgY=
-github.com/beevik/etree v1.1.0 h1:T0xke/WvNtMoCqgzPhkX2r4rjY3GDZFi+FjpRZY2Jbs=
 github.com/beevik/etree v1.1.0/go.mod h1:r8Aw8JqVegEf0w2fDnATrX9VpkMcyFeM0FhwO62wh+A=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.0.3/go.mod h1:bGMdMPoPVvcYyt1gHDf4J2KE153Yf9BuiUKYMaxlTDM=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=
diff --git a/cli/apiserver/provider.go b/cli/apiserver/provider.go
index af1fae796..f0a22b3f9 100644
--- a/cli/apiserver/provider.go
+++ b/cli/apiserver/provider.go
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/utils"
@@ -93,45 +91,3 @@ func (provider *Provider) ReportTappedPods(pods []core.Pod) error {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func (provider *Provider) GetGeneralStats() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
-	generalStatsUrl := fmt.Sprintf("%s/status/general", provider.url)
-
-	response, requestErr := utils.Get(generalStatsUrl, provider.client)
-	if requestErr != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get general stats for telemetry, err: %w", requestErr)
-	}
-
-	defer response.Body.Close()
-
-	data, readErr := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
-	if readErr != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read general stats for telemetry, err: %v", readErr)
-	}
-
-	var generalStats map[string]interface{}
-	if parseErr := json.Unmarshal(data, &generalStats); parseErr != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse general stats for telemetry, err: %v", parseErr)
-	}
-	return generalStats, nil
-}
-
-func (provider *Provider) GetVersion() (string, error) {
-	versionUrl, _ := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("%s/metadata/version", provider.url))
-	req := &http.Request{
-		Method: http.MethodGet,
-		URL:    versionUrl,
-	}
-	statusResp, err := utils.Do(req, provider.client)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	defer statusResp.Body.Close()
-
-	versionResponse := &shared.VersionResponse{}
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(statusResp.Body).Decode(&versionResponse); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	return versionResponse.Ver, nil
-}
diff --git a/cli/cmd/check.go b/cli/cmd/check.go
index 792bbbd05..7e9673f05 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/check.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/check.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/creasty/defaults"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/config/configStructs"
-	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/telemetry"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/logger"
 )
 
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ var checkCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "check",
 	Short: "Check the Mizu installation for potential problems",
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		go telemetry.ReportRun("check", nil)
 		runMizuCheck()
 		return nil
 	},
diff --git a/cli/cmd/clean.go b/cli/cmd/clean.go
index 263685af2..63b18b136 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/clean.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/clean.go
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/telemetry"
 )
 
 var cleanCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "clean",
 	Short: "Removes all mizu resources",
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		go telemetry.ReportRun("clean", nil)
 		performCleanCommand()
 		return nil
 	},
diff --git a/cli/cmd/config.go b/cli/cmd/config.go
index 393330627..7414073ab 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/config.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/config"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/config/configStructs"
-	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/telemetry"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/uiUtils"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/logger"
 )
@@ -16,8 +15,6 @@ var configCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "config",
 	Short: "Generate config with default values",
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		go telemetry.ReportRun("config", config.Config.Config)
-
 		configWithDefaults, err := config.GetConfigWithDefaults()
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Log.Errorf("Failed generating config with defaults, err: %v", err)
diff --git a/cli/cmd/install.go b/cli/cmd/install.go
index f7634519e..b6b42c05c 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/install.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/install.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/creasty/defaults"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/config/configStructs"
-	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/telemetry"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/logger"
 )
 
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ var installCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "install",
 	Short: "Installs mizu components",
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		go telemetry.ReportRun("install", nil)
 		runMizuInstall()
 		return nil
 	},
diff --git a/cli/cmd/logs.go b/cli/cmd/logs.go
index 4a0cb2f04..cbcdbafcb 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/logs.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/logs.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/config/configStructs"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/errormessage"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/mizu/fsUtils"
-	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/telemetry"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/logger"
 )
 
@@ -17,8 +16,6 @@ var logsCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "logs",
 	Short: "Create a zip file with logs for Github issue or troubleshoot",
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		go telemetry.ReportRun("logs", config.Config.Logs)
-
 		kubernetesProvider, err := getKubernetesProviderForCli()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil
diff --git a/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go b/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
index 4bc72d3a3..1fe45dbde 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/resources"
-	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/telemetry"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/utils"
 
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -109,8 +108,6 @@ func RunMizuTap() {
 }
 
 func finishTapExecution(kubernetesProvider *kubernetes.Provider) {
-	telemetry.ReportTapTelemetry(apiProvider, config.Config.Tap, state.startTime)
-
 	finishMizuExecution(kubernetesProvider, config.Config.IsNsRestrictedMode(), config.Config.MizuResourcesNamespace)
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +123,6 @@ func getTapMizuAgentConfig() *shared.MizuAgentConfig {
 		AgentDatabasePath:      shared.DataDirPath,
 		ServiceMap:             config.Config.ServiceMap,
 		OAS:                    config.Config.OAS,
-		Telemetry:              config.Config.Telemetry,
 	}
 
 	return &mizuAgentConfig
diff --git a/cli/cmd/version.go b/cli/cmd/version.go
index 5163636e1..99295ad1d 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/version.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/config"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/config/configStructs"
-	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/telemetry"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/logger"
 
 	"github.com/creasty/defaults"
@@ -18,8 +17,6 @@ var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "version",
 	Short: "Print version info",
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		go telemetry.ReportRun("version", config.Config.Version)
-
 		if config.Config.Version.DebugInfo {
 			timeStampInt, _ := strconv.ParseInt(mizu.BuildTimestamp, 10, 0)
 			logger.Log.Infof("Version: %s \nBranch: %s (%s)", mizu.Ver, mizu.Branch, mizu.GitCommitHash)
diff --git a/cli/cmd/view.go b/cli/cmd/view.go
index e8884fe95..472ae6f2c 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/view.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/view.go
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"github.com/creasty/defaults"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/config"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/config/configStructs"
-	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/telemetry"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/logger"
 )
 
@@ -13,7 +11,6 @@ var viewCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "view",
 	Short: "Open GUI in browser",
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		go telemetry.ReportRun("view", config.Config.View)
 		runMizuView()
 		return nil
 	},
diff --git a/cli/config/configStruct.go b/cli/config/configStruct.go
index 07b8f4a82..b5d10001b 100644
--- a/cli/config/configStruct.go
+++ b/cli/config/configStruct.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ type ConfigStruct struct {
 	AgentImage             string                      `yaml:"agent-image,omitempty" readonly:""`
 	ImagePullPolicyStr     string                      `yaml:"image-pull-policy" default:"Always"`
 	MizuResourcesNamespace string                      `yaml:"mizu-resources-namespace" default:"mizu"`
-	Telemetry              bool                        `yaml:"telemetry" default:"true"`
 	DumpLogs               bool                        `yaml:"dump-logs" default:"false"`
 	KubeConfigPathStr      string                      `yaml:"kube-config-path"`
 	KubeContext            string                      `yaml:"kube-context"`
diff --git a/cli/go.mod b/cli/go.mod
index 44fdcb23f..e209005fe 100644
--- a/cli/go.mod
+++ b/cli/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ go 1.17
 
 require (
 	github.com/creasty/defaults v1.5.2
-	github.com/denisbrodbeck/machineid v1.0.1
 	github.com/google/go-github/v37 v37.0.0
 	github.com/op/go-logging v0.0.0-20160315200505-970db520ece7
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.3.0
diff --git a/cli/go.sum b/cli/go.sum
index 9c7c79969..58159c60f 100644
--- a/cli/go.sum
+++ b/cli/go.sum
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSs
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/daviddengcn/go-colortext v0.0.0-20160507010035-511bcaf42ccd/go.mod h1:dv4zxwHi5C/8AeI+4gX4dCWOIvNi7I6JCSX0HvlKPgE=
-github.com/denisbrodbeck/machineid v1.0.1 h1:geKr9qtkB876mXguW2X6TU4ZynleN6ezuMSRhl4D7AQ=
-github.com/denisbrodbeck/machineid v1.0.1/go.mod h1:dJUwb7PTidGDeYyUBmXZ2GphQBbjJCrnectwCyxcUSI=
 github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go v3.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:E3ru+11k8xSBh+hMPgOLZmtrrCbhqsmaPHjLKYnJCaQ=
 github.com/dgryski/go-sip13 v0.0.0-20181026042036-e10d5fee7954/go.mod h1:vAd38F8PWV+bWy6jNmig1y/TA+kYO4g3RSRF0IAv0no=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
diff --git a/cli/mizu/consts.go b/cli/mizu/consts.go
index 0a107f391..b1c576f0d 100644
--- a/cli/mizu/consts.go
+++ b/cli/mizu/consts.go
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ var (
 	Platform                                   = ""
 )
 
-const DEVENVVAR = "MIZU_DISABLE_TELEMTRY"
-
 func GetMizuFolderPath() string {
 	home, homeDirErr := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if homeDirErr != nil {
diff --git a/cli/mizu/version/versionCheck.go b/cli/mizu/version/versionCheck.go
index 192908b71..8908e0d24 100644
--- a/cli/mizu/version/versionCheck.go
+++ b/cli/mizu/version/versionCheck.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -18,10 +17,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func CheckNewerVersion(versionChan chan string) {
-	if _, present := os.LookupEnv(mizu.DEVENVVAR); present {
-		versionChan <- ""
-		return
-	}
 	logger.Log.Debugf("Checking for newer version...")
 	start := time.Now()
 	client := github.NewClient(nil)
diff --git a/cli/telemetry/telemetry.go b/cli/telemetry/telemetry.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 176efaa36..000000000
--- a/cli/telemetry/telemetry.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-package telemetry
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
-	"os"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/denisbrodbeck/machineid"
-	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/apiserver"
-	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/config"
-	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/mizu"
-	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/logger"
-)
-
-const telemetryUrl = "https://us-east4-up9-prod.cloudfunctions.net/mizu-telemetry"
-
-func ReportRun(cmd string, args interface{}) {
-	if !shouldRunTelemetry() {
-		logger.Log.Debug("not reporting telemetry")
-		return
-	}
-
-	argsBytes, _ := json.Marshal(args)
-	argsMap := map[string]interface{}{
-		"cmd":  cmd,
-		"args": string(argsBytes),
-	}
-
-	if err := sendTelemetry(argsMap); err != nil {
-		logger.Log.Debug(err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	logger.Log.Debugf("successfully reported telemetry for cmd %v", cmd)
-}
-
-func ReportTapTelemetry(apiProvider *apiserver.Provider, args interface{}, startTime time.Time) {
-	if !shouldRunTelemetry() {
-		logger.Log.Debug("not reporting telemetry")
-		return
-	}
-
-	generalStats, err := apiProvider.GetGeneralStats()
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Log.Debugf("[ERROR] failed to get general stats from api server %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-	argsBytes, _ := json.Marshal(args)
-	argsMap := map[string]interface{}{
-		"cmd":                    "tap",
-		"args":                   string(argsBytes),
-		"executionTimeInSeconds": int(time.Since(startTime).Seconds()),
-		"apiCallsCount":          generalStats["EntriesCount"],
-		"trafficVolumeInGB":      generalStats["EntriesVolumeInGB"],
-	}
-
-	if err := sendTelemetry(argsMap); err != nil {
-		logger.Log.Debug(err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	logger.Log.Debug("successfully reported telemetry of tap command")
-}
-
-func shouldRunTelemetry() bool {
-	if _, present := os.LookupEnv(mizu.DEVENVVAR); present {
-		return false
-	}
-	if !config.Config.Telemetry {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return mizu.Branch == "main" || mizu.Branch == "develop"
-}
-
-func sendTelemetry(argsMap map[string]interface{}) error {
-	argsMap["component"] = "mizu_cli"
-	argsMap["buildTimestamp"] = mizu.BuildTimestamp
-	argsMap["branch"] = mizu.Branch
-	argsMap["version"] = mizu.Ver
-	argsMap["platform"] = mizu.Platform
-
-	if machineId, err := machineid.ProtectedID("mizu"); err == nil {
-		argsMap["machineId"] = machineId
-	}
-
-	jsonValue, _ := json.Marshal(argsMap)
-
-	if resp, err := http.Post(telemetryUrl, "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(jsonValue)); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("ERROR: failed sending telemetry, err: %v, response %v", err, resp)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/shared/models.go b/shared/models.go
index f49880164..af5265646 100644
--- a/shared/models.go
+++ b/shared/models.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ type MizuAgentConfig struct {
 	AgentDatabasePath      string        `json:"agentDatabasePath"`
 	ServiceMap             bool          `json:"serviceMap"`
 	OAS                    OASConfig     `json:"oas"`
-	Telemetry              bool          `json:"telemetry"`
 }
 
 type WebSocketMessageMetadata struct {