diff --git a/router/middleware/stats/metrics.go b/router/middleware/stats/metrics.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b0da6ff2..000000000
--- a/router/middleware/stats/metrics.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-package stats
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
-	"os"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-
-	"github.com/drone/drone/router/middleware/location"
-	"github.com/drone/drone/store"
-)
-
-var once sync.Once
-
-var key string
-
-// Schedule is a middleware function that triggers
-// usage statistics.
-func Schedule(c *gin.Context) {
-	once.Do(func() {
-		go schedule(c.Copy())
-	})
-	c.Next()
-}
-
-func schedule(c *gin.Context) {
-	for {
-		send(c)
-		select {
-		case <-time.After(time.Hour * 24):
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func send(c *gin.Context) {
-	defer recover()
-
-	// disable statistics for local hosting and test environments
-	host := location.Hostname(c)
-	switch host {
-	case "locahost", "127.0.0.1":
-		return
-	}
-
-	// disable statistics if no key provided
-	if len(key) == 0 {
-		return // skip
-	}
-
-	// disable statistics if environment variable specified
-	if os.Getenv("DISABLE_METRICS") != "" {
-		return // skip
-	}
-
-	in := struct {
-		Version string
-		Host    string
-		Config  struct {
-			Database string
-			Remote   string
-		}
-		Stats struct {
-			Users int
-			Repos int
-			Nodes int
-		}
-	}{}
-
-	var (
-		remote_, _   = c.Get("remote")
-		database_, _ = c.Get("database")
-		version, _   = c.Get("version")
-	)
-
-	in.Version = version.(string)
-	in.Config.Database = database_.(fmt.Stringer).String()
-	in.Config.Remote = remote_.(fmt.Stringer).String()
-	in.Stats.Users, _ = store.CountUsers(c)
-	in.Stats.Nodes, _ = store.CountNodes(c)
-	in.Stats.Repos, _ = store.CountRepos(c)
-
-	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	json.NewEncoder(buf).Encode(&in)
-
-	http.Post("https://stats.drone.io", "application/json", buf)
-}