diff --git a/controller/generic_controller.go b/controller/generic_controller.go
index 076dab9b..60fd3a10 100644
--- a/controller/generic_controller.go
+++ b/controller/generic_controller.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package controller
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -22,10 +23,19 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
 )
 
+const MetricsEnv = "NORMAN_QUEUE_METRICS"
+
 var (
 	resyncPeriod = 2 * time.Hour
 )
 
+// Override the metrics providers
+func init() {
+	if os.Getenv(MetricsEnv) != "true" {
+		DisableAllControllerMetrics()
+	}
+}
+
 type HandlerFunc func(key string) error
 
 type GenericController interface {
diff --git a/controller/noop_metrics.go b/controller/noop_metrics.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93ef91a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controller/noop_metrics.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package controller
+
+import (
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
+)
+
+type noopMetric struct{}
+
+func (noopMetric) Inc()            {}
+func (noopMetric) Dec()            {}
+func (noopMetric) Observe(float64) {}
+func (noopMetric) Set(float64)     {}
+
+type noopWorkqueueMetricsProvider struct{}
+
+func (noopWorkqueueMetricsProvider) NewDepthMetric(name string) workqueue.GaugeMetric {
+	return noopMetric{}
+}
+
+func (noopWorkqueueMetricsProvider) NewAddsMetric(name string) workqueue.CounterMetric {
+	return noopMetric{}
+}
+
+func (noopWorkqueueMetricsProvider) NewLatencyMetric(name string) workqueue.SummaryMetric {
+	return noopMetric{}
+}
+
+func (noopWorkqueueMetricsProvider) NewWorkDurationMetric(name string) workqueue.SummaryMetric {
+	return noopMetric{}
+}
+
+func (noopWorkqueueMetricsProvider) NewRetriesMetric(name string) workqueue.CounterMetric {
+	return noopMetric{}
+}
+
+type noopCacheMetricsProvider struct{}
+
+func (noopCacheMetricsProvider) NewListsMetric(name string) cache.CounterMetric { return noopMetric{} }
+func (noopCacheMetricsProvider) NewListDurationMetric(name string) cache.SummaryMetric {
+	return noopMetric{}
+}
+func (noopCacheMetricsProvider) NewItemsInListMetric(name string) cache.SummaryMetric {
+	return noopMetric{}
+}
+func (noopCacheMetricsProvider) NewWatchesMetric(name string) cache.CounterMetric { return noopMetric{} }
+func (noopCacheMetricsProvider) NewShortWatchesMetric(name string) cache.CounterMetric {
+	return noopMetric{}
+}
+func (noopCacheMetricsProvider) NewWatchDurationMetric(name string) cache.SummaryMetric {
+	return noopMetric{}
+}
+func (noopCacheMetricsProvider) NewItemsInWatchMetric(name string) cache.SummaryMetric {
+	return noopMetric{}
+}
+func (noopCacheMetricsProvider) NewLastResourceVersionMetric(name string) cache.GaugeMetric {
+	return noopMetric{}
+}
+
+func DisableAllControllerMetrics() {
+	DisableControllerReflectorMetrics()
+	DisableControllerWorkqueuMetrics()
+}
+
+func DisableControllerWorkqueuMetrics() {
+	workqueue.SetProvider(noopWorkqueueMetricsProvider{})
+}
+
+func DisableControllerReflectorMetrics() {
+	cache.SetReflectorMetricsProvider(noopCacheMetricsProvider{})
+}