diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index 36d1db37e4..a0b5a09b78 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ dependencies {
             "io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-servlets:$metricsVersion",
             "io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-jvm:$metricsVersion",
             "io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-jmx:$metricsVersion",
-            "io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-logback:$metricsVersion",
-            'com.readytalk:metrics3-statsd:4.2.0'
+            "io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-logback:$metricsVersion"
     )
     geotools(
             "org.geotools:gt-epsg-hsql:$geotoolsVersion",
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/mapfish/print/metrics/StatsDReporterInit.java b/core/src/main/java/org/mapfish/print/metrics/StatsDReporterInit.java
deleted file mode 100644
index bfad4c2adc..0000000000
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/mapfish/print/metrics/StatsDReporterInit.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-package org.mapfish.print.metrics;
-
-import com.codahale.metrics.MetricRegistry;
-import com.readytalk.metrics.StatsDReporter;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-
-import java.net.InetAddress;
-import java.net.URI;
-import java.net.URISyntaxException;
-import java.net.UnknownHostException;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
-import javax.annotation.PreDestroy;
-
-/**
- * Will start a StatsD reporter if configured. Using those environment variables or Java system properties: -
- * STATSD_ADDRESS: the address:port of the statsd daemon (if not set, the feature is disabled) -
- * STATSD_PREFIX: the prefix to set (defaults to mapfish-print). Can use %h to insert the hostname. -
- * STATSD_PERIOD: the reporting period in seconds (defaults to 10)
- */
-public class StatsDReporterInit {
-    private static final String ADDRESS = "STATSD_ADDRESS";
-    private static final String PREFIX = "STATSD_PREFIX";
-    private static final String PERIOD = "STATSD_PERIOD";
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(StatsDReporterInit.class);
-
-    @Autowired
-    private MetricRegistry metricRegistry;
-
-    private StatsDReporter reporter = null;
-
-    private static String getHostname() {
-        String hostname = System.getenv("HOSTNAME");  // should work on Unix
-        if (hostname == null) {
-            hostname = System.getenv("COMPUTERNAME");  // should work on Windows
-        }
-        if (hostname == null) {
-            try {
-                // last resort
-                hostname = InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName();
-            } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
-                hostname = "unknown";  // fallback
-            }
-        }
-        return hostname.toLowerCase();
-    }
-
-    private String getConfig(final String name, final String def) {
-        final String result = System.getenv(name);
-        if (result == null) {
-            return System.getProperty(name, def);
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Start the StatsD reporter, if configured.
-     *
-     * @throws URISyntaxException
-     */
-    @PostConstruct
-    public final void init() throws URISyntaxException {
-        final String address = getConfig(ADDRESS, null);
-        if (address != null) {
-            final URI uri = new URI("udp://" + address);
-            final String prefix = getConfig(PREFIX, "mapfish-print").replace("%h", getHostname());
-            final int period = Integer.parseInt(getConfig(PERIOD, "10"));
-            LOGGER.info("Starting a StatsD reporter targeting {} with prefix {} and period {}s",
-                        uri, prefix, period);
-            this.reporter = StatsDReporter.forRegistry(this.metricRegistry)
-                    .prefixedWith(prefix)
-                    .build(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort());
-            this.reporter.start(period, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Stop the StatsD reporter, if configured.
-     */
-    @PreDestroy
-    public final void shutdown() {
-        if (this.reporter != null) {
-            LOGGER.info("Stopping the StatsD reporter");
-            this.reporter.stop();
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/mapfish-spring-application-context.xml b/core/src/main/resources/mapfish-spring-application-context.xml
index ba63f64e54..7b69183cb7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/mapfish-spring-application-context.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/mapfish-spring-application-context.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
     <bean id="loggingMetricsConfigurator" class="org.mapfish.print.metrics.LoggingMetricsConfigurator" lazy-init="false"/>
     <bean id="jvmMetricsConfigurator" class="org.mapfish.print.metrics.JvmMetricsConfigurator" lazy-init="false"/>
     <bean id="jmxMetricsReporter" class="org.mapfish.print.metrics.JmxMetricsReporter" lazy-init="false"/>
-    <bean id="statsDReporterInit" class="org.mapfish.print.metrics.StatsDReporterInit" lazy-init="false"/>
     <bean id="accounting" class="org.mapfish.print.servlet.job.Accounting" lazy-init="false"/>
 
     <bean id="forkJoinPool" class="java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool" destroy-method="shutdownNow">