diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ccc66e6f..4b23d528 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ module github.com/tharsis/ethermint
 go 1.17
 
 require (
-	github.com/armon/go-metrics v0.3.9
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.22.0-beta
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcutil v1.0.3-0.20201208143702-a53e38424cce
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.44.0
@@ -48,6 +47,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20180116203802-5d049714c4a6 // indirect
 	github.com/VictoriaMetrics/fastcache v1.5.7 // indirect
 	github.com/Workiva/go-datastructures v1.0.52 // indirect
+	github.com/armon/go-metrics v0.3.9 // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/bgentry/speakeasy v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0 // indirect
diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/abci.go b/x/evm/keeper/abci.go
index 138784ba..f5cf5257 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/abci.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/abci.go
@@ -1,20 +1,15 @@
 package keeper
 
 import (
-	"time"
-
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/telemetry"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 
 	ethtypes "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/tharsis/ethermint/x/evm/types"
 )
 
 // BeginBlock sets the sdk Context and EIP155 chain id to the Keeper.
 func (k *Keeper) BeginBlock(ctx sdk.Context, req abci.RequestBeginBlock) {
-	defer telemetry.ModuleMeasureSince(types.ModuleName, time.Now(), telemetry.MetricKeyBeginBlocker)
 	k.WithContext(ctx)
 	k.WithChainID(ctx)
 }
@@ -23,8 +18,6 @@ func (k *Keeper) BeginBlock(ctx sdk.Context, req abci.RequestBeginBlock) {
 // KVStore. The EVM end block logic doesn't update the validator set, thus it returns
 // an empty slice.
 func (k *Keeper) EndBlock(ctx sdk.Context, req abci.RequestEndBlock) []abci.ValidatorUpdate {
-	defer telemetry.ModuleMeasureSince(types.ModuleName, time.Now(), telemetry.MetricKeyEndBlocker)
-
 	// Gas costs are handled within msg handler so costs should be ignored
 	infCtx := ctx.WithGasMeter(sdk.NewInfiniteGasMeter())
 	k.WithContext(infCtx)
diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/evm/keeper/msg_server.go
index 795636b9..05a4f09a 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -3,15 +3,12 @@ package keeper
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"time"
 
-	"github.com/armon/go-metrics"
 	"github.com/palantir/stacktrace"
 
 	tmbytes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/bytes"
 	tmtypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/telemetry"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 
 	"github.com/tharsis/ethermint/x/evm/types"
@@ -24,46 +21,17 @@ var _ types.MsgServer = &Keeper{}
 // so that it can implements and call the StateDB methods without receiving it as a function
 // parameter.
 func (k *Keeper) EthereumTx(goCtx context.Context, msg *types.MsgEthereumTx) (*types.MsgEthereumTxResponse, error) {
-	defer telemetry.ModuleMeasureSince(types.ModuleName, time.Now(), types.TypeMsgEthereumTx)
-
 	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(goCtx)
 	k.WithContext(ctx)
 
 	sender := msg.From
 	tx := msg.AsTransaction()
 
-	labels := []metrics.Label{telemetry.NewLabel("tx_type", fmt.Sprintf("%d", tx.Type()))}
-	if tx.To() == nil {
-		labels = []metrics.Label{
-			telemetry.NewLabel("execution", "create"),
-		}
-	} else {
-		labels = []metrics.Label{
-			telemetry.NewLabel("execution", "call"),
-			telemetry.NewLabel("to", tx.To().Hex()), // recipient address (contract or account)
-		}
-	}
-
 	response, err := k.ApplyTransaction(tx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to apply transaction")
 	}
 
-	defer func() {
-		if tx.Value().IsInt64() {
-			telemetry.SetGauge(
-				float32(tx.Value().Int64()),
-				"tx", "msg", "ethereum_tx",
-			)
-		}
-
-		telemetry.IncrCounterWithLabels(
-			[]string{types.ModuleName, "ethereum_tx"},
-			1,
-			labels,
-		)
-	}()
-
 	attrs := []sdk.Attribute{
 		sdk.NewAttribute(sdk.AttributeKeyAmount, tx.Value().String()),
 		// add event for ethereum transaction hash format
diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/state_transition.go b/x/evm/keeper/state_transition.go
index 5f8fb993..839c5ca0 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/state_transition.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/state_transition.go
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ package keeper
 
 import (
 	"math/big"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/palantir/stacktrace"
 	tmtypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/telemetry"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
@@ -132,8 +130,6 @@ func (k Keeper) GetHashFn() vm.GetHashFunc {
 //
 // For relevant discussion see: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/discussions/9072
 func (k *Keeper) ApplyTransaction(tx *ethtypes.Transaction) (*types.MsgEthereumTxResponse, error) {
-	defer telemetry.ModuleMeasureSince(types.ModuleName, time.Now(), types.MetricKeyTransitionDB)
-
 	ctx := k.Ctx()
 	params := k.GetParams(ctx)
 
diff --git a/x/feemarket/keeper/abci.go b/x/feemarket/keeper/abci.go
index 67db37c7..8c709072 100644
--- a/x/feemarket/keeper/abci.go
+++ b/x/feemarket/keeper/abci.go
@@ -2,22 +2,16 @@ package keeper
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"time"
 
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/telemetry"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-
-	"github.com/tharsis/ethermint/x/feemarket/types"
 )
 
 // EndBlock also retrieves the bloom filter value from the transient store and commits it to the
 // KVStore. The EVM end block logic doesn't update the validator set, thus it returns
 // an empty slice.
 func (k *Keeper) EndBlock(ctx sdk.Context, req abci.RequestEndBlock) {
-	defer telemetry.ModuleMeasureSince(types.ModuleName, time.Now(), telemetry.MetricKeyEndBlocker)
-
 	baseFee := k.CalculateBaseFee(ctx)
 	if baseFee == nil {
 		return