diff --git a/lib/express-app.js b/lib/express-app.js
index ca6fa047a..f036eccf4 100644
--- a/lib/express-app.js
+++ b/lib/express-app.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if (envIs('production')) {
     'tags': ['name:api', 'logType:express', 'env:'+process.env.NODE_ENV]
   }));
 
-  app.use(dogstatsd.captureSocketCount);
+  // app.use(dogstatsd.captureSocketCount);
 }
 
 if (envIs('development', 'local', 'stage')) {