diff --git a/node/Network.cpp b/node/Network.cpp
index bd199ca99..b03f4b3d0 100644
--- a/node/Network.cpp
+++ b/node/Network.cpp
@@ -538,29 +538,19 @@ static _doZtFilterResult _doZtFilter(
 
 } // anonymous namespace
 
-std::string nwid_printf(int64_t id) {
-	char out[32] = {};
-	sprintf(out, "%.16llx", id);
-	return std::string(out);
-}
-
-
-prometheus::simpleapi::gauge_family_t multicastGroupsFamily{"network_multicast_groups", "number of joined multicast groups"};
-
 const ZeroTier::MulticastGroup Network::BROADCAST(ZeroTier::MAC(0xffffffffffffULL),0);
 
-Network::Network(const RuntimeEnvironment *renv,void *tPtr,uint64_t nwid,void *uptr,const NetworkConfig *nconf)
-	: RR(renv)
-	, _uPtr(uptr)
-	, _id(nwid)
-	, _lastAnnouncedMulticastGroupsUpstream(0)
-	, _mac(renv->identity.address(),nwid)
-	, _portInitialized(false)
-	, _lastConfigUpdate(0)
-	, _destroyed(false)
-	, _netconfFailure(NETCONF_FAILURE_NONE)
-	, _portError(0)
-	, _multicast_groups_gauge{multicastGroupsFamily.Add({{"networkId", nwid_printf(_id).c_str()}})}
+Network::Network(const RuntimeEnvironment *renv,void *tPtr,uint64_t nwid,void *uptr,const NetworkConfig *nconf) :
+	RR(renv),
+	_uPtr(uptr),
+	_id(nwid),
+	_lastAnnouncedMulticastGroupsUpstream(0),
+	_mac(renv->identity.address(),nwid),
+	_portInitialized(false),
+	_lastConfigUpdate(0),
+	_destroyed(false),
+	_netconfFailure(NETCONF_FAILURE_NONE),
+	_portError(0)
 {
 	for(int i=0;i<ZT_NETWORK_MAX_INCOMING_UPDATES;++i)
 		_incomingConfigChunks[i].ts = 0;
@@ -862,7 +852,6 @@ void Network::multicastSubscribe(void *tPtr,const MulticastGroup &mg)
 	if (!std::binary_search(_myMulticastGroups.begin(),_myMulticastGroups.end(),mg)) {
 		_myMulticastGroups.insert(std::upper_bound(_myMulticastGroups.begin(),_myMulticastGroups.end(),mg),mg);
 		_sendUpdatesToMembers(tPtr,&mg);
-		_multicast_groups_gauge++;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -870,10 +859,8 @@ void Network::multicastUnsubscribe(const MulticastGroup &mg)
 {
 	Mutex::Lock _l(_lock);
 	std::vector<MulticastGroup>::iterator i(std::lower_bound(_myMulticastGroups.begin(),_myMulticastGroups.end(),mg));
-	if ( (i != _myMulticastGroups.end()) && (*i == mg) ) {
+	if ( (i != _myMulticastGroups.end()) && (*i == mg) )
 		_myMulticastGroups.erase(i);
-		_multicast_groups_gauge--;
-	}
 }
 
 uint64_t Network::handleConfigChunk(void *tPtr,const uint64_t packetId,const Address &source,const Buffer<ZT_PROTO_MAX_PACKET_LENGTH> &chunk,unsigned int ptr)
diff --git a/node/Network.hpp b/node/Network.hpp
index 30ec03367..275e82f02 100644
--- a/node/Network.hpp
+++ b/node/Network.hpp
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 #include "NetworkConfig.hpp"
 #include "CertificateOfMembership.hpp"
 
-#include <prometheus/simpleapi.h>
-
 #define ZT_NETWORK_MAX_INCOMING_UPDATES 3
 #define ZT_NETWORK_MAX_UPDATE_CHUNKS ((ZT_NETWORKCONFIG_DICT_CAPACITY / 1024) + 1)
 
@@ -48,9 +46,6 @@ namespace ZeroTier {
 class RuntimeEnvironment;
 class Peer;
 
-
-
-
 /**
  * A virtual LAN
  */
@@ -479,8 +474,6 @@ private:
 	Mutex _lock;
 
 	AtomicCounter __refCount;
-
-	prometheus::simpleapi::gauge_metric_t _multicast_groups_gauge;
 };
 
 }	// namespace ZeroTier