diff --git a/src/server/Master.ts b/src/server/Master.ts
index 17b2791c8..89c14f2b8 100644
--- a/src/server/Master.ts
+++ b/src/server/Master.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { generateID } from "../core/Util";
 import { gatekeeper, LimiterType } from "./Gatekeeper";
 import { logger } from "./Logger";
 import { MapPlaylist } from "./MapPlaylist";
-import { setupMasterMetrics } from "./MasterMetrics";
 
 const config = getServerConfigFromServer();
 const playlist = new MapPlaylist();
@@ -22,11 +21,6 @@ const server = http.createServer(app);
 
 const log = logger.child({ comp: "m" });
 
-if (config.otelEnabled()) {
-  console.log("setting up master metrics");
-  setupMasterMetrics();
-}
-
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 app.use(express.json());
diff --git a/src/server/MasterMetrics.ts b/src/server/MasterMetrics.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d0dc77057..000000000
--- a/src/server/MasterMetrics.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-import { OTLPMetricExporter } from "@opentelemetry/exporter-metrics-otlp-http";
-import { HostMetrics } from "@opentelemetry/host-metrics";
-import {
-  MeterProvider,
-  PeriodicExportingMetricReader,
-} from "@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics";
-import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
-import { getServerConfigFromServer } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
-import { getOtelResource } from "./OtelResource";
-
-dotenv.config();
-
-// Get server configuration
-const config = getServerConfigFromServer();
-
-// Create resource with master information
-const resource = getOtelResource();
-
-// Configure headers for basic auth if provided
-const getAuthHeaders = () => {
-  const headers = {};
-  if (config.otelEnabled()) {
-    headers["Authorization"] =
-      "Basic " +
-      Buffer.from(`${config.otelUsername()}:${config.otelPassword()}`).toString(
-        "base64",
-      );
-  }
-  return headers;
-};
-
-// Create metrics exporter
-const metricExporter = new OTLPMetricExporter({
-  // Dummy endpoint if OTEL is not enabled to avoid parsing errors
-  url: `${config.otelEndpoint() || "https://dummy_endpoint.com"}/v1/metrics`,
-  headers: getAuthHeaders(),
-});
-
-// Configure the metric reader
-const metricReader = new PeriodicExportingMetricReader({
-  exporter: metricExporter,
-  exportIntervalMillis: 15000, // Export metrics every 15 seconds
-});
-
-// Create a meter provider
-const meterProvider = new MeterProvider({
-  resource,
-  readers: [metricReader],
-});
-
-// Setup host metrics
-const hostMetrics = new HostMetrics({ meterProvider });
-
-// Get meter for creating custom metrics
-const meter = meterProvider.getMeter("master-metrics");
-
-// Export the metrics for use in the master
-export const setupMasterMetrics = () => {
-  console.log("Starting host metrics collection for master...");
-
-  // Start collecting host metrics
-  hostMetrics.start();
-
-  // Return the meter provider and meter for potential additional metrics
-  return {
-    meterProvider,
-    meter,
-  };
-};