diff --git a/swarm/testutil/http.go b/swarm/testutil/http.go
index 992b919d01..238f783088 100644
--- a/swarm/testutil/http.go
+++ b/swarm/testutil/http.go
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics/influxdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/api"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/storage"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/storage/mru"
@@ -113,11 +110,3 @@ func (t *TestSwarmServer) Close() {
 func (t *TestSwarmServer) GetCurrentTime() mru.Timestamp {
 	return t.timestampProvider.Now()
 }
-
-// EnableMetrics is starting InfluxDB reporter so that we collect stats when running tests locally
-func EnableMetrics() {
-	metrics.Enabled = true
-	go influxdb.InfluxDBWithTags(metrics.DefaultRegistry, 1*time.Second, "http://localhost:8086", "metrics", "admin", "admin", "swarm.", map[string]string{
-		"host": "test",
-	})
-}