diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 3d3ce390..f89ba70a 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
     qless (0.11.0)
-      metriks (~> 0.9)
       redis (>= 2.2, < 4.0.0.rc1)
       rusage (~> 0.2.0)
       sentry-raven (~> 0.15.6)
@@ -16,9 +15,6 @@ GEM
   remote: http://rubygems.org/
   specs:
     ast (2.3.0)
-    atomic (1.1.99)
-    avl_tree (1.2.1)
-      atomic (~> 1.1)
     binding_of_caller (0.7.2)
       debug_inspector (>= 0.0.1)
     byebug (2.7.0)
@@ -55,10 +51,6 @@ GEM
     hitimes (1.2.6)
     http_parser.rb (0.5.3)
     method_source (0.8.2)
-    metriks (0.9.9.8)
-      atomic (~> 1.0)
-      avl_tree (~> 1.2.0)
-      hitimes (~> 1.1)
     mime-types (1.25)
     mini_portile (0.5.1)
     multi_json (1.12.2)
diff --git a/lib/qless/middleware/metriks.rb b/lib/qless/middleware/metriks.rb
index 10d347fc..eb429125 100644
--- a/lib/qless/middleware/metriks.rb
+++ b/lib/qless/middleware/metriks.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Encoding: utf-8
 
-require 'metriks'
+# This middleware is now a no-op because
+# the metriks dependency breaks builds.
 
 module Qless
   module Middleware
@@ -9,9 +10,7 @@ module Metriks
       # Tracks the time jobs take, grouping the timings by the job class.
       module TimeJobsByClass
         def around_perform(job)
-          ::Metriks.timer("qless.job-times.#{job.klass_name}").time do
-            super
-          end
+          super
         end
       end
 
@@ -31,11 +30,6 @@ def initialize(class_to_event_map)
           module_eval do # eval the block within the module instance
             define_method :around_perform do |job|
               super(job)
-              return unless job.state == 'complete'
-              return unless event_name = class_to_event_map[job.klass]
-
-              counter = ::Metriks.counter("qless.job-events.#{event_name}")
-              counter.increment
             end
           end
         end
diff --git a/qless.gemspec b/qless.gemspec
index c49419dd..797edee7 100644
--- a/qless.gemspec
+++ b/qless.gemspec
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ language-specific extension will also remain up to date.
   s.test_files    = s.files.grep(/^(test|spec|features)\//)
   s.require_paths = ['lib']
 
-  s.add_dependency 'metriks', '~> 0.9'
   s.add_dependency 'redis', ['>= 2.2', '< 4.0.0.rc1']
   s.add_dependency 'rusage', '~> 0.2.0'
   s.add_dependency 'sentry-raven', '~> 0.15.6'
diff --git a/spec/unit/middleware/metriks_spec.rb b/spec/unit/middleware/metriks_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index d1dd187c..00000000
--- a/spec/unit/middleware/metriks_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
-
-require 'spec_helper'
-require 'qless/middleware/metriks'
-require 'qless/worker'
-
-module Qless
-  module Middleware
-    module Metriks
-      shared_context 'isolate metriks' do
-        before { ::Metriks::Registry.default.clear }
-      end
-
-      describe TimeJobsByClass do
-        include_context 'isolate metriks'
-
-        it 'tracks the time taken by the job, grouped by the class name' do
-          stub_const('JobABC', Class.new)
-          job = Qless::Job.build(double, JobABC, {})
-
-          base_class = Class.new do
-            def around_perform(job)
-              sleep 0.05
-            end
-          end
-
-          worker = Class.new(base_class) do
-            include TimeJobsByClass
-          end
-
-          worker.new.around_perform(job)
-
-          timer = ::Metriks.timer('qless.job-times.JobABC')
-          expect(timer.max).to be_within(10).percent_of(0.05)
-        end
-      end
-
-      describe CountEvents do
-        include_context 'isolate metriks'
-
-        before do
-          stub_const('Class1', Class.new)
-          stub_const('Class2', Class.new)
-          stub_const('Class3', Class.new)
-        end
-
-        def worker(result = :complete)
-          base_class = Class.new do
-            define_method :around_perform do |job|
-              job.instance_variable_set(:@state, result.to_s)
-            end
-          end
-
-          Class.new(base_class) do
-            include CountEvents.new(
-              Class1 => 'foo',
-              Class2 => 'bar'
-            )
-          end
-        end
-
-        def create_job_and_perform(klass, job_result = :complete)
-          job = Qless::Job.build(double, klass, {})
-          worker(job_result).new.around_perform(job)
-        end
-
-        it 'increments an event counter when a particular job completes' do
-          create_job_and_perform(Class1)
-
-          expect(::Metriks.counter('qless.job-events.foo').count).to eq(1)
-          expect(::Metriks.counter('qless.job-events.bar').count).to eq(0)
-
-          create_job_and_perform(Class2)
-
-          expect(::Metriks.counter('qless.job-events.foo').count).to eq(1)
-          expect(::Metriks.counter('qless.job-events.bar').count).to eq(1)
-        end
-
-        it 'does not increment the counter if the job fails' do
-          create_job_and_perform(Class1, :failed)
-          expect(::Metriks.counter('qless.job-events.foo').count).to eq(0)
-        end
-
-        it 'does not increment a counter if it is not in the given map' do
-          create_job_and_perform(Class3)
-          expect(::Metriks::Registry.default.each.to_a).to eq([])
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end