diff --git a/src/caduceus/caduceus.go b/src/caduceus/caduceus.go
index 6764ca71..8bf10f98 100644
--- a/src/caduceus/caduceus.go
+++ b/src/caduceus/caduceus.go
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ func caduceus(arguments []string) int {
 			senderWrapper:   caduceusSenderWrapper,
 			Logger:          logger,
 		},
-		doJob: workerPool.Send,
+		emptyRequests: metricsRegistry.NewCounter(EmptyRequestBodyCounter),
+		doJob:         workerPool.Send,
 	}
 
 	profileWrapper := &ProfileHandler{
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ func caduceus(arguments []string) int {
 		Logger:              logger,
 	}
 
-	caduceusHandler := alice.New(authHandler.Decorate, TrackEmptyRequestBody(metricsRegistry))
+	caduceusHandler := alice.New(authHandler.Decorate)
 
 	router := mux.NewRouter()
 
diff --git a/src/caduceus/http.go b/src/caduceus/http.go
index 1094a05b..90f9ee42 100644
--- a/src/caduceus/http.go
+++ b/src/caduceus/http.go
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"github.com/Comcast/webpa-common/logging"
-	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/Comcast/webpa-common/logging"
+	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
+	"github.com/go-kit/kit/metrics"
 )
 
 type Send func(inFunc func(workerID int)) error
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ type ServerHandler struct {
 	log.Logger
 	caduceusHandler RequestHandler
 	caduceusHealth  HealthTracker
+	emptyRequests   metrics.Counter
 	doJob           Send
 }
 
@@ -54,6 +57,10 @@ func (sh *ServerHandler) ServeHTTP(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.R
 		return
 	}
 
+	if len(payload) == 0 {
+		sh.emptyRequests.Add(1.0)
+	}
+
 	targetURL := request.URL.String()
 
 	caduceusRequest := CaduceusRequest{
diff --git a/src/caduceus/metrics.go b/src/caduceus/metrics.go
index bb839874..7a636f0a 100644
--- a/src/caduceus/metrics.go
+++ b/src/caduceus/metrics.go
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"net/http"
-
 	"github.com/Comcast/webpa-common/xmetrics"
-	"github.com/go-kit/kit/metrics/provider"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -21,26 +16,3 @@ func Metrics() []xmetrics.Metric {
 		},
 	}
 }
-
-// TrackEmptyRequestBody increments the EmptyRequestBodyCounter anytime an empty request is received
-func TrackEmptyRequestBody(provider provider.Provider) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
-	counter := provider.NewCounter(EmptyRequestBodyCounter)
-
-	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
-		return http.HandlerFunc(func(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-			// don't trust the Content-Length header ...
-			body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(request.Body)
-			if err != nil {
-				response.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-				return
-			}
-
-			if len(body) == 0 {
-				counter.Add(1.0)
-			}
-
-			request.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(body))
-			next.ServeHTTP(response, request)
-		})
-	}
-}