diff --git a/bin/effectsequencer b/bin/effectsequencer
--- a/bin/effectsequencer
+++ b/bin/effectsequencer
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ plays back effect notes from the timelin
 
 from run_local import log
 from twisted.internet import reactor
-from greplin.scales.cyclonehandler import StatsHandler
+# from greplin.scales.cyclonehandler import StatsHandler
 from rdfdb.syncedgraph import SyncedGraph
 from light9 import networking, showconfig
-from greplin import scales
+# from greplin import scales
 import optparse, sys, logging
 import cyclone.web
 from rdflib import URIRef
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ class App(object):
         self.graph = SyncedGraph(networking.rdfdb.url, "effectSequencer")
         self.graph.initiallySynced.addCallback(self.launch)
 
-        self.stats = scales.collection(
-            '/',
-            scales.PmfStat('sendLevels', recalcPeriod=1),
-            scales.PmfStat('getMusic', recalcPeriod=1),
-            scales.PmfStat('evals', recalcPeriod=1),
-            scales.PmfStat('sendOutput', recalcPeriod=1),
-            scales.IntStat('errors'),
-        )
+        # self.stats = scales.collection(
+        #     '/',
+        #     scales.PmfStat('sendLevels', recalcPeriod=1),
+        #     scales.PmfStat('getMusic', recalcPeriod=1),
+        #     scales.PmfStat('evals', recalcPeriod=1),
+        #     scales.PmfStat('sendOutput', recalcPeriod=1),
+        #     scales.IntStat('errors'),
+        # )
 
     def launch(self, *args):
         self.seq = Sequencer(
@@ -54,14 +54,15 @@ class App(object):
                 "default_filename": "sequencer.html"
             }),
             (r'/updates', Updates),
-            (r'/stats/(.*)', StatsHandler, {
-                'serverName': 'effectsequencer'
-            }),
+            # (r'/stats/(.*)', StatsHandler, {
+            #     'serverName': 'effectsequencer'
+            # }),
         ],
                                                   debug=True,
                                                   seq=self.seq,
                                                   graph=self.graph,
-                                                  stats=self.stats)
+                                                #   stats=self.stats
+                                                  )
         reactor.listenTCP(networking.effectSequencer.port, self.cycloneApp)
         log.info("listening on %s" % networking.effectSequencer.port)