diff --git a/bin/vidref b/bin/vidref
--- a/bin/vidref
+++ b/bin/vidref
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ from run_local import log
 from typing import cast
 import logging, optparse, json, base64, os, glob
 
-from greplin import scales
-from greplin.scales.cyclonehandler import StatsHandler
+# from greplin import scales
+# from greplin.scales.cyclonehandler import StatsHandler
 from rdflib import URIRef
 from twisted.internet import reactor, defer
 import cyclone.web, cyclone.httpclient, cyclone.websocket
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from light9 import networking, showconfi
 from light9.newtypes import Song
 from light9.vidref import videorecorder
 from rdfdb.syncedgraph import SyncedGraph
-from standardservice.scalessetup import gatherProcessStats
+# from standardservice.scalessetup import gatherProcessStats
 
 parser = optparse.OptionParser()
 parser.add_option("-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", help="logging.DEBUG")
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ parser.add_option("-v", "--verbose", act
 
 log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG if options.verbose else logging.INFO)
 
-gatherProcessStats()
-stats = scales.collection(
-    '/webServer',
-    scales.RecentFpsStat('liveWebsocketFrameFps'),
-    scales.IntStat('liveClients'),
-)
+# gatherProcessStats()
+# stats = scales.collection(
+#     '/webServer',
+#     scales.RecentFpsStat('liveWebsocketFrameFps'),
+#     scales.IntStat('liveClients'),
+# )
 
 
 class Snapshot(cyclone.web.RequestHandler):
@@ -78,16 +78,17 @@ class Live(cyclone.websocket.WebSocketHa
 
     def connectionMade(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pipeline.liveImages.subscribe(on_next=self.onFrame)
-        stats.liveClients += 1
+        # stats.liveClients += 1
 
     def connectionLost(self, reason):
         #self.subj.dispose()
-        stats.liveClients -= 1
+        # stats.liveClients -= 1
+        pass
 
     def onFrame(self, cf: videorecorder.CaptureFrame):
         if cf is None: return
 
-        stats.liveWebsocketFrameFps.mark()
+        # stats.liveWebsocketFrameFps.mark()
 
         self.sendMessage(
             json.dumps({
@@ -188,9 +189,9 @@ reactor.listenTCP(
             }),
             (r'/time', Time),
             (r'/time/stream', TimeStream),
-            (r'/stats/(.*)', StatsHandler, {
-                'serverName': 'vidref'
-            }),
+            # (r'/stats/(.*)', StatsHandler, {
+            #     'serverName': 'vidref'
+            # }),
         ],
         debug=True,
     ))