diff --git a/services/chat/app/coffee/Features/Messages/MessageController.coffee b/services/chat/app/coffee/Features/Messages/MessageController.coffee
index 26b3ace7c4..e4caa9dc04 100644
--- a/services/chat/app/coffee/Features/Messages/MessageController.coffee
+++ b/services/chat/app/coffee/Features/Messages/MessageController.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 logger = require "logger-sharelatex"
-metrics = require "../../metrics"
+metrics = require "metrics-sharelatex"
 MessageManager = require "./MessageManager"
 MessageFormatter = require "./MessageFormatter"
 SocketManager = require "../Sockets/SocketManager"
diff --git a/services/chat/app/coffee/Features/Messages/MessageHttpController.coffee b/services/chat/app/coffee/Features/Messages/MessageHttpController.coffee
index 6417837a86..c3f28fe86d 100644
--- a/services/chat/app/coffee/Features/Messages/MessageHttpController.coffee
+++ b/services/chat/app/coffee/Features/Messages/MessageHttpController.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 logger = require "logger-sharelatex"
-metrics = require "../../metrics"
+metrics = require "metrics-sharelatex"
 MessageManager = require "./MessageManager"
 MessageFormatter = require "./MessageFormatter"
 RoomManager = require "../Rooms/RoomManager"
diff --git a/services/chat/app/coffee/metrics.coffee b/services/chat/app/coffee/metrics.coffee
deleted file mode 100644
index b2e7c3dad8..0000000000
--- a/services/chat/app/coffee/metrics.coffee
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-StatsD = require('lynx')
-statsd = new StatsD('localhost', 8125, {on_error:->})
-
-buildKey = (key)-> "chat.#{process.env.NODE_ENV}.#{key}"
-
-module.exports =
-	set : (key, value, sampleRate = 1)->
-		statsd.set buildKey(key), value, sampleRate
-
-	inc : (key, sampleRate = 1)->
-		statsd.increment buildKey(key), sampleRate
-
-	Timer : class
-		constructor :(key, sampleRate = 1)->
-			this.start = new Date()
-			this.key = buildKey(key)
-		done:->
-			timeSpan = new Date - this.start
-			statsd.timing(this.key, timeSpan, this.sampleRate)
-
-	gauge : (key, value, sampleRate = 1)->
-		statsd.gauge key, value, sampleRate
diff --git a/services/chat/app/coffee/server.coffee b/services/chat/app/coffee/server.coffee
index 551c2f4e02..cbf6aeb6ac 100644
--- a/services/chat/app/coffee/server.coffee
+++ b/services/chat/app/coffee/server.coffee
@@ -13,16 +13,15 @@ Router = require "./router"
 
 metrics.mongodb.monitor(Path.resolve(__dirname + "/../../node_modules/mongojs/node_modules/mongodb"), logger)
 
-app.configure ()->
-	app.use express.bodyParser()
-	app.use metrics.http.monitor(logger)
-	Router.route(app, io)
+app.use express.bodyParser()
+app.use metrics.http.monitor(logger)
+Router.route(app, io)
 
-app.configure 'development', ->
+if (app.get 'env') == 'development'
 	console.log "Development Enviroment"
 	app.use express.errorHandler({ dumpExceptions: true, showStack: true })
 
-app.configure 'production', ->
+if (app.get 'env') == 'production'
 	console.log "Production Enviroment"
 	app.use express.logger()
 	app.use express.errorHandler()
diff --git a/services/chat/package.json b/services/chat/package.json
index eacecff5d3..1f75d41c81 100644
--- a/services/chat/package.json
+++ b/services/chat/package.json
@@ -9,18 +9,14 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "0.2.9",
     "express": "3.3.1",
-    "lynx": "0.0.11",
     "request": "2.21.0",
     "socket.io": "0.9.14",
     "settings-sharelatex": "git+https://github.com/sharelatex/settings-sharelatex.git#v1.0.0",
     "logger-sharelatex": "git+https://github.com/sharelatex/logger-sharelatex.git#master",
     "metrics-sharelatex": "git+https://github.com/sharelatex/metrics-sharelatex.git#v1.0.0",
-    "grunt-requirejs": "~0.4.0",
-    "grunt-mocha-test": "~0.8.0",
     "mongojs": "0.18.2",
     "redis": "~0.10.1",
-    "coffee-script": "~1.7.1",
-    "timekeeper": "0.0.4"
+    "coffee-script": "~1.7.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "bunyan": "^1.0.0",
@@ -36,6 +32,8 @@
     "grunt-contrib-requirejs": "~0.4.1",
     "grunt-contrib-uglify": "~0.2.7",
     "grunt-contrib-watch": "~0.5.3",
+    "grunt-requirejs": "~0.4.0",
+    "grunt-mocha-test": "~0.8.0",
     "grunt-execute": "^0.2.2",
     "grunt-nodemon": "~0.1.2",
     "grunt-notify": "~0.2.16",
diff --git a/services/chat/test/unit/coffee/Messages/MessageControllerTests.coffee b/services/chat/test/unit/coffee/Messages/MessageControllerTests.coffee
index 9518e56b92..4b7afa2e7d 100644
--- a/services/chat/test/unit/coffee/Messages/MessageControllerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/chat/test/unit/coffee/Messages/MessageControllerTests.coffee
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe "MessageController", ->
 			"../Sockets/SocketManager": @SocketManager = {}
 			"../Authorization/AuthorizationManager": @AuthorizationManager = {}
 			"logger-sharelatex": @logger = { log: sinon.stub() }
-			"../../metrics": @metrics = {inc: sinon.stub()}
+			"metrics-sharelatex": @metrics = {inc: sinon.stub()}
 		@callback = sinon.stub()
 		@client =
 			params: