diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b3d0744fb1..bb1f314354 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5651,7 +5651,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_derive",
  "smpl_jwt",
- "solana-metrics",
  "solana-sdk",
  "solana-storage-proto",
  "solana-transaction-status",
diff --git a/storage-bigtable/Cargo.toml b/storage-bigtable/Cargo.toml
index 4f6611f371..af780bc6ae 100644
--- a/storage-bigtable/Cargo.toml
+++ b/storage-bigtable/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ rand_core = "0.6.2"
 serde = "1.0.122"
 serde_derive = "1.0.103"
 smpl_jwt = "0.6.0"
-solana-metrics = { path = "../metrics", version = "=1.8.6" }
 solana-sdk = { path = "../sdk", version = "=1.8.6" }
 solana-storage-proto = { path = "../storage-proto", version = "=1.8.6" }
 solana-transaction-status = { path = "../transaction-status", version = "=1.8.6" }
diff --git a/storage-bigtable/src/lib.rs b/storage-bigtable/src/lib.rs
index 18c6c1d8a2..179677936f 100644
--- a/storage-bigtable/src/lib.rs
+++ b/storage-bigtable/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 use {
     log::*,
     serde::{Deserialize, Serialize},
-    solana_metrics::inc_new_counter_debug,
     solana_sdk::{
         clock::{Slot, UnixTimestamp},
         deserialize_utils::default_on_eof,
@@ -25,9 +24,6 @@ use {
     thiserror::Error,
 };
 
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate solana_metrics;
-
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate serde_derive;
 
@@ -353,8 +349,6 @@ impl LedgerStorage {
 
     /// Return the available slot that contains a block
     pub async fn get_first_available_block(&self) -> Result<Option<Slot>> {
-        debug!("LedgerStorage::get_first_available_block request received");
-        inc_new_counter_debug!("storage-bigtable-query", 1);
         let mut bigtable = self.connection.client();
         let blocks = bigtable.get_row_keys("blocks", None, None, 1).await?;
         if blocks.is_empty() {
@@ -369,11 +363,6 @@ impl LedgerStorage {
     /// limit: stop after this many slots have been found; if limit==0, all records in the table
     /// after start_slot will be read
     pub async fn get_confirmed_blocks(&self, start_slot: Slot, limit: usize) -> Result<Vec<Slot>> {
-        debug!(
-            "LedgerStorage::get_confirmed_blocks request received: {:?} {:?}",
-            start_slot, limit
-        );
-        inc_new_counter_debug!("storage-bigtable-query", 1);
         let mut bigtable = self.connection.client();
         let blocks = bigtable
             .get_row_keys(
@@ -388,11 +377,6 @@ impl LedgerStorage {
 
     /// Fetch the confirmed block from the desired slot
     pub async fn get_confirmed_block(&self, slot: Slot) -> Result<ConfirmedBlock> {
-        debug!(
-            "LedgerStorage::get_confirmed_block request received: {:?}",
-            slot
-        );
-        inc_new_counter_debug!("storage-bigtable-query", 1);
         let mut bigtable = self.connection.client();
         let block_cell_data = bigtable
             .get_protobuf_or_bincode_cell::<StoredConfirmedBlock, generated::ConfirmedBlock>(
@@ -413,11 +397,6 @@ impl LedgerStorage {
     }
 
     pub async fn get_signature_status(&self, signature: &Signature) -> Result<TransactionStatus> {
-        debug!(
-            "LedgerStorage::get_signature_status request received: {:?}",
-            signature
-        );
-        inc_new_counter_debug!("storage-bigtable-query", 1);
         let mut bigtable = self.connection.client();
         let transaction_info = bigtable
             .get_bincode_cell::<TransactionInfo>("tx", signature.to_string())
@@ -434,11 +413,6 @@ impl LedgerStorage {
         &self,
         signature: &Signature,
     ) -> Result<Option<ConfirmedTransaction>> {
-        debug!(
-            "LedgerStorage::get_confirmed_transaction request received: {:?}",
-            signature
-        );
-        inc_new_counter_debug!("storage-bigtable-query", 1);
         let mut bigtable = self.connection.client();
 
         // Figure out which block the transaction is located in
@@ -494,11 +468,6 @@ impl LedgerStorage {
             u32, /*slot index*/
         )>,
     > {
-        debug!(
-            "LedgerStorage::get_confirmed_signatures_for_address request received: {:?}",
-            address
-        );
-        inc_new_counter_debug!("storage-bigtable-query", 1);
         let mut bigtable = self.connection.client();
         let address_prefix = format!("{}/", address);