diff --git a/src/replicate_stage.rs b/src/replicate_stage.rs
index ae5f6da71d..9a3a5278d7 100644
--- a/src/replicate_stage.rs
+++ b/src/replicate_stage.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ use std::thread::{self, Builder, JoinHandle};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::time::Instant;
 use streamer::{responder, BlobSender};
-use sys_info::hostname;
 use vote_stage::send_validator_vote;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
@@ -75,10 +74,7 @@ impl ReplicateStage {
 
         metrics::submit(
             influxdb::Point::new("replicate-stage")
-                .add_field(
-                    "host",
-                    influxdb::Value::String(hostname().unwrap_or_else(|_| "?".to_string())),
-                ).add_field("count", influxdb::Value::Integer(entries.len() as i64))
+                .add_field("count", influxdb::Value::Integer(entries.len() as i64))
                 .to_owned(),
         );
 
diff --git a/src/retransmit_stage.rs b/src/retransmit_stage.rs
index 33a3abb953..e45ff4bb04 100644
--- a/src/retransmit_stage.rs
+++ b/src/retransmit_stage.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 use std::thread::{self, Builder, JoinHandle};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use streamer::BlobReceiver;
-use sys_info::hostname;
 use window::SharedWindow;
 use window_service::window_service;
 
@@ -34,10 +33,7 @@ fn retransmit(
 
     metrics::submit(
         influxdb::Point::new("retransmit-stage")
-            .add_field(
-                "host",
-                influxdb::Value::String(hostname().unwrap_or_else(|_| "?".to_string())),
-            ).add_field("count", influxdb::Value::Integer(dq.len() as i64))
+            .add_field("count", influxdb::Value::Integer(dq.len() as i64))
             .to_owned(),
     );
 
diff --git a/src/window_service.rs b/src/window_service.rs
index b7e75a51a5..98ba645b7a 100644
--- a/src/window_service.rs
+++ b/src/window_service.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 use std::thread::{Builder, JoinHandle};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use streamer::{BlobReceiver, BlobSender};
-use sys_info::hostname;
 use timing::duration_as_ms;
 use window::{blob_idx_in_window, SharedWindow, WindowUtil};
 
@@ -122,9 +121,6 @@ fn retransmit_all_leader_blocks(
         metrics::submit(
             influxdb::Point::new("retransmit-queue")
                 .add_field(
-                    "host",
-                    influxdb::Value::String(hostname().unwrap_or_else(|_| "?".to_string())),
-                ).add_field(
                     "count",
                     influxdb::Value::Integer(retransmit_queue.len() as i64),
                 ).to_owned(),
@@ -177,10 +173,7 @@ fn recv_window(
 
     metrics::submit(
         influxdb::Point::new("recv-window")
-            .add_field(
-                "host",
-                influxdb::Value::String(hostname().unwrap_or_else(|_| "?".to_string())),
-            ).add_field("count", influxdb::Value::Integer(dq.len() as i64))
+            .add_field("count", influxdb::Value::Integer(dq.len() as i64))
             .to_owned(),
     );
 
@@ -314,10 +307,7 @@ pub fn window_service(
 
                 metrics::submit(
                     influxdb::Point::new("window-stage")
-                        .add_field(
-                            "host",
-                            influxdb::Value::String(hostname().unwrap_or_else(|_| "?".to_string())),
-                        ).add_field("consumed", influxdb::Value::Integer(consumed as i64))
+                        .add_field("consumed", influxdb::Value::Integer(consumed as i64))
                         .to_owned(),
                 );