diff --git a/src/rust/Cargo.toml b/src/rust/Cargo.toml
index 7b50178b..7f5661c3 100644
--- a/src/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ members = [
     "lqos_heimdall", # Library for managing Heimdall flow watching
     "lqos_map_perf", # A CLI tool for testing eBPF map performance
     "lqstats", # A CLI utility for retrieving long-term statistics
-    "lts_client", # Shared data and client-side code for long-term stats
+    #"lts_client", # Shared data and client-side code for long-term stats
     "lqos_map_perf", # A CLI tool for testing eBPF map performance
     "uisp", # REST support for the UISP API
     "uisp_integration", # UISP Integration in Rust
diff --git a/src/rust/lqosd/src/main.rs b/src/rust/lqosd/src/main.rs
index 37f0c84e..0d891547 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqosd/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqosd/src/main.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     } else {
         info!("LTS2 client started successfully");
     }
-  let long_term_stats_tx = start_long_term_stats();
+  //let long_term_stats_tx = start_long_term_stats();
   let flow_tx = setup_netflow_tracker()?;
   let _ = throughput_tracker::flow_data::setup_flow_analysis();
   start_heimdall()?;
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
   shaped_devices_tracker::shaped_devices_watcher()?;
   shaped_devices_tracker::network_json_watcher()?;
   anonymous_usage::start_anonymous_usage();
-  throughput_tracker::spawn_throughput_monitor(long_term_stats_tx.clone(), flow_tx)?;
+  throughput_tracker::spawn_throughput_monitor(flow_tx)?;
   spawn_queue_monitor()?;
   let system_usage_tx = system_stats::start_system_stats()?;
 
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
               warn!("This should never happen - terminating on unknown signal")
             }
           }
-          let _ = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new()
-            .unwrap()
-            .block_on(long_term_stats_tx.send(lts_client::collector::stats_availability::StatsUpdateMessage::Quit));
+          //let _ = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new()
+          //  .unwrap()
+          //  .block_on(long_term_stats_tx.send(lts_client::collector::stats_availability::StatsUpdateMessage::Quit));
           std::mem::drop(kernels);
           UnixSocketServer::signal_cleanup();
           std::mem::drop(file_lock);
diff --git a/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/mod.rs b/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/mod.rs
index 26ed77db..54334525 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/mod.rs
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ pub static THROUGHPUT_TRACKER: Lazy<ThroughputTracker> = Lazy::new(ThroughputTra
 /// * `long_term_stats_tx` - an optional MPSC sender to notify the
 ///   collection thread that there is fresh data.
 pub fn spawn_throughput_monitor(
-    long_term_stats_tx: Sender<StatsUpdateMessage>,
+    //long_term_stats_tx: Sender<StatsUpdateMessage>,
     netflow_sender: crossbeam_channel::Sender<(FlowbeeKey, (FlowbeeLocalData, FlowAnalysis))>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     debug!("Starting the bandwidth monitor thread.");
     std::thread::Builder::new()
         .name("Throughput Monitor".to_string())
     .spawn(|| {throughput_task(
-        long_term_stats_tx,
+        //long_term_stats_tx,
         netflow_sender,
     )})?;
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl ThroughputTaskTimeMetrics {
 }
 
 fn throughput_task(
-    long_term_stats_tx: Sender<StatsUpdateMessage>,
+    //long_term_stats_tx: Sender<StatsUpdateMessage>,
     netflow_sender: crossbeam_channel::Sender<(FlowbeeKey, (FlowbeeLocalData, FlowAnalysis))>,
 ) {
     // Obtain the flow timeout from the config, default to 30 seconds
@@ -180,14 +180,14 @@ fn throughput_task(
         }
 
         if last_submitted_to_lts.is_none() {
-            submit_throughput_stats(long_term_stats_tx.clone(), 1.0);
+            submit_throughput_stats(1.0);
         } else {
             let elapsed = last_submitted_to_lts.unwrap().elapsed();
             let elapsed_f64 = elapsed.as_secs_f64();
             // Temporary: place this in a thread to not block the timer
-            let my_lts_tx = long_term_stats_tx.clone();
+            //let my_lts_tx = long_term_stats_tx.clone();
             std::thread::Builder::new().name("Throughput Stats Submit".to_string()).spawn(move || {
-                submit_throughput_stats(my_lts_tx, elapsed_f64);
+                submit_throughput_stats(elapsed_f64);
             }).unwrap().join().unwrap();
             //submit_throughput_stats(long_term_stats_tx.clone(), elapsed_f64);
         }
@@ -230,7 +230,10 @@ impl LtsSubmitMetrics {
     }
 }
 
-fn submit_throughput_stats(long_term_stats_tx: Sender<StatsUpdateMessage>, scale: f64) {
+fn submit_throughput_stats(
+    //long_term_stats_tx: Sender<StatsUpdateMessage>,
+    scale: f64
+) {
     let mut metrics = LtsSubmitMetrics::new();
     let mut lts2_needs_shaped_devices = false;
     // If ShapedDevices has changed, notify the stats thread
@@ -243,8 +246,8 @@ fn submit_throughput_stats(long_term_stats_tx: Sender<StatsUpdateMessage>, scale
         if changed {
             lts2_needs_shaped_devices = true;
             let shaped_devices = SHAPED_DEVICES.read().unwrap().devices.clone();
-            let _ = long_term_stats_tx
-                .blocking_send(StatsUpdateMessage::ShapedDevicesChanged(shaped_devices));
+            //let _ = long_term_stats_tx
+            //    .blocking_send(StatsUpdateMessage::ShapedDevicesChanged(shaped_devices));
         }
     }
     metrics.shaped_devices = metrics.start.elapsed().as_secs_f64();
@@ -259,6 +262,7 @@ fn submit_throughput_stats(long_term_stats_tx: Sender<StatsUpdateMessage>, scale
     let bits_per_second = THROUGHPUT_TRACKER.bits_per_second();
     let shaped_bits_per_second = THROUGHPUT_TRACKER.shaped_bits_per_second();
     metrics.total_throughput = metrics.start.elapsed().as_secs_f64();
+    /*
 
     if let Ok(config) = load_config() {
         if bits_per_second.down > (config.queues.downlink_bandwidth_mbps as u64 * 1_000_000) {
@@ -306,7 +310,7 @@ fn submit_throughput_stats(long_term_stats_tx: Sender<StatsUpdateMessage>, scale
 
     if metrics.start.elapsed().as_secs_f64() > 1.0 {
         warn!("{:?}", metrics);
-    }
+    }*/
 
     // LTS2 Block
     if let Ok(now) = unix_now() {