diff --git a/controller/metrics/websocketSource.go b/controller/metrics/websocketSource.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3acc968e..00000000
--- a/controller/metrics/websocketSource.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,157 +0,0 @@
-package metrics
-
-import (
-	"crypto/tls"
-	"crypto/x509"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
-	"github.com/michaelquigley/cf"
-	"github.com/openziti/channel/v3"
-	"github.com/openziti/channel/v3/websockets"
-	"github.com/openziti/edge-api/rest_util"
-	"github.com/openziti/identity"
-	"github.com/openziti/ziti/common/pb/mgmt_pb"
-	"github.com/openziti/ziti/controller/event"
-	"github.com/openziti/zrok/controller/env"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"io"
-	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
-	"time"
-)
-
-const ZitiSession = "zt-session"
-
-func init() {
-	env.GetCfOptions().AddFlexibleSetter("websocketSource", loadWebsocketSourceConfig)
-}
-
-type WebsocketSourceConfig struct {
-	WebsocketEndpoint string // wss://127.0.0.1:1280/fabric/v1/ws-api
-	ApiEndpoint       string // https://127.0.0.1:1280
-	Username          string
-	Password          string `cf:"+secret"`
-}
-
-func loadWebsocketSourceConfig(v interface{}, _ *cf.Options) (interface{}, error) {
-	if submap, ok := v.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
-		cfg := &WebsocketSourceConfig{}
-		if err := cf.Bind(cfg, submap, cf.DefaultOptions()); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return &websocketSource{cfg: cfg}, nil
-	}
-	return nil, errors.New("invalid config structure for 'websocketSource'")
-}
-
-type websocketSource struct {
-	cfg    *WebsocketSourceConfig
-	ch     channel.Channel
-	events chan ZitiEventMsg
-	join   chan struct{}
-}
-
-func (s *websocketSource) Start(events chan ZitiEventMsg) (join chan struct{}, err error) {
-	caCerts, err := rest_util.GetControllerWellKnownCas(s.cfg.ApiEndpoint)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	caPool := x509.NewCertPool()
-	for _, ca := range caCerts {
-		caPool.AddCert(ca)
-	}
-
-	authenticator := rest_util.NewAuthenticatorUpdb(s.cfg.Username, s.cfg.Password)
-	authenticator.RootCas = caPool
-
-	apiEndpointUrl, err := url.Parse(s.cfg.ApiEndpoint)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	apiSession, err := authenticator.Authenticate(apiEndpointUrl)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	dialer := &websocket.Dialer{
-		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
-			RootCAs: caPool,
-		},
-		HandshakeTimeout: 5 * time.Second,
-	}
-
-	conn, resp, err := dialer.Dial(s.cfg.WebsocketEndpoint, http.Header{ZitiSession: []string{*apiSession.Token}})
-	if err != nil {
-		if resp != nil {
-			if body, rerr := io.ReadAll(resp.Body); rerr == nil {
-				logrus.Errorf("response body '%v': %v", string(body), err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			logrus.Errorf("no response from websocket dial: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	id := &identity.TokenId{Token: "mgmt"}
-	underlayFactory := websockets.NewUnderlayFactory(id, conn, nil)
-
-	s.join = make(chan struct{})
-	s.events = events
-	bindHandler := func(binding channel.Binding) error {
-		binding.AddReceiveHandler(int32(mgmt_pb.ContentType_StreamEventsEventType), s)
-		binding.AddCloseHandler(channel.CloseHandlerF(func(ch channel.Channel) {
-			close(s.join)
-		}))
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	s.ch, err = channel.NewChannel("mgmt", underlayFactory, channel.BindHandlerF(bindHandler), nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	streamEventsRequest := map[string]interface{}{}
-	streamEventsRequest["format"] = "json"
-	streamEventsRequest["subscriptions"] = []*event.Subscription{
-		{
-			Type: "fabric.usage",
-			Options: map[string]interface{}{
-				"version": uint8(3),
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	msgBytes, err := json.Marshal(streamEventsRequest)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	requestMsg := channel.NewMessage(int32(mgmt_pb.ContentType_StreamEventsRequestType), msgBytes)
-	responseMsg, err := requestMsg.WithTimeout(5 * time.Second).SendForReply(s.ch)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if responseMsg.ContentType == channel.ContentTypeResultType {
-		result := channel.UnmarshalResult(responseMsg)
-		if result.Success {
-			logrus.Infof("event stream started: %v", result.Message)
-		} else {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error starting event streaming")
-		}
-	} else {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("unexpected response type %v", responseMsg.ContentType)
-	}
-
-	return s.join, nil
-}
-
-func (s *websocketSource) Stop() {
-	_ = s.ch.Close()
-}
-
-func (s *websocketSource) HandleReceive(msg *channel.Message, _ channel.Channel) {
-	s.events <- &ZitiEventJsonMsg{
-		data: ZitiEventJson(msg.Body),
-	}
-}