diff --git a/public/src/forum/home.js b/public/src/forum/home.js
index c38568bd6c..cc6bd63fdf 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/home.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/home.js
@@ -3,33 +3,6 @@ define(function() {
 
 	home.init = function() {
 
-		ajaxify.register_events([
-			'user.count',
-			'meta.getUsageStats',
-			'user.getActiveUsers'
-		]);
-
-		socket.emit('user.count', updateUserCount);
-		socket.on('user.count', updateUserCount);
-
-		function updateUserCount(err, data) {
-			$('#stats_users').html(utils.makeNumberHumanReadable(data.count)).attr('title', data.count);
-		}
-
-		socket.emit('meta.getUsageStats', updateUsageStats);
-		socket.on('meta.getUsageStats', updateUsageStats);
-
-		function updateUsageStats(err, data) {
-			$('#stats_topics').html(utils.makeNumberHumanReadable(data.topics)).attr('title', data.topics);
-			$('#stats_posts').html(utils.makeNumberHumanReadable(data.posts)).attr('title', data.posts);
-		}
-
-		socket.emit('user.getActiveUsers', updateActiveUsers);
-		socket.on('user.getActiveUsers', updateActiveUsers);
-
-		function updateActiveUsers(err, data) {
-			$('#stats_online').html(data.users);
-		}
 	}
 
 	return home;
diff --git a/public/templates/home.tpl b/public/templates/home.tpl
index c997ba9685..59e03b9dab 100644
--- a/public/templates/home.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/home.tpl
@@ -48,26 +48,3 @@
 	</div>
 	<!-- END categories -->
 </div>
-
-<div class="row footer-stats">
-	<div class="col-md-3 col-xs-6">
-		<div class="stats-card well">
-			<h2><span id="stats_online"></span><br /><small>[[footer:stats.online]]</small></h2>
-		</div>
-	</div>
-	<div class="col-md-3 col-xs-6">
-		<div class="stats-card well">
-			<h2><span id="stats_users"></span><br /><small>[[footer:stats.users]]</small></h2>
-		</div>
-	</div>
-	<div class="col-md-3 col-xs-6">
-		<div class="stats-card well">
-			<h2><span id="stats_topics"></span><br /><small>[[footer:stats.topics]]</small></h2>
-		</div>
-	</div>
-	<div class="col-md-3 col-xs-6">
-		<div class="stats-card well">
-			<h2><span id="stats_posts"></span><br /><small>[[footer:stats.posts]]</small></h2>
-		</div>
-	</div>
-</div>