diff --git a/lib/modem.js b/lib/modem.js
index 2532504..431000c 100644
--- a/lib/modem.js
+++ b/lib/modem.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const dbCops = require('./db-cops');
 const reportSender = require('./report-sender');
 // const msisdn = require('./msisdn');
 const registerModem = require('./register-modem');
-const counters = require('./counters');
+// const counters = require('./counters');
 
 const modemInfo = {
     device: config.modem.device,
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ const modemInfo = {
     signalStrength: null,
     signalStrengthTs: null,
     signalStrengthTsReadable: null,
-    messageSentCounter: null,
-    messageReceivedCounter: null,
+    // messageSentCounter: null,
+    // messageReceivedCounter: null,
 };
 
 let lastTs = new Date();
@@ -61,17 +61,6 @@ function writeToPort(data) {
     });
 }
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-async function writeToPortAndWaitForOK(data) {
-    await mutex.setLockWaitForCommand();
-    const result = await writeToPort(data);
-
-    await mutex.setLockWaitForCommand();
-    mutex.releaseLockWaitForCommand();
-
-    return result;
-}
-
 async function readSMS(slot) {
     const parserCMGR = new ParserRegex({ regex: REGEX_WAIT_FOR_OK_OR_ERROR });
     parserCMGR.on('data', (data) => {
@@ -148,7 +137,7 @@ parserReadLine.on('data', (data) => {
                 registerModem(modemInfo);
             }
         } else if (data.indexOf('+CMTI: ') === 0) {
-            counters.increment('MESSAGE_RECEIVED', modemInfo);
+            // counters.increment('MESSAGE_RECEIVED', modemInfo);
             onIncomingSMS(data);
         } else if (data.indexOf('+COPS: ') === 0) {
             onCOPS(data);
@@ -292,7 +281,7 @@ async function sendSMS(destination, msg) {
     await mutex.setLockWaitForCommand();
 
     logger.info('Sending message', { destination, msg });
-    counters.increment('MESSAGE_SENT', modemInfo);
+    // counters.increment('MESSAGE_SENT', modemInfo);
 
     const correctedDestination = `+${destination}`.replace(/^0/, '62').replace(/^\++/, '+');
 
diff --git a/lib/register-modem.js b/lib/register-modem.js
index 5c37565..7302503 100644
--- a/lib/register-modem.js
+++ b/lib/register-modem.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const locks = require('locks');
 const config = require('komodo-sdk/config');
 const logger = require('komodo-sdk/logger');
 
-const counters = require('./counters');
+// const counters = require('./counters');
 
 const mutex = locks.createMutex();
 
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ async function sender(modemInfo) {
         logger.info('Getting message counters before registering modem');
 
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
-        modemInfo.messageSentCounter = await counters.get('MESSAGE_SENT', modemInfo);
+        // modemInfo.messageSentCounter = await counters.get('MESSAGE_SENT', modemInfo);
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
-        modemInfo.messageReceivedCounter = await counters.get('MESSAGE_RECEIVED', modemInfo);
+        // modemInfo.messageReceivedCounter = await counters.get('MESSAGE_RECEIVED', modemInfo);
 
         const requestOptions = {
             url: reportUrl(),
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ async function sender(modemInfo) {
                 report_port: config.http_command_server.listen_port,
                 report_apikey: config.http_command_server.apikey,
                 report_path_sms: '/sms',
-                counter_sent: modemInfo.messageSentCounter,
-                counter_received: modemInfo.messageReceivedCounter,
+                // counter_sent: modemInfo.messageSentCounter,
+                // counter_received: modemInfo.messageReceivedCounter,
             },
         };