diff --git a/aikido_zen/background_process/commands/__init__.py b/aikido_zen/background_process/commands/__init__.py
index a643d3ed..12fc955d 100644
--- a/aikido_zen/background_process/commands/__init__.py
+++ b/aikido_zen/background_process/commands/__init__.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 from .read_property import process_read_property
 from .user import process_user
 from .should_ratelimit import process_should_ratelimit
-from .kill import process_kill
-from .statistics import process_statistics
 from .ping import process_ping
 from .sync_data import process_sync_data
 
@@ -15,8 +13,6 @@
     # Commands that don't return data :
     "ATTACK": (process_attack, False),
     "USER": (process_user, False),
-    "KILL": (process_kill, False),
-    "STATISTICS": (process_statistics, False),
     # Commands that return data :
     "SYNC_DATA": (process_sync_data, True),
     "READ_PROPERTY": (process_read_property, True),
diff --git a/aikido_zen/background_process/commands/kill.py b/aikido_zen/background_process/commands/kill.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 152474a4..00000000
--- a/aikido_zen/background_process/commands/kill.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-"""exports `process_kill`"""
-
-import sys
-from aikido_zen.helpers.logging import logger
-
-
-def process_kill(connection_manager, data, queue=None):
-    """when main process quits , or during testing etc"""
-    logger.info("Killing background process")
-    sys.exit(0)
diff --git a/aikido_zen/background_process/commands/statistics.py b/aikido_zen/background_process/commands/statistics.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 00c29d88..00000000
--- a/aikido_zen/background_process/commands/statistics.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-"""Exports `process_statistics` function"""
-
-
-def process_statistics(connection_manager, data, queue=None):
-    """Changes statistics"""
-    if not connection_manager or not connection_manager.statistics:
-        return
-    stats = connection_manager.statistics
-
-    if data["action"] == "aborted_request":
-        stats.requests["aborted"] += 1
-    elif data["action"] == "request":
-        stats.requests["total"] += 1