diff --git a/lbrynet/dht/hashwatcher.py b/lbrynet/dht/hashwatcher.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 37f8218fd..000000000
--- a/lbrynet/dht/hashwatcher.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-from collections import Counter
-import datetime
-from twisted.internet import task
-
-
-class HashWatcher(object):
-    def __init__(self, clock=None):
-        if not clock:
-            from twisted.internet import reactor as clock
-        self.ttl = 600
-        self.hashes = []
-        self.lc = task.LoopingCall(self._remove_old_hashes)
-        self.lc.clock = clock
-
-    def start(self):
-        return self.lc.start(10)
-
-    def stop(self):
-        return self.lc.stop()
-
-    def add_requested_hash(self, hashsum, contact):
-        from_ip = contact.compact_ip
-        matching_hashes = [h for h in self.hashes if h[0] == hashsum and h[2] == from_ip]
-        if len(matching_hashes) == 0:
-            self.hashes.append((hashsum, datetime.datetime.now(), from_ip))
-
-    def most_popular_hashes(self, num_to_return=10):
-        hash_counter = Counter([h[0] for h in self.hashes])
-        return hash_counter.most_common(num_to_return)
-
-    def _remove_old_hashes(self):
-        remove_time = datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(minutes=10)
-        self.hashes = [h for h in self.hashes if h[1] < remove_time]
diff --git a/lbrynet/dht/node.py b/lbrynet/dht/node.py
index 7e088b152..7c48e8c31 100644
--- a/lbrynet/dht/node.py
+++ b/lbrynet/dht/node.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import protocol
 from error import TimeoutError
 from peerfinder import DHTPeerFinder
 from contact import Contact
-from hashwatcher import HashWatcher
 from distance import Distance
 
 
@@ -137,8 +136,6 @@ class Node(object):
                     self._routingTable.addContact(contact)
         self.externalIP = externalIP
         self.peerPort = peerPort
-        self.hash_watcher = HashWatcher(self.clock)
-
         self.peer_manager = peer_manager or PeerManager()
         self.peer_finder = peer_finder or DHTPeerFinder(self, self.peer_manager)
 
@@ -156,8 +153,6 @@ class Node(object):
             yield self.change_token_lc.stop()
         if self._listeningPort is not None:
             yield self._listeningPort.stopListening()
-        if self.hash_watcher.lc.running:
-            yield self.hash_watcher.stop()
 
     def start_listening(self):
         if not self._listeningPort:
@@ -223,7 +218,6 @@ class Node(object):
         # Start refreshing k-buckets periodically, if necessary
         self.bootstrap_join(known_node_addresses or [], self._joinDeferred)
         yield self._joinDeferred
-        self.hash_watcher.start()
         self.change_token_lc.start(constants.tokenSecretChangeInterval)
         self.refresh_node_lc.start(constants.checkRefreshInterval)
 
@@ -570,7 +564,6 @@ class Node(object):
             contact = kwargs['_rpcNodeContact']
             compact_ip = contact.compact_ip()
             rval['token'] = self.make_token(compact_ip)
-            self.hash_watcher.add_requested_hash(key, contact)
         return rval
 
     def _generateID(self):