diff --git a/controllers/statsController.js b/controllers/statsController.js
index 2996afd5..0fdb5083 100644
--- a/controllers/statsController.js
+++ b/controllers/statsController.js
@@ -38,13 +38,6 @@ module.exports = {
           }
         });
         break;
-      case 'show':
-        visitor.pageview(originalUrl, 'https://spee.ch', 'show route', (err) => {
-          if (err) {
-            logger.error('Google Analytics Pageview Error >>', err);
-          }
-        });
-        break;
       case 'publish':
         visitor.event('publish', originalUrl, (err) => {
           if (err) {
diff --git a/routes/home-routes.js b/routes/home-routes.js
index f0891a01..c1ace31b 100644
--- a/routes/home-routes.js
+++ b/routes/home-routes.js
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 const logger = require('winston');
-const { postToStats, sendGoogleAnalytics } = require('../controllers/statsController.js');
+const { postToStats } = require('../controllers/statsController.js');
 
 module.exports = app => {
   // route for the home page
   app.get('/', ({ headers, ip, originalUrl }, res) => {
-    // google analytics
-    sendGoogleAnalytics('serve', ip, originalUrl);
     // logging
     logger.verbose(`GET request on ${originalUrl} from ${ip}`);
     // send response
@@ -13,8 +11,6 @@ module.exports = app => {
   });
   // a catch-all route if someone visits a page that does not exist
   app.use('*', ({ originalUrl, ip }, res) => {
-    // google analytics
-    sendGoogleAnalytics('serve', ip, originalUrl);
     // logging
     logger.error(`Get request on ${originalUrl} from ${ip} which was a 404`);
     // post to stats
diff --git a/routes/show-routes.js b/routes/show-routes.js
index f89e600c..6a791d43 100644
--- a/routes/show-routes.js
+++ b/routes/show-routes.js
@@ -1,26 +1,18 @@
 const logger = require('winston');
 const errorHandlers = require('../helpers/libraries/errorHandlers.js');
 const { getAllClaims } = require('../controllers/showController.js');
-const { getStatsSummary, postToStats, sendGoogleAnalytics } = require('../controllers/statsController.js');
-
-function sendAnalyticsAndLog (ip, originalUrl) {
-  // google analytics
-  sendGoogleAnalytics('show', ip, originalUrl);
-  // logging
-  logger.verbose(`POST request on ${originalUrl} from ${ip}`);
-  // get and serve the content
-}
+const { getStatsSummary, postToStats } = require('../controllers/statsController.js');
 
 module.exports = (app) => {
   // route to show 'about' page for spee.ch
   app.get('/about', ({ ip, originalUrl }, res) => {
-    sendAnalyticsAndLog(ip, originalUrl);
+    logger.verbose(`POST request on ${originalUrl} from ${ip}`);
     // get and render the content
     res.status(200).render('about');
   });
   // route to show the meme-fodder meme maker
   app.get('/meme-fodder/play', ({ ip, originalUrl }, res) => {
-    sendAnalyticsAndLog(ip, originalUrl);
+    logger.verbose(`POST request on ${originalUrl} from ${ip}`);
     // get and render the content
     getAllClaims('meme-fodder')
       .then(orderedFreePublicClaims => {
@@ -33,7 +25,7 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
   });
   // route to show statistics for spee.ch
   app.get('/stats', ({ ip, originalUrl }, res) => {
-    sendAnalyticsAndLog(ip, originalUrl);
+    logger.verbose(`POST request on ${originalUrl} from ${ip}`);
     // get and render the content
     getStatsSummary()
       .then(result => {
@@ -46,7 +38,7 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
   });
   // route to display all free public claims at a given name
   app.get('/:name/all', ({ ip, originalUrl, params }, res) => {
-    sendAnalyticsAndLog(ip, originalUrl);
+    logger.verbose(`POST request on ${originalUrl} from ${ip}`);
     // get and render the content
     getAllClaims(params.name)
       .then(orderedFreePublicClaims => {