diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 89dcf1adb..4e8aedf52 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -111,17 +111,6 @@
             <version>0.5.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.netflix.hystrix</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hystrix-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${hystrix.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.netflix.hystrix</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hystrix-codahale-metrics-publisher</artifactId>
-            <version>${hystrix.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.relayrides</groupId>
             <artifactId>pushy</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerConfiguration.java
index 95219af28..0bcff36df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerConfiguration.java
@@ -229,7 +229,4 @@ public class WhisperServerConfiguration extends Configuration {
     return results;
   }
 
-  public Map<String, Object> getHystrixConfiguration() {
-    return hystrix;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java b/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
index 66b652db8..8d138d821 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ import com.codahale.metrics.SharedMetricRegistries;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonAutoDetect;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.PropertyAccessor;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature;
-import com.netflix.config.ConfigurationManager;
-import com.netflix.hystrix.contrib.codahalemetricspublisher.HystrixCodaHaleMetricsPublisher;
-import com.netflix.hystrix.strategy.HystrixPlugins;
-import org.apache.commons.configuration.MapConfiguration;
 import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.servlets.CrossOriginFilter;
 import org.skife.jdbi.v2.DBI;
@@ -106,9 +102,6 @@ public class WhisperServerService extends Application<WhisperServerConfiguration
 
   @Override
   public void initialize(Bootstrap<WhisperServerConfiguration> bootstrap) {
-    HystrixCodaHaleMetricsPublisher hystrixMetricsPublisher = new HystrixCodaHaleMetricsPublisher(bootstrap.getMetricRegistry());
-    HystrixPlugins.getInstance().registerMetricsPublisher(hystrixMetricsPublisher);
-
     bootstrap.addCommand(new DirectoryCommand());
     bootstrap.addCommand(new VacuumCommand());
     bootstrap.addCommand(new TrimMessagesCommand());
@@ -144,8 +137,6 @@ public class WhisperServerService extends Application<WhisperServerConfiguration
     environment.getObjectMapper().setVisibility(PropertyAccessor.ALL, JsonAutoDetect.Visibility.NONE);
     environment.getObjectMapper().setVisibility(PropertyAccessor.FIELD, JsonAutoDetect.Visibility.ANY);
 
-    ConfigurationManager.install(new MapConfiguration(config.getHystrixConfiguration()));
-
     DBIFactory dbiFactory = new DBIFactory();
     DBI        database   = dbiFactory.build(environment, config.getDataSourceFactory(), "accountdb");
     DBI        messagedb  = dbiFactory.build(environment, config.getMessageStoreConfiguration(), "messagedb");
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/AccountsManager.java b/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/AccountsManager.java
index 8582fe56c..fb577ac47 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/AccountsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/AccountsManager.java
@@ -22,15 +22,9 @@ import com.codahale.metrics.SharedMetricRegistries;
 import com.codahale.metrics.Timer;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
-import com.netflix.hystrix.HystrixCommand;
-import com.netflix.hystrix.HystrixCommand.Setter;
-import com.netflix.hystrix.HystrixCommandGroupKey;
-import com.netflix.hystrix.HystrixCommandKey;
-import com.netflix.hystrix.exception.HystrixBadRequestException;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.entities.ClientContact;
-import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.hystrix.GroupKeys;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.redis.ReplicatedJedisPool;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.util.Constants;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.util.SystemMapper;
@@ -43,6 +37,7 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 
 import static com.codahale.metrics.MetricRegistry.name;
 import redis.clients.jedis.Jedis;
+import redis.clients.jedis.exceptions.JedisException;
 
 public class AccountsManager {
 
@@ -112,22 +107,13 @@ public class AccountsManager {
   }
 
   private void updateDirectory(Account account) {
-    new HystrixCommand<Void>(Setter.withGroupKey(HystrixCommandGroupKey.Factory.asKey(GroupKeys.DIRECTORY_SERVICE))
-                                   .andCommandKey(HystrixCommandKey.Factory.asKey(AccountsManager.class.getSimpleName() + ".updateDirectory")))
-    {
-      @Override
-      protected Void run() {
-        if (account.isActive()) {
-          byte[]        token         = Util.getContactToken(account.getNumber());
-          ClientContact clientContact = new ClientContact(token, null, true, true);
-          directory.add(clientContact);
-        } else {
-          directory.remove(account.getNumber());
-        }
-
-        return null;
-      }
-    }.execute();
+    if (account.isActive()) {
+      byte[]        token         = Util.getContactToken(account.getNumber());
+      ClientContact clientContact = new ClientContact(token, null, true, true);
+      directory.add(clientContact);
+    } else {
+      directory.remove(account.getNumber());
+    }
   }
 
   private String getKey(String number) {
@@ -135,87 +121,41 @@ public class AccountsManager {
   }
 
   private void redisSet(String number, Account account, boolean optional) {
-    new HystrixCommand<Boolean>(Setter.withGroupKey(HystrixCommandGroupKey.Factory.asKey(GroupKeys.REDIS_CACHE))
-                                      .andCommandKey(HystrixCommandKey.Factory.asKey("accountsRedisSet")))
+    try (Jedis         jedis = cacheClient.getWriteResource();
+         Timer.Context timer = redisSetTimer.time())
     {
-      @Override
-      protected Boolean run() {
-        try (Jedis         jedis = cacheClient.getWriteResource();
-             Timer.Context timer = redisSetTimer.time())
-        {
-          jedis.set(getKey(number), mapper.writeValueAsString(account));
-        } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
-          throw new HystrixBadRequestException("Json processing error", e);
-        }
-
-        return true;
-      }
-
-      @Override
-      protected Boolean getFallback() {
-        if (optional) return true;
-        else return super.getFallback();
-      }
-    }.execute();
+      jedis.set(getKey(number), mapper.writeValueAsString(account));
+    } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+    }
   }
 
   private Optional<Account> redisGet(String number) {
-    return new HystrixCommand<Optional<Account>>(Setter.withGroupKey(HystrixCommandGroupKey.Factory.asKey(GroupKeys.REDIS_CACHE))
-                                                       .andCommandKey(HystrixCommandKey.Factory.asKey("accountsRedisGet")))
+    try (Jedis         jedis = cacheClient.getReadResource();
+         Timer.Context timer = redisGetTimer.time())
     {
-      @Override
-      protected Optional<Account> run() {
-        try (Jedis         jedis = cacheClient.getReadResource();
-             Timer.Context timer = redisGetTimer.time())
-        {
-          String json = jedis.get(getKey(number));
+      String json = jedis.get(getKey(number));
 
-          if (json != null) return Optional.of(mapper.readValue(json, Account.class));
-          else              return Optional.empty();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-          logger.warn("AccountsManager", "Deserialization error", e);
-          return Optional.empty();
-        }
-      }
-
-      @Override
-      protected Optional<Account> getFallback() {
-          return Optional.empty();
-        }
-    }.execute();
+      if (json != null) return Optional.of(mapper.readValue(json, Account.class));
+      else              return Optional.empty();
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      logger.warn("AccountsManager", "Deserialization error", e);
+      return Optional.empty();
+    } catch (JedisException e) {
+      logger.warn("Redis failure", e);
+      return Optional.empty();
+    }
   }
 
   private Optional<Account> databaseGet(String number) {
-    return new HystrixCommand<Optional<Account>>(Setter.withGroupKey(HystrixCommandGroupKey.Factory.asKey(GroupKeys.DATABASE_ACCOUNTS))
-                                                       .andCommandKey(HystrixCommandKey.Factory.asKey("accountsDatabaseGet")))
-    {
-      @Override
-      protected Optional<Account> run() {
-          return Optional.ofNullable(accounts.get(number));
-        }
-    }.execute();
+    return Optional.ofNullable(accounts.get(number));
   }
 
   private boolean databaseCreate(Account account) {
-    return new HystrixCommand<Boolean>(Setter.withGroupKey(HystrixCommandGroupKey.Factory.asKey(GroupKeys.DATABASE_ACCOUNTS))
-                                             .andCommandKey(HystrixCommandKey.Factory.asKey("accountsDatabaseCreate")))
-    {
-      @Override
-      protected Boolean run() {
-          return accounts.create(account);
-        }
-    }.execute();
+    return accounts.create(account);
   }
 
   private void databaseUpdate(Account account) {
-    new HystrixCommand<Void>(Setter.withGroupKey(HystrixCommandGroupKey.Factory.asKey(GroupKeys.DATABASE_ACCOUNTS))
-                                   .andCommandKey(HystrixCommandKey.Factory.asKey("accountsDatabaseUpdate")))
-    {
-      @Override
-      protected Void run() {
-        accounts.update(account);
-        return null;
-      }
-    }.execute();
+    accounts.update(account);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/storage/AccountsManagerTest.java b/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/storage/AccountsManagerTest.java
index 719eb6d45..49942bbf0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/storage/AccountsManagerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/storage/AccountsManagerTest.java
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.tests.storage;
 
-import com.netflix.hystrix.exception.HystrixRuntimeException;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.skife.jdbi.v2.exceptions.UnableToObtainConnectionException;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.redis.ReplicatedJedisPool;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage.Account;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage.Accounts;
@@ -101,34 +99,6 @@ public class AccountsManagerTest {
     verifyNoMoreInteractions(accounts);
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void testGetAccountEmptyCacheBrokenDatabase() {
-    ReplicatedJedisPool cacheClient      = mock(ReplicatedJedisPool.class);
-    Jedis               jedis            = mock(Jedis.class              );
-    Accounts            accounts         = mock(Accounts.class           );
-    DirectoryManager    directoryManager = mock(DirectoryManager.class   );
-    Account             account          = new Account("+14152222222", new HashSet<>(), new byte[16]);
-
-    when(cacheClient.getReadResource()).thenReturn(jedis);
-    when(cacheClient.getWriteResource()).thenReturn(jedis);
-    when(jedis.get(eq("Account5+14152222222"))).thenReturn(null);
-    when(accounts.get(eq("+14152222222"))).thenThrow(new UnableToObtainConnectionException(new Exception()));
-
-    AccountsManager   accountsManager = new AccountsManager(accounts, directoryManager, cacheClient);
-
-    try {
-      Optional<Account> retrieved = accountsManager.get("+14152222222");
-      throw new AssertionError("Should not have succeeded!");
-    } catch (HystrixRuntimeException e) {
-      // good
-      verify(jedis, times(1)).get(eq("Account5+14152222222"));
-      verify(jedis, times(1)).close();
-      verifyNoMoreInteractions(jedis);
-
-      verify(accounts, times(1)).get(eq("+14152222222"));
-      verifyNoMoreInteractions(accounts);
-    }
-  }
 
 
 }