diff --git a/ee/query-service/app/server.go b/ee/query-service/app/server.go
index 608926deb5..7002af3f41 100644
--- a/ee/query-service/app/server.go
+++ b/ee/query-service/app/server.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"go.signoz.io/signoz/ee/query-service/dao"
 	"go.signoz.io/signoz/ee/query-service/interfaces"
 	licensepkg "go.signoz.io/signoz/ee/query-service/license"
-	"go.signoz.io/signoz/ee/query-service/usage"
 
 	"go.signoz.io/signoz/pkg/query-service/app/dashboards"
 	baseconst "go.signoz.io/signoz/pkg/query-service/constants"
@@ -118,16 +117,6 @@ func NewServer(serverOptions *ServerOptions) (*Server, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// start the usagemanager
-	usageManager, err := usage.New("sqlite", localDB, lm.GetRepo(), reader.GetConn())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	err = usageManager.Start()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	telemetry.GetInstance().SetReader(reader)
 
 	apiOpts := api.APIHandlerOptions{