diff --git a/app/stats/stats.go b/app/stats/stats.go
index d06cc39c5f..c7f5883157 100644
--- a/app/stats/stats.go
+++ b/app/stats/stats.go
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ func (m *Manager) RegisterCounter(name string) (stats.Counter, error) {
 	return c, nil
 }
 
+func (m *Manager) UnregisterCounter(name string) error {
+	m.access.Lock()
+	defer m.access.Unlock()
+
+	if _, found := m.counters[name]; !found {
+		return newError("Counter ", name, " was not found.")
+	}
+	newError("remove counter ", name).AtDebug().WriteToLog()
+	delete(m.counters, name)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (m *Manager) GetCounter(name string) stats.Counter {
 	m.access.RLock()
 	defer m.access.RUnlock()
diff --git a/features/stats/stats.go b/features/stats/stats.go
index fed80eb830..267416e603 100644
--- a/features/stats/stats.go
+++ b/features/stats/stats.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Manager interface {
 
 	// RegisterCounter registers a new counter to the manager. The identifier string must not be emtpy, and unique among other counters.
 	RegisterCounter(string) (Counter, error)
+	UnregisterCounter(string) error
 	// GetCounter returns a counter by its identifier.
 	GetCounter(string) Counter
 }
@@ -58,6 +59,11 @@ func (NoopManager) RegisterCounter(string) (Counter, error) {
 	return nil, newError("not implemented")
 }
 
+// UnregisterCounter implements Manager.
+func (NoopManager) UnregisterCounter(string) error {
+	return newError("not implemented")
+}
+
 // GetCounter implements Manager.
 func (NoopManager) GetCounter(string) Counter {
 	return nil