diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 064b272db..7d3d81277 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
 [Want to contribute? Read our guide!](https://github.com/howdyai/botkit/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
 
+# 0.7.0
+
+* Remove all functionality pertaining to Botkit Studio statistics and analytics APIs
+* Remove `stats_optout` flag from configuration
+
 # 0.6.21
 
 * Add support for Slack's chat.getPermalink
diff --git a/lib/CoreBot.js b/lib/CoreBot.js
index f7eb90af7..9458d8cd9 100755
--- a/lib/CoreBot.js
+++ b/lib/CoreBot.js
@@ -1711,10 +1711,6 @@ function Botkit(configuration) {
     if (!botkit.config.disable_startup_messages) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
         console.log('Initializing Botkit v' + botkit.version());
-        if (!botkit.config.stats_optout && botkit.config.studio_token) {
-            console.log('* Botkit Studio Stats enabled. To disable, add {"stats_optout": true} to your Botkit controller configuration.');
-            console.log('* More info: https://botkit.ai/docs/core.html#botkit-statistics-gathering');
-        }
     }
 
     if (configuration.storage) {
diff --git a/lib/Studio.js b/lib/Studio.js
index 3ee69f913..90737f37b 100644
--- a/lib/Studio.js
+++ b/lib/Studio.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-var request = require('request');
-var md5 = require('md5');
 var SDK = require('botkit-studio-sdk');
 
 module.exports = function(controller) {
@@ -42,11 +40,10 @@ module.exports = function(controller) {
         return config;
     }
 
-    controller.studio.evaluateTrigger = function(bot, text, user) {
+    controller.studio.evaluateTrigger = function(bot, text) {
 
-        var userHash = md5(user);
         var sdk = new SDK(genConfig(bot));
-        return sdk.evaluateTrigger(text, userHash);
+        return sdk.evaluateTrigger(text);
 
     };
 
@@ -72,15 +69,15 @@ module.exports = function(controller) {
     };
 
     // load a script from the pro service
-    controller.studio.getScriptById = function(bot, id, user) {
+    controller.studio.getScriptById = function(bot, id) {
         var sdk = new SDK(genConfig(bot));
-        return sdk.getScriptById(id, user);
+        return sdk.getScriptById(id);
     };
 
     // load a script from the pro service
-    controller.studio.getScript = function(bot, text, user) {
+    controller.studio.getScript = function(bot, text) {
         var sdk = new SDK(genConfig(bot));
-        return sdk.getScript(text, user);
+        return sdk.getScript(text);
     };
 
 
@@ -89,7 +86,6 @@ module.exports = function(controller) {
 
         if (!answer_hooks[command_name]) {
             answer_hooks[command_name] = [];
-
         }
         if (key && !answer_hooks[command_name][key]) {
             answer_hooks[command_name][key] = [];
@@ -105,7 +101,6 @@ module.exports = function(controller) {
 
         if (!thread_hooks[command_name]) {
             thread_hooks[command_name] = [];
-
         }
         if (thread_name && !thread_hooks[command_name][thread_name]) {
             thread_hooks[command_name][thread_name] = [];
@@ -166,7 +161,6 @@ module.exports = function(controller) {
     controller.studio.run = function(bot, input_text, user, channel, original_message) {
 
         return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
-
             controller.studio.get(bot, input_text, user, channel, original_message).then(function(convo) {
                 convo.activate();
                 resolve(convo);
@@ -661,223 +655,9 @@ module.exports = function(controller) {
 
                 }
 
-
                 resolve(convo);
             });
         });
     };
 
-    /*
-     * ----------------------------------------------------------------
-     * Botkit Studio Stats
-     * The features below this line pertain to communicating with Botkit Studio's
-     * stats feature.
-     * ----------------------------------------------------------------
-     */
-
-
-
-    function statsAPI(bot, options, message) {
-        var _STUDIO_STATS_API = controller.config.studio_stats_uri || 'https://stats.botkit.ai';
-        options.uri = _STUDIO_STATS_API + '/api/v1/stats';
-
-        return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
-
-            var headers = {
-                'content-type': 'application/json',
-            };
-
-            if (bot.config && bot.config.studio_token) {
-                options.uri = options.uri + '?access_token=' + bot.config.studio_token;
-            } else if (controller.config && controller.config.studio_token) {
-                options.uri = options.uri + '?access_token=' + controller.config.studio_token;
-            } else {
-                // do nothing - making an unauthenticated request to the stats api...
-            }
-
-            options.headers = headers;
-            var now = new Date();
-            if (options.now) {
-                now = options.now;
-            }
-
-
-            var stats_body = {};
-            stats_body.botHash = botHash(bot);
-            if (bot.type == 'slack' && bot.team_info) {
-                stats_body.team = md5(bot.team_info.id);
-            }
-
-            if ((bot.type == 'ciscospark' || bot.type == 'webex') && message && message.raw_message && message.raw_message.orgId) {
-                stats_body.team = md5(message.raw_message.orgId);
-            }
-
-            if (bot.type == 'teams' && bot.config.team) {
-                stats_body.team = md5(bot.config.team);
-            }
-
-            stats_body.channel = options.form.channel;
-            stats_body.user = options.form.user;
-            stats_body.type = options.form.type;
-            stats_body.time = now;
-            stats_body.meta = {};
-            stats_body.meta.user = options.form.user;
-            stats_body.meta.channel = options.form.channel;
-            if (options.form.final_thread) {
-                stats_body.meta.final_thread = options.form.final_thread;
-            }
-            if (bot.botkit.config.clientId) {
-                stats_body.meta.app = md5(bot.botkit.config.clientId);
-            }
-            stats_body.meta.timestamp = options.form.timestamp;
-            stats_body.meta.bot_type = options.form.bot_type;
-            stats_body.meta.conversation_length = options.form.conversation_length;
-            stats_body.meta.status = options.form.status;
-            stats_body.meta.type = options.form.type;
-            stats_body.meta.command = options.form.command;
-            options.form = stats_body;
-            stats_body.meta.timestamp = options.now || now;
-            request(options, function(err, res, body) {
-                if (err) {
-                    return reject(err);
-                }
-
-                var json = null;
-
-                try {
-                    json = JSON.parse(body);
-                } catch (e) {
-                    // Swallow this error.
-                }
-
-                if (!json || json == null) {
-                    return reject('Response from Botkit Studio API was empty or invalid JSON');
-                } else if (json.error) {
-                    if (res.statusCode === 401) {
-                        console.error(json.error);
-                    } else {
-                        return reject(json.error);
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    resolve(json);
-                }
-            });
-        });
-    }
-
-    /* generate an anonymous hash to uniquely identify this bot instance */
-    function botHash(bot) {
-        var x = '';
-        switch (bot.type) {
-            case 'slack':
-                if (bot.config.token) {
-                    x = md5(bot.config.token);
-                } else {
-                    x = 'non-rtm-bot';
-                }
-                break;
-
-            case 'teams':
-                x = md5(bot.identity.id);
-                break;
-
-            case 'fb':
-                x = md5(bot.botkit.config.access_token);
-                break;
-
-            case 'twilioipm':
-                x = md5(bot.config.TWILIO_IPM_SERVICE_SID);
-                break;
-
-            case 'twiliosms':
-                x = md5(bot.botkit.config.account_sid);
-                break;
-
-            case 'webex':
-            case 'ciscospark':
-                x = md5(bot.botkit.config.ciscospark_access_token);
-                break;
-
-            default:
-                x = 'unknown-bot-type';
-                break;
-        }
-        return x;
-    }
-
-
-    /*
-     * Every time a bot spawns, Botkit calls home to identify this unique bot
-     * so that the maintainers of Botkit can measure the size of the installed
-     * userbase of Botkit-powered bots.
-     */
-    if (!controller.config.stats_optout && controller.config.studio_token) {
-
-        controller.on('spawned', function(bot) {
-
-            var data = {
-                type: 'spawn',
-                bot_type: bot.type,
-            };
-            controller.trigger('stats:spawned', bot);
-            return statsAPI(bot, {
-                method: 'post',
-                form: data,
-            });
-        });
-
-        controller.on('heard_trigger', function(bot, keywords, message) {
-            var data = {
-                type: 'heard_trigger',
-                user: md5(message.user),
-                channel: md5(message.channel),
-                bot_type: bot.type,
-            };
-            controller.trigger('stats:heard_trigger', message);
-            return statsAPI(bot, {
-                method: 'post',
-                form: data,
-            }, message);
-        });
-
-        controller.on('command_triggered', function(bot, message, command) {
-            var data = {
-                type: 'command_triggered',
-                now: message.now,
-                user: md5(message.user),
-                channel: md5(message.channel),
-                command: command.command,
-                timestamp: command.created,
-                bot_type: bot.type,
-            };
-            controller.trigger('stats:command_triggered', message);
-            return statsAPI(bot, {
-                method: 'post',
-                form: data,
-            }, message);
-        });
-
-        controller.on('remote_command_end', function(bot, message, command, convo) {
-            var data = {
-                now: message.now,
-                user: md5(message.user),
-                channel: md5(message.channel),
-                command: command.command,
-                timestamp: command.created,
-                conversation_length: convo.lastActive - convo.startTime,
-                status: convo.status,
-                type: 'remote_command_end',
-                final_thread: convo.thread,
-                bot_type: bot.type,
-            };
-            controller.trigger('stats:remote_command_end', message);
-            return statsAPI(bot, {
-                method: 'post',
-                form: data,
-            }, message);
-
-        });
-
-    }
-
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 595d12088..4ebf4324a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "botkit",
-  "version": "0.6.21",
+  "version": "0.7.0",
   "description": "Building blocks for Building Bots",
   "main": "lib/Botkit.js",
   "types": "lib/Botkit.d.ts",