diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 6785cc2a8..ee3830933 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ gem 'rails-settings-ui'
 gem 'rails-settings-cached', '0.7.2'
 gem 'dry-validation', '0.12.3'
 
-gem 'scout_apm'
-
 # Respond to ELB healthchecks in /ping and /ping/
 gem 'openstax_healthcheck'
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 76fe41bc6..8014cd0bd 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -653,8 +653,6 @@ GEM
     sassc (2.0.1)
       ffi (~> 1.9)
       rake
-    scout_apm (5.1.0)
-      parser
     sd_notify (0.1.1)
     selenium-webdriver (4.9.0)
       rexml (~> 3.2, >= 3.2.5)
@@ -836,7 +834,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rubocop-rspec
   ruby-debug-ide
   sass-rails (~> 5.0)
-  scout_apm
   sd_notify
   selenium-webdriver
   sentry-rails
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/users_controller.rb
index 12a2a248f..527da3c15 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/users_controller.rb
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ def index
     #{json_schema(Api::V1::UserRepresenter, include: :readable)}
   EOS
   def show
-    ScoutHelper.ignore!(0.999)
-
     OSU::AccessPolicy.require_action_allowed!(:read, current_api_user, current_human_user)
 
     SetGdprData.call(user: current_human_user,
diff --git a/config/delayed_job_worker_pool.rb b/config/delayed_job_worker_pool.rb
index 2037ba92b..8da1a2551 100644
--- a/config/delayed_job_worker_pool.rb
+++ b/config/delayed_job_worker_pool.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 require 'etc'
 require 'sd_notify'
-require 'scout_apm'
 
 # Notify systemd that we are the main process
 SdNotify.mainpid Process.pid
@@ -84,10 +83,3 @@ def shutdown(signal)
     end
   end
 end
-
-# Make sure scout_apm doesn't start until we fork
-::ScoutApm::BackgroundJobIntegrations::DelayedJob.class_exec do
-  def forking?
-    true
-  end
-end
diff --git a/config/environment.rb b/config/environment.rb
index 73c3d6038..d1b115e8b 100644
--- a/config/environment.rb
+++ b/config/environment.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Load the Rails application
 require_relative 'application'
 
-require 'scout_helper'
 require 'env_utilities'
 require 'token_maker'
 require 'markdown_wrapper'
diff --git a/config/initializers/doorkeeper_models.rb b/config/initializers/doorkeeper_models.rb
index 8e665308b..00480db96 100644
--- a/config/initializers/doorkeeper_models.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/doorkeeper_models.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ def create_application_user
   Doorkeeper::TokensController.class_exec do
     alias_method :original_create, :create # before_action not available
     def create
-      ScoutHelper.ignore!(0.99)
       original_create
     end
   end
diff --git a/config/scout_apm.yml b/config/scout_apm.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a21f45626..000000000
--- a/config/scout_apm.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
----
-# This configuration file is used for Scout APM.
-# Environment variables can also be used to configure Scout. See our help docs at http://help.apm.scoutapp.com#environment-variables for more information.
-development:
-  monitor: false
-
-test:
-  monitor: false
-
-production:
-  # name: application name in APM Web UI
-  # - Default: the application names comes from the Rails or Sinatra class name
-  name: Accounts (<%= ENV['ENV_NAME'] %>)
-
-  # key: Your Organization key for Scout APM. Found on the settings screen.
-  # - Default: none
-  key: <%= ENV['SCOUT_LICENSE_KEY'] %>
-
-  # monitor: Enable Scout APM or not
-  # - Default: false
-  # - Valid Options: true, false
-  monitor: <%= ENV.fetch('SCOUT_MONITOR', true) %>
-
-  # log_level: Verboseness of logs.
-  # - Default: 'info'
-  # - Valid Options: debug, info, warn, error
-  # log_level: debug
-
-  # log_file_path: The path to the scout_apm.log log file directory. Use stdout to log to STDOUT.
-  # - Default: 'Environment#root+log/' or 'STDOUT' if running on Heroku.
-  log_file_path: <%= ENV['SCOUT_LOG_FILE_PATH'] %>
-
-  # ignore: An Array of web endpoints that Scout should not instrument.
-  # Routes that match the prefixed path (ex: ['/health', '/status']) will be ignored by the agent.
-  # - Default: []
-  ignore:
-    - /ping
diff --git a/lib/scout_helper.rb b/lib/scout_helper.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c37f82b0..000000000
--- a/lib/scout_helper.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-module ScoutHelper
-
-  def self.ignore!(fraction=1.0)
-    ScoutApm::RequestManager.lookup.ignore_request! if (rand <= fraction)
-  end
-
-end