diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 0ff14b9ef..6133a083d 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ general:
   # mailto:contact@example.com
   contact_url: false
   # record stats
-  enable_metrics: true
+  enable_metrics: false
 
 brand:
   new_issue_url: https://github.com/anunol/localsearch/issues/new
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ checker:
 
 categories_as_tabs:
   general:
-  images:
   videos:
   news:
   map: