diff --git a/lms/lib/comment_client/utils.py b/lms/lib/comment_client/utils.py
index 203e752a05..0ff06fced7 100644
--- a/lms/lib/comment_client/utils.py
+++ b/lms/lib/comment_client/utils.py
@@ -31,14 +31,9 @@ def merge_dict(dic1, dic2):
 def perform_request(method, url, data_or_params=None, *args, **kwargs):
     if data_or_params is None:
         data_or_params = {}
-    tags = [
-        "{k}:{v}".format(k=k, v=v)
-        for (k, v) in data_or_params.items() + [("method", method), ("url", url)]
-        if k != 'api_key'
-    ]
     data_or_params['api_key'] = settings.API_KEY
     try:
-        with dog_stats_api.timer('comment_client.request.time', tags=tags):
+        with dog_stats_api.timer('comment_client.request.time'):
             if method in ['post', 'put', 'patch']:
                 response = requests.request(method, url, data=data_or_params, timeout=5)
             else: