diff --git a/cms/envs/common.py b/cms/envs/common.py
index 5857fa6ba4..3de5453055 100644
--- a/cms/envs/common.py
+++ b/cms/envs/common.py
@@ -1006,9 +1006,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     # Signals
     'openedx.core.djangoapps.signals.apps.SignalConfig',
 
-    # Monitoring signals
-    'openedx.core.djangoapps.monitoring',
-
     # Course action state
     'course_action_state',
 
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index bbba794cc7..fa3961713b 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -2199,9 +2199,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     # Country embargo support
     'openedx.core.djangoapps.embargo',
 
-    # Monitoring functionality
-    'openedx.core.djangoapps.monitoring',
-
     # Course action state
     'course_action_state',
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/monitoring/README.rst b/openedx/core/djangoapps/monitoring/README.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b7617d88b..0000000000
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/monitoring/README.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-This djangoapp is incorrectly named 'monitoring'.
-
-The name is related to old functionality that used to be a part of this app.
-
-TODO: The current contents of this app should be joined with other generic
-platform utilities and renamed appropriately.
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/monitoring/__init__.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/monitoring/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/monitoring/startup.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/monitoring/startup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 108f290772..0000000000
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/monitoring/startup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Registers signal handlers at startup.
-"""
-# pylint: disable=unused-import
-import openedx.core.djangoapps.monitoring.exceptions
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/util/apps.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/util/apps.py
index 2fc4224a0b..852f4dbd09 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/util/apps.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/util/apps.py
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ from django.apps import AppConfig
 
 class UtilConfig(AppConfig):
     """
-    Let Django know that this is an app with management commands.
+    Configuration class for the openedx.core.djangoapps.util Django application
     """
     label = 'open_edx_util'
     name = 'openedx.core.djangoapps.util'
     verbose_name = 'Open edX Utilities'
+
+    def ready(self):
+        """
+        Registers signal handlers at startup.
+        """
+        # pylint: disable=unused-import
+        import openedx.core.djangoapps.util.signals
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/monitoring/exceptions.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/util/signals.py
similarity index 100%
rename from openedx/core/djangoapps/monitoring/exceptions.py
rename to openedx/core/djangoapps/util/signals.py