diff --git a/docs/environment-variables.md b/docs/environment-variables.md
index 9f29c8c09..264531f0e 100644
--- a/docs/environment-variables.md
+++ b/docs/environment-variables.md
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ PRODIA_API_KEY=
 HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME=
 HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD=
 
-# Backend Analytics Flags
-BACKEND_ANALYTICS=
-
 
 # Frontend variables
 NEXT_PUBLIC_GA4_MEASUREMENT_ID=
@@ -136,7 +133,6 @@ Enable the app to Talk, Draw, and Google things up.
 | **Browse**                 |                                                                                                                         |
 | `PUPPETEER_WSS_ENDPOINT`   | Puppeteer WebSocket endpoint - used for browsing (pade downloadeing), etc.                                              |
 | **Backend**                |                                                                                                                         |
-| `BACKEND_ANALYTICS`        | Semicolon-separated list of analytics flags (see backend.analytics.ts). Flags: `domain` logs the responding domain.     |
 | `HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME` | See the [Authentication](deploy-authentication.md) guide. Username for HTTP Basic Authentication.                       |
 | `HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD` | Password for HTTP Basic Authentication.                                                                                 |
 
diff --git a/src/modules/backend/backend.analytics.ts b/src/modules/backend/backend.analytics.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a3b8cb067..000000000
--- a/src/modules/backend/backend.analytics.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import { track } from '@vercel/analytics/server';
-
-import { env } from '~/server/env.mjs';
-
-
-// all the backend analytics flags
-type BackendAnalyticsFlag =
-  | 'domain';   // logs which domain the initial (capabilities) request is sent to
-
-
-const checkAnalyticsFlag = (flag: BackendAnalyticsFlag): boolean =>
-  env.BACKEND_ANALYTICS?.includes(flag) || false;
-
-
-export function analyticsListCapabilities(backendHostName: string) {
-  if (checkAnalyticsFlag('domain')) {
-    // Note: fire-and-forget
-    void track('backend-domain', {
-      hostname: backendHostName,
-      vercel_url: process.env.VERCEL_URL || 'no-vercel',
-    });
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/backend/backend.router.ts b/src/modules/backend/backend.router.ts
index 3a23955d4..2c3a30295 100644
--- a/src/modules/backend/backend.router.ts
+++ b/src/modules/backend/backend.router.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import { fetchJsonOrTRPCThrow } from '~/server/api/trpc.router.fetchers';
 // critical to make sure we `import type` here
 import type { BackendCapabilities } from './store-backend-capabilities';
 
-import { analyticsListCapabilities } from './backend.analytics';
-
 
 function sdbmHash(str: string): string {
   let hash = 0;
@@ -48,8 +46,7 @@ export const backendRouter = createTRPCRouter({
 
   /* List server-side capabilities (pre-configured by the deployer) */
   listCapabilities: publicProcedure
-    .query(async ({ ctx }): Promise<BackendCapabilities> => {
-      analyticsListCapabilities(ctx.hostName);
+    .query(async ({ ctx: _unused }): Promise<BackendCapabilities> => {
       return {
         // llms
         hasLlmAnthropic: !!env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY,
diff --git a/src/server/env.mjs b/src/server/env.mjs
index 439d6cb36..a06dd6b59 100644
--- a/src/server/env.mjs
+++ b/src/server/env.mjs
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ export const env = createEnv({
     HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME: z.string().optional(),
     HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD: z.string().optional(),
 
-    // Backend: Analytics flags (e.g. which hostname responds) for managed installs
-    BACKEND_ANALYTICS: z.string().optional().transform(list => (list || '').split(';').filter(flag => !!flag)),
-
     // Build-time configuration (ignore)
     BIG_AGI_BUILD: z.enum(['standalone', 'static']).optional(),