diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/info/NodesInfoRequest.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/info/NodesInfoRequest.java
index d01167ceeca..46a36f1d8a3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/info/NodesInfoRequest.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/info/NodesInfoRequest.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ public class NodesInfoRequest extends BaseNodesRequest<NodesInfoRequest> {
     private boolean process = true;
     private boolean jvm = true;
     private boolean threadPool = true;
-    private boolean network = true;
     private boolean transport = true;
     private boolean http = true;
     private boolean plugins = true;
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ public class NodesInfoRequest extends BaseNodesRequest<NodesInfoRequest> {
         process = false;
         jvm = false;
         threadPool = false;
-        network = false;
         transport = false;
         http = false;
         plugins = false;
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@ public class NodesInfoRequest extends BaseNodesRequest<NodesInfoRequest> {
         process = true;
         jvm = true;
         threadPool = true;
-        network = true;
         transport = true;
         http = true;
         plugins = true;
@@ -158,21 +155,6 @@ public class NodesInfoRequest extends BaseNodesRequest<NodesInfoRequest> {
         return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Should the node Network be returned.
-     */
-    public boolean network() {
-        return this.network;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Should the node Network be returned.
-     */
-    public NodesInfoRequest network(boolean network) {
-        this.network = network;
-        return this;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Should the node Transport be returned.
      */
@@ -228,7 +210,6 @@ public class NodesInfoRequest extends BaseNodesRequest<NodesInfoRequest> {
         process = in.readBoolean();
         jvm = in.readBoolean();
         threadPool = in.readBoolean();
-        network = in.readBoolean();
         transport = in.readBoolean();
         http = in.readBoolean();
         plugins = in.readBoolean();
@@ -242,7 +223,6 @@ public class NodesInfoRequest extends BaseNodesRequest<NodesInfoRequest> {
         out.writeBoolean(process);
         out.writeBoolean(jvm);
         out.writeBoolean(threadPool);
-        out.writeBoolean(network);
         out.writeBoolean(transport);
         out.writeBoolean(http);
         out.writeBoolean(plugins);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/info/NodesInfoRequestBuilder.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/info/NodesInfoRequestBuilder.java
index a1c5b405063..42d69794f08 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/info/NodesInfoRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/info/NodesInfoRequestBuilder.java
@@ -87,14 +87,6 @@ public class NodesInfoRequestBuilder extends NodesOperationRequestBuilder<NodesI
         return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Should the node Network info be returned.
-     */
-    public NodesInfoRequestBuilder setNetwork(boolean network) {
-        request.network(network);
-        return this;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Should the node Transport info be returned.
      */
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/info/TransportNodesInfoAction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/info/TransportNodesInfoAction.java
index c76b5893085..654075435f2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/info/TransportNodesInfoAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/info/TransportNodesInfoAction.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class TransportNodesInfoAction extends TransportNodesAction<NodesInfoRequ
     protected NodeInfo nodeOperation(NodeInfoRequest nodeRequest) {
         NodesInfoRequest request = nodeRequest.request;
         return nodeService.info(request.settings(), request.os(), request.process(), request.jvm(), request.threadPool(),
-                request.network(), request.transport(), request.http(), request.plugins());
+                request.transport(), request.http(), request.plugins());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/stats/NodesStatsRequest.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/stats/NodesStatsRequest.java
index bd4f08fc6cd..9c231178995 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/stats/NodesStatsRequest.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/stats/NodesStatsRequest.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ public class NodesStatsRequest extends BaseNodesRequest<NodesStatsRequest> {
     private boolean process;
     private boolean jvm;
     private boolean threadPool;
-    private boolean network;
     private boolean fs;
     private boolean transport;
     private boolean http;
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ public class NodesStatsRequest extends BaseNodesRequest<NodesStatsRequest> {
         this.process = true;
         this.jvm = true;
         this.threadPool = true;
-        this.network = true;
         this.fs = true;
         this.transport = true;
         this.http = true;
@@ -81,7 +79,6 @@ public class NodesStatsRequest extends BaseNodesRequest<NodesStatsRequest> {
         this.process = false;
         this.jvm = false;
         this.threadPool = false;
-        this.network = false;
         this.fs = false;
         this.transport = false;
         this.http = false;
@@ -171,21 +168,6 @@ public class NodesStatsRequest extends BaseNodesRequest<NodesStatsRequest> {
         return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Should the node Network be returned.
-     */
-    public boolean network() {
-        return this.network;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Should the node Network be returned.
-     */
-    public NodesStatsRequest network(boolean network) {
-        this.network = network;
-        return this;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Should the node file system stats be returned.
      */
@@ -260,7 +242,6 @@ public class NodesStatsRequest extends BaseNodesRequest<NodesStatsRequest> {
         process = in.readBoolean();
         jvm = in.readBoolean();
         threadPool = in.readBoolean();
-        network = in.readBoolean();
         fs = in.readBoolean();
         transport = in.readBoolean();
         http = in.readBoolean();
@@ -276,7 +257,6 @@ public class NodesStatsRequest extends BaseNodesRequest<NodesStatsRequest> {
         out.writeBoolean(process);
         out.writeBoolean(jvm);
         out.writeBoolean(threadPool);
-        out.writeBoolean(network);
         out.writeBoolean(fs);
         out.writeBoolean(transport);
         out.writeBoolean(http);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/stats/NodesStatsRequestBuilder.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/stats/NodesStatsRequestBuilder.java
index db8d774b39d..dfa8007f7cf 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/stats/NodesStatsRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/stats/NodesStatsRequestBuilder.java
@@ -107,14 +107,6 @@ public class NodesStatsRequestBuilder extends NodesOperationRequestBuilder<Nodes
         return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Should the node Network stats be returned.
-     */
-    public NodesStatsRequestBuilder setNetwork(boolean network) {
-        request.network(network);
-        return this;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Should the node file system stats be returned.
      */
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/stats/TransportNodesStatsAction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/stats/TransportNodesStatsAction.java
index 166e63d3269..90ad8663ec9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/stats/TransportNodesStatsAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/stats/TransportNodesStatsAction.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class TransportNodesStatsAction extends TransportNodesAction<NodesStatsRe
     @Override
     protected NodeStats nodeOperation(NodeStatsRequest nodeStatsRequest) {
         NodesStatsRequest request = nodeStatsRequest.request;
-        return nodeService.stats(request.indices(), request.os(), request.process(), request.jvm(), request.threadPool(), request.network(),
+        return nodeService.stats(request.indices(), request.os(), request.process(), request.jvm(), request.threadPool(),
                 request.fs(), request.transport(), request.http(), request.breaker(), request.script());
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/TransportClusterStatsAction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/TransportClusterStatsAction.java
index 4804e46757a..82a29890b0d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/TransportClusterStatsAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/TransportClusterStatsAction.java
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ public class TransportClusterStatsAction extends TransportNodesAction<ClusterSta
 
     @Override
     protected ClusterStatsNodeResponse nodeOperation(ClusterStatsNodeRequest nodeRequest) {
-        NodeInfo nodeInfo = nodeService.info(false, true, false, true, false, false, true, false, true);
-        NodeStats nodeStats = nodeService.stats(CommonStatsFlags.NONE, false, true, true, false, false, true, false, false, false, false);
+        NodeInfo nodeInfo = nodeService.info(false, true, false, true, false, true, false, true);
+        NodeStats nodeStats = nodeService.stats(CommonStatsFlags.NONE, false, true, true, false, true, false, false, false, false);
         List<ShardStats> shardsStats = new ArrayList<>();
         for (IndexService indexService : indicesService) {
             for (IndexShard indexShard : indexService) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/service/NodeService.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/service/NodeService.java
index 5be6bf11e56..19647539b61 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/service/NodeService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/service/NodeService.java
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public class NodeService extends AbstractComponent {
     }
 
     public NodeInfo info(boolean settings, boolean os, boolean process, boolean jvm, boolean threadPool,
-                         boolean network, boolean transport, boolean http, boolean plugin) {
+                         boolean transport, boolean http, boolean plugin) {
         return new NodeInfo(version, Build.CURRENT, discovery.localNode(), serviceAttributes,
                 settings ? this.settings : null,
                 os ? monitorService.osService().info() : null,
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class NodeService extends AbstractComponent {
         );
     }
 
-    public NodeStats stats(CommonStatsFlags indices, boolean os, boolean process, boolean jvm, boolean threadPool, boolean network,
+    public NodeStats stats(CommonStatsFlags indices, boolean os, boolean process, boolean jvm, boolean threadPool,
                            boolean fs, boolean transport, boolean http, boolean circuitBreaker,
                            boolean script) {
         // for indices stats we want to include previous allocated shards stats as well (it will
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/cluster/node/info/RestNodesInfoAction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/cluster/node/info/RestNodesInfoAction.java
index a78c90aca63..06c5a224a81 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/cluster/node/info/RestNodesInfoAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/cluster/node/info/RestNodesInfoAction.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import static org.elasticsearch.rest.RestRequest.Method.GET;
 public class RestNodesInfoAction extends BaseRestHandler {
 
     private final SettingsFilter settingsFilter;
-    private final static Set<String> ALLOWED_METRICS = Sets.newHashSet("http", "jvm", "network", "os", "plugins", "process", "settings", "thread_pool", "transport");
+    private final static Set<String> ALLOWED_METRICS = Sets.newHashSet("http", "jvm", "os", "plugins", "process", "settings", "thread_pool", "transport");
 
     @Inject
     public RestNodesInfoAction(Settings settings, RestController controller, Client client, SettingsFilter settingsFilter) {
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ public class RestNodesInfoAction extends BaseRestHandler {
             nodesInfoRequest.process(metrics.contains("process"));
             nodesInfoRequest.jvm(metrics.contains("jvm"));
             nodesInfoRequest.threadPool(metrics.contains("thread_pool"));
-            nodesInfoRequest.network(metrics.contains("network"));
             nodesInfoRequest.transport(metrics.contains("transport"));
             nodesInfoRequest.http(metrics.contains("http"));
             nodesInfoRequest.plugins(metrics.contains("plugins"));
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/cluster/node/stats/RestNodesStatsAction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/cluster/node/stats/RestNodesStatsAction.java
index 3c231de534e..fa146b57f06 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/cluster/node/stats/RestNodesStatsAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/cluster/node/stats/RestNodesStatsAction.java
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ public class RestNodesStatsAction extends BaseRestHandler {
             nodesStatsRequest.os(metrics.contains("os"));
             nodesStatsRequest.jvm(metrics.contains("jvm"));
             nodesStatsRequest.threadPool(metrics.contains("thread_pool"));
-            nodesStatsRequest.network(metrics.contains("network"));
             nodesStatsRequest.fs(metrics.contains("fs"));
             nodesStatsRequest.transport(metrics.contains("transport"));
             nodesStatsRequest.http(metrics.contains("http"));
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/stresstest/leaks/GenericStatsLeak.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/stresstest/leaks/GenericStatsLeak.java
index 03d0ca76d04..fc0d5bc5253 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/stresstest/leaks/GenericStatsLeak.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/stresstest/leaks/GenericStatsLeak.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ public class GenericStatsLeak {
         Node node = NodeBuilder.nodeBuilder().settings(Settings.settingsBuilder()
                 .put("monitor.os.refresh_interval", 0)
                 .put("monitor.process.refresh_interval", 0)
-                .put("monitor.network.refresh_interval", 0)
         ).node();
 
         JvmService jvmService = node.injector().getInstance(JvmService.class);
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/InternalTestCluster.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/InternalTestCluster.java
index 2a17f9eb06d..8ec6f89e44b 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/InternalTestCluster.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/InternalTestCluster.java
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.node.NodeMocksPlugin;
 import org.elasticsearch.node.internal.InternalSettingsPreparer;
 import org.elasticsearch.node.service.NodeService;
 import org.elasticsearch.script.ScriptService;
-import org.elasticsearch.search.SearchModule;
 import org.elasticsearch.search.SearchService;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.disruption.ServiceDisruptionScheme;
 import org.elasticsearch.search.MockSearchService;
@@ -1865,7 +1864,7 @@ public final class InternalTestCluster extends TestCluster {
                 }
 
                 NodeService nodeService = getInstanceFromNode(NodeService.class, nodeAndClient.node);
-                NodeStats stats = nodeService.stats(CommonStatsFlags.ALL, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false);
+                NodeStats stats = nodeService.stats(CommonStatsFlags.ALL, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false);
                 assertThat("Fielddata size must be 0 on node: " + stats.getNode(), stats.getIndices().getFieldData().getMemorySizeInBytes(), equalTo(0l));
                 assertThat("Query cache size must be 0 on node: " + stats.getNode(), stats.getIndices().getQueryCache().getMemorySizeInBytes(), equalTo(0l));
                 assertThat("FixedBitSet cache size must be 0 on node: " + stats.getNode(), stats.getIndices().getSegments().getBitsetMemoryInBytes(), equalTo(0l));