diff --git a/src/wormhole/server/cli.py b/src/wormhole/server/cli.py
index ae99760..5398da7 100644
--- a/src/wormhole/server/cli.py
+++ b/src/wormhole/server/cli.py
@@ -48,13 +48,9 @@ def server(ctx):
     "--signal-error", is_flag=True,
     help="force all clients to fail with a message",
 )
-@click.option(
-    "--stats-file", default=None, type=type(u""), metavar="stats.json",
-    help="periodically write stats to a file for monitoring tools like Munin",
-)
 @click.pass_obj
 def start(cfg, signal_error, no_daemon, blur_usage, advertise_version,
-          transit, rendezvous, stats_file):
+          transit, rendezvous):
     """
     Start a relay server
     """
@@ -65,7 +61,6 @@ def start(cfg, signal_error, no_daemon, blur_usage, advertise_version,
     cfg.transit = str(transit)
     cfg.rendezvous = str(rendezvous)
     cfg.signal_error = signal_error
-    cfg.stats_file = stats_file
 
     start_server(cfg)
 
@@ -98,13 +93,9 @@ def start(cfg, signal_error, no_daemon, blur_usage, advertise_version,
     "--signal-error", is_flag=True,
     help="force all clients to fail with a message",
 )
-@click.option(
-    "--stats-file", default=None, type=type(u""), metavar="stats.json",
-    help="periodically write stats to a file for monitoring tools like Munin",
-)
 @click.pass_obj
 def restart(cfg, signal_error, no_daemon, blur_usage, advertise_version,
-            transit, rendezvous, stats_file):
+            transit, rendezvous):
     """
     Re-start a relay server
     """
@@ -115,7 +106,6 @@ def restart(cfg, signal_error, no_daemon, blur_usage, advertise_version,
     cfg.transit = str(transit)
     cfg.rendezvous = str(rendezvous)
     cfg.signal_error = signal_error
-    cfg.stats_file = stats_file
 
     restart_server(cfg)
 
diff --git a/src/wormhole/server/cmd_server.py b/src/wormhole/server/cmd_server.py
index 19035c4..7abbf0f 100644
--- a/src/wormhole/server/cmd_server.py
+++ b/src/wormhole/server/cmd_server.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class MyPlugin:
                            self.args.advertise_version,
                            "relay.sqlite", self.args.blur_usage,
                            signal_error=self.args.signal_error,
-                           stats_file=self.args.stats_file,
+                           stats_file="stats.json",
                            )
 
 class MyTwistdConfig(twistd.ServerOptions):