diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index 62afe09..4e5f6f5 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -422,6 +422,16 @@
 }
 
 cc_library_static {
+    name: "libupdate_engine_boot_control_nostats",
+    cflags: ["-DUE_DISABLE_STATS"],
+    defaults: [
+        "libupdate_engine_boot_control_defaults",
+        "libupdate_engine_boot_control_exports",
+        "libpayload_consumer_exports",
+    ],
+}
+
+cc_library_static {
     name: "libupdate_engine_boot_control_proto-full",
     defaults: [
         "libupdate_engine_boot_control_defaults",
@@ -564,6 +574,43 @@
     init_rc: ["update_engine.rc"],
 }
 
+// update_engine_nostats (type: executable)
+// ========================================================
+// update_engine daemon version without the stats integration.
+cc_binary {
+    name: "update_engine_nostats",
+    defaults: [
+        "ue_defaults",
+        "libupdate_engine_android_exports",
+    ],
+
+    static_libs: [
+        "libupdate_engine_android",
+        "libgflags",
+        "libupdate_engine_boot_control_nostats",
+    ],
+    required: [
+        "cacerts",
+        "otacerts",
+    ],
+
+    exclude_static_libs: [
+        "libstatslog_ue",
+        "libupdate_engine_boot_control"
+    ],
+
+    exclude_shared_libs: [
+        "libstatssocket",
+    ],
+
+    cflags: ["-DUE_DISABLE_STATS"],
+    srcs: [
+        "main.cc",
+        "common/metrics_reporter_stub.cc",
+    ],
+    init_rc: ["update_engine_nostats.rc"],
+}
+
 // update_engine_sideload (type: executable)
 // ========================================================
 // A binary executable equivalent to update_engine daemon that installs an update
@@ -579,7 +626,10 @@
     ],
     recovery: true,
 
-    cflags: ["-D_UE_SIDELOAD"],
+    cflags: [
+        "-D_UE_SIDELOAD",
+        "-DUE_DISABLE_STATS",
+    ],
     header_libs: ["libgtest_prod_headers"],
 
     srcs: [
diff --git a/aosp/cleanup_previous_update_action.cc b/aosp/cleanup_previous_update_action.cc
index 3b54f80..9c0843c 100644
--- a/aosp/cleanup_previous_update_action.cc
+++ b/aosp/cleanup_previous_update_action.cc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <base/bind.h>
 #include <libsnapshot/snapshot.h>
 
-#ifndef __ANDROID_RECOVERY__
+#if !defined(__ANDROID_RECOVERY__) && !defined(UE_DISABLE_STATS)
 #include <statslog_ue.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -502,6 +502,8 @@
 
 #ifdef __ANDROID_RECOVERY__
   LOG(INFO) << "Skip reporting merge stats in recovery.";
+#elif defined(UE_DISABLE_STATS)
+  LOG(INFO) << "Skip reporting merge stats because metrics are disabled.";
 #else
   const auto& report = result->report();
 
diff --git a/update_engine.rc b/update_engine.rc
index bc6447b..45f05af 100644
--- a/update_engine.rc
+++ b/update_engine.rc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# LINT.IfChange
 service update_engine /system/bin/update_engine --logtostderr --logtofile --foreground
     class late_start
     user root
@@ -7,3 +8,4 @@
 
 on property:ro.boot.slot_suffix=*
     enable update_engine
+# LINT.ThenChange(update_engine_nostats.rc)
diff --git a/update_engine_nostats.rc b/update_engine_nostats.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..512f0eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update_engine_nostats.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# LINT.IfChange
+service update_engine /system/bin/update_engine_nostats --logtostderr --logtofile --foreground
+    class late_start
+    user root
+    group root system wakelock inet cache media_rw
+    task_profiles OtaProfiles
+    disabled
+
+on property:ro.boot.slot_suffix=*
+    enable update_engine
+# LINT.ThenChange(update_engine.rc)