diff --git a/internal/metrics/api.go b/internal/metrics/api.go
index 11f76ed0..9d6ed3f5 100644
--- a/internal/metrics/api.go
+++ b/internal/metrics/api.go
@@ -49,22 +49,6 @@ func MakeAPIClient(ctx context.Context, baseAPIURL, apiKey string) *APIClient {
 	}
 }
 
-// PrewarmConnection sends a redundant GET request to the Datadog API to prewarm the TSL connection
-func (cl *APIClient) PrewarmConnection() error {
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", cl.makeRoute("validate"), nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Couldn't create prewarming request: %v", err)
-	}
-	req = req.WithContext(cl.context)
-
-	cl.addAPICredentials(req)
-	_, err = cl.httpClient.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Couldn't contact server for prewarm request")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // SendMetrics posts a batch metrics payload to the Datadog API
 func (cl *APIClient) SendMetrics(metrics []APIMetric) error {
 	content, err := marshalAPIMetricsModel(metrics)
diff --git a/internal/metrics/api_test.go b/internal/metrics/api_test.go
index 178ab11c..17918849 100644
--- a/internal/metrics/api_test.go
+++ b/internal/metrics/api_test.go
@@ -29,22 +29,6 @@ func TestAddAPICredentials(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "http://some-api.com/endpoint?api_key=12345", req.URL.String())
 }
 
-func TestPrewarmConnection(t *testing.T) {
-
-	called := false
-	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		called = true
-		assert.Equal(t, "/validate?api_key=12345", r.URL.String())
-	}))
-	defer server.Close()
-
-	cl := MakeAPIClient(context.Background(), server.URL, mockAPIKey)
-	err := cl.PrewarmConnection()
-
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, called)
-}
-
 func TestSendMetricsSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	called := false
 	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/internal/metrics/listener.go b/internal/metrics/listener.go
index c8dab241..d9d86a39 100644
--- a/internal/metrics/listener.go
+++ b/internal/metrics/listener.go
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ func MakeListener(config Config) Listener {
 		config.BatchInterval = defaultBatchInterval
 	}
 
-	// Do this in the background, doesn't matter if it returns
-	go apiClient.PrewarmConnection()
-
 	return Listener{
 		apiClient,
 		&config,