diff --git a/util/grpc/Cargo.toml b/util/grpc/Cargo.toml
index 98166a8d95..b73cba75d8 100644
--- a/util/grpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/util/grpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ rust-version = { workspace = true }
 [dependencies]
 mc-common = { path = "../../common", features = ["loggers"] }
 mc-util-build-info = { path = "../build/info" }
-mc-util-metrics = { path = "../metrics" }
+mc-util-metrics = { path = "../metrics", features = ["service_metrics"] }
 mc-util-serial = { path = "../serial", features = ["std"] }
 mc-util-uri = { path = "../uri" }
 
diff --git a/util/metrics/Cargo.toml b/util/metrics/Cargo.toml
index edc18672b7..7e4bbdf590 100644
--- a/util/metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/util/metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 rust-version = { workspace = true }
 
+[features]
+default = []
+service_metrics = ["dep:grpcio"]
+
 [dependencies]
 mc-common = { path = "../../common", features = ["log"] }
 
 chrono = "0.4"
-grpcio = "0.13"
+grpcio = { version = "0.13", optional = true }
 lazy_static = "1.4"
 prometheus = "0.13"
 protobuf = "2.27.1"
diff --git a/util/metrics/src/lib.rs b/util/metrics/src/lib.rs
index bf94ac94e3..6afc89f376 100644
--- a/util/metrics/src/lib.rs
+++ b/util/metrics/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub use serde_json::json;
 // ------------------------------------
 mod json_encoder;
 mod op_counters;
+#[cfg(feature = "service_metrics")]
 mod service_metrics;
 
 pub use json_encoder::JsonEncoder as MetricsJsonEncoder;
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@ pub use prometheus::{
     register, register_histogram, Histogram, HistogramOpts, HistogramVec, IntCounter,
     IntCounterVec, IntGauge, IntGaugeVec, Opts,
 };
+#[cfg(feature = "service_metrics")]
 pub use service_metrics::{GrpcMethodName, ServiceMetrics};