diff --git a/scripts/gunicorn_conf.py b/scripts/gunicorn_conf.py
index 69630c25..b40546ae 100644
--- a/scripts/gunicorn_conf.py
+++ b/scripts/gunicorn_conf.py
@@ -5,22 +5,7 @@
 
 def post_fork(server, worker):
     """this hook takes effect if we are using gunicorn to run OPAL."""
-    rookout_token = os.getenv("ROOKOUT_TOKEN", None)
-    if not rookout_token:
-        return
-
-    service = os.getenv("ROOKOUT_SERVICE", "opal_server")
-    env = os.getenv("ROOKOUT_ENV", "dev")
-    user = os.getenv("ROOKOUT_USER", None)
-
-    logger.info("Running Rookout...")
-    labels = {"env": env, "service": service}
-    if user is not None:
-        labels.update({"user": user})
-
-    import rook
-
-    rook.start(token=rookout_token, labels=labels)
+    pass
 
 
 def when_ready(server):