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-rw-r--r--synapse/api/auth.py2
-rwxr-xr-xsynapse/app/homeserver.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/consent_config.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/federation_client.py17
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/federation_server.py19
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/send_queue.py11
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py57
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/appservice.py22
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/federation.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/message.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/presence.py61
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/room_member.py24
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/sync.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/client.py21
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py16
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/request_metrics.py216
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/server.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/site.py20
-rw-r--r--synapse/metrics/__init__.py237
-rw-r--r--synapse/metrics/metric.py328
-rw-r--r--synapse/metrics/process_collector.py123
-rw-r--r--synapse/metrics/resource.py23
-rw-r--r--synapse/notifier.py24
-rw-r--r--synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py30
-rw-r--r--synapse/push/httppusher.py13
-rw-r--r--synapse/push/push_rule_evaluator.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/python_dependencies.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/replication/tcp/protocol.py94
-rw-r--r--synapse/replication/tcp/resource.py34
-rw-r--r--synapse/server_notices/consent_server_notices.py5
-rw-r--r--synapse/state.py48
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/_base.py37
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/events.py31
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/events_worker.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/filtering.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/keys.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/registration.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/roommember.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/__init__.py80
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/dictionary_cache.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/expiringcache.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py11
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/logcontext.py24
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/logutils.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/metrics.py106
47 files changed, 657 insertions, 1168 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index f17fda6315..b052cf532b 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Auth(object):
         self.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS = 401
 
         self.token_cache = LruCache(CACHE_SIZE_FACTOR * 10000)
-        register_cache("token_cache", self.token_cache)
+        register_cache("cache", "token_cache", self.token_cache)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_from_context(self, event, context, do_sig_check=True):
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index caccbaa814..449bfacdb9 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ from synapse.module_api import ModuleApi
 from synapse.http.additional_resource import AdditionalResource
 from synapse.http.server import RootRedirect
 from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
-from synapse.metrics import register_memory_metrics
-from synapse.metrics.resource import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource
+from synapse.metrics import RegistryProxy
+from synapse.metrics.resource import METRICS_PREFIX
 from synapse.python_dependencies import CONDITIONAL_REQUIREMENTS, \
     check_requirements
 from synapse.replication.http import ReplicationRestResource, REPLICATION_PREFIX
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ from twisted.web.resource import EncodingResourceWrapper, NoResource
 from twisted.web.server import GzipEncoderFactory
 from twisted.web.static import File
 
+from prometheus_client.twisted import MetricsResource
+
 logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.homeserver")
 
 
@@ -230,7 +232,7 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
             resources[WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX] = build_resource_for_web_client(self)
 
         if name == "metrics" and self.get_config().enable_metrics:
-            resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(self)
+            resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy())
 
         if name == "replication":
             resources[REPLICATION_PREFIX] = ReplicationRestResource(self)
@@ -362,8 +364,6 @@ def setup(config_options):
         hs.get_datastore().start_doing_background_updates()
         hs.get_federation_client().start_get_pdu_cache()
 
-        register_memory_metrics(hs)
-
     reactor.callWhenRunning(start)
 
     return hs
diff --git a/synapse/config/consent_config.py b/synapse/config/consent_config.py
index ddcd305f4c..8f6ed73328 100644
--- a/synapse/config/consent_config.py
+++ b/synapse/config/consent_config.py
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = """\
 #
 # 'server_notice_content', if enabled, will send a user a "Server Notice"
 # asking them to consent to the privacy policy. The 'server_notices' section
-# must also be configured for this to work.
+# must also be configured for this to work. Notices will *not* be sent to
+# guest users unless 'send_server_notice_to_guests' is set to true.
 #
 # 'block_events_error', if set, will block any attempts to send events
 # until the user consents to the privacy policy. The value of the setting is
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = """\
 #     body: >-
 #       To continue using this homeserver you must review and agree to the
 #       terms and conditions at %(consent_uri)s
+#   send_server_notice_to_guests: True
 #   block_events_error: >-
 #     To continue using this homeserver you must review and agree to the
 #     terms and conditions at %(consent_uri)s
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ class ConsentConfig(Config):
         self.user_consent_version = None
         self.user_consent_template_dir = None
         self.user_consent_server_notice_content = None
+        self.user_consent_server_notice_to_guests = False
         self.block_events_without_consent_error = None
 
     def read_config(self, config):
@@ -74,6 +77,9 @@ class ConsentConfig(Config):
         self.block_events_without_consent_error = consent_config.get(
             "block_events_error",
         )
+        self.user_consent_server_notice_to_guests = bool(consent_config.get(
+            "send_server_notice_to_guests", False,
+        ))
 
     def default_config(self, **kwargs):
         return DEFAULT_CONFIG
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
index 6163f7c466..2761ffae07 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
@@ -32,20 +32,17 @@ from synapse.federation.federation_base import (
     FederationBase,
     event_from_pdu_json,
 )
-import synapse.metrics
 from synapse.util import logcontext, unwrapFirstError
 from synapse.util.caches.expiringcache import ExpiringCache
 from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable, run_in_background
 from synapse.util.logutils import log_function
 from synapse.util.retryutils import NotRetryingDestination
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
+from prometheus_client import Counter
 
-# synapse.federation.federation_client is a silly name
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for("synapse.federation.client")
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-sent_queries_counter = metrics.register_counter("sent_queries", labels=["type"])
+sent_queries_counter = Counter("synapse_federation_client_sent_queries", "", ["type"])
 
 
 PDU_RETRY_TIME_MS = 1 * 60 * 1000
@@ -108,7 +105,7 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
             a Deferred which will eventually yield a JSON object from the
             response
         """
-        sent_queries_counter.inc(query_type)
+        sent_queries_counter.labels(query_type).inc()
 
         return self.transport_layer.make_query(
             destination, query_type, args, retry_on_dns_fail=retry_on_dns_fail,
@@ -127,7 +124,7 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
             a Deferred which will eventually yield a JSON object from the
             response
         """
-        sent_queries_counter.inc("client_device_keys")
+        sent_queries_counter.labels("client_device_keys").inc()
         return self.transport_layer.query_client_keys(
             destination, content, timeout
         )
@@ -137,7 +134,7 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
         """Query the device keys for a list of user ids hosted on a remote
         server.
         """
-        sent_queries_counter.inc("user_devices")
+        sent_queries_counter.labels("user_devices").inc()
         return self.transport_layer.query_user_devices(
             destination, user_id, timeout
         )
@@ -154,7 +151,7 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
             a Deferred which will eventually yield a JSON object from the
             response
         """
-        sent_queries_counter.inc("client_one_time_keys")
+        sent_queries_counter.labels("client_one_time_keys").inc()
         return self.transport_layer.claim_client_keys(
             destination, content, timeout
         )
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
index 247ddc89d5..2d420a58a2 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ from synapse.federation.federation_base import (
 
 from synapse.federation.persistence import TransactionActions
 from synapse.federation.units import Edu, Transaction
-import synapse.metrics
 from synapse.types import get_domain_from_id
 from synapse.util import async
 from synapse.util.caches.response_cache import ResponseCache
 from synapse.util.logutils import log_function
 
+from prometheus_client import Counter
+
 from six import iteritems
 
 # when processing incoming transactions, we try to handle multiple rooms in
@@ -41,17 +42,17 @@ TRANSACTION_CONCURRENCY_LIMIT = 10
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# synapse.federation.federation_server is a silly name
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for("synapse.federation.server")
-
-received_pdus_counter = metrics.register_counter("received_pdus")
+received_pdus_counter = Counter("synapse_federation_server_received_pdus", "")
 
-received_edus_counter = metrics.register_counter("received_edus")
+received_edus_counter = Counter("synapse_federation_server_received_edus", "")
 
-received_queries_counter = metrics.register_counter("received_queries", labels=["type"])
+received_queries_counter = Counter(
+    "synapse_federation_server_received_queries", "", ["type"]
+)
 
 
 class FederationServer(FederationBase):
+
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(FederationServer, self).__init__(hs)
 
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ class FederationServer(FederationBase):
 
         logger.debug("[%s] Transaction is new", transaction.transaction_id)
 
-        received_pdus_counter.inc_by(len(transaction.pdus))
+        received_pdus_counter.inc(len(transaction.pdus))
 
         pdus_by_room = {}
 
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ class FederationServer(FederationBase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_query_request(self, query_type, args):
-        received_queries_counter.inc(query_type)
+        received_queries_counter.labels(query_type).inc()
         resp = yield self.registry.on_query(query_type, args)
         defer.returnValue((200, resp))
 
diff --git a/synapse/federation/send_queue.py b/synapse/federation/send_queue.py
index 0f0c687b37..c7ed465617 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/send_queue.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/send_queue.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from .units import Edu
 
 from synapse.storage.presence import UserPresenceState
 from synapse.util.metrics import Measure
-import synapse.metrics
+from synapse.metrics import LaterGauge
 
 from blist import sorteddict
 from collections import namedtuple
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ from six import itervalues, iteritems
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for(__name__)
-
-
 class FederationRemoteSendQueue(object):
     """A drop in replacement for TransactionQueue"""
 
@@ -77,10 +74,8 @@ class FederationRemoteSendQueue(object):
         # lambda binds to the queue rather than to the name of the queue which
         # changes. ARGH.
         def register(name, queue):
-            metrics.register_callback(
-                queue_name + "_size",
-                lambda: len(queue),
-            )
+            LaterGauge("synapse_federation_send_queue_%s_size" % (queue_name,),
+                       "", lambda: len(queue))
 
         for queue_name in [
             "presence_map", "presence_changed", "keyed_edu", "keyed_edu_changed",
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py b/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
index ded2b1871a..69312ec233 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
@@ -26,23 +26,23 @@ from synapse.util.retryutils import NotRetryingDestination, get_retry_limiter
 from synapse.util.metrics import measure_func
 from synapse.handlers.presence import format_user_presence_state, get_interested_remotes
 import synapse.metrics
+from synapse.metrics import LaterGauge
+from synapse.metrics import (
+    sent_edus_counter,
+    sent_transactions_counter,
+    events_processed_counter,
+)
+
+from prometheus_client import Counter
 
 import logging
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for(__name__)
-
-client_metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for("synapse.federation.client")
-sent_pdus_destination_dist = client_metrics.register_distribution(
-    "sent_pdu_destinations"
+sent_pdus_destination_dist = Counter(
+    "synapse_federation_transaction_queue_sent_pdu_destinations", ""
 )
-sent_edus_counter = client_metrics.register_counter("sent_edus")
-
-sent_transactions_counter = client_metrics.register_counter("sent_transactions")
-
-events_processed_counter = client_metrics.register_counter("events_processed")
 
 
 class TransactionQueue(object):
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ class TransactionQueue(object):
         # done
         self.pending_transactions = {}
 
-        metrics.register_callback(
-            "pending_destinations",
+        LaterGauge(
+            "synapse_federation_transaction_queue_pending_destinations",
+            "",
+            [],
             lambda: len(self.pending_transactions),
         )
 
@@ -94,12 +96,16 @@ class TransactionQueue(object):
         # Map of destination -> (edu_type, key) -> Edu
         self.pending_edus_keyed_by_dest = edus_keyed = {}
 
-        metrics.register_callback(
-            "pending_pdus",
+        LaterGauge(
+            "synapse_federation_transaction_queue_pending_pdus",
+            "",
+            [],
             lambda: sum(map(len, pdus.values())),
         )
-        metrics.register_callback(
-            "pending_edus",
+        LaterGauge(
+            "synapse_federation_transaction_queue_pending_edus",
+            "",
+            [],
             lambda: (
                 sum(map(len, edus.values()))
                 + sum(map(len, presence.values()))
@@ -241,18 +247,15 @@ class TransactionQueue(object):
                     now = self.clock.time_msec()
                     ts = yield self.store.get_received_ts(events[-1].event_id)
 
-                    synapse.metrics.event_processing_lag.set(
-                        now - ts, "federation_sender",
-                    )
-                    synapse.metrics.event_processing_last_ts.set(
-                        ts, "federation_sender",
-                    )
+                    synapse.metrics.event_processing_lag.labels(
+                        "federation_sender").set(now - ts)
+                    synapse.metrics.event_processing_last_ts.labels(
+                        "federation_sender").set(ts)
 
-                events_processed_counter.inc_by(len(events))
+                events_processed_counter.inc(len(events))
 
-                synapse.metrics.event_processing_positions.set(
-                    next_token, "federation_sender",
-                )
+                synapse.metrics.event_processing_positions.labels(
+                    "federation_sender").set(next_token)
 
         finally:
             self._is_processing = False
@@ -275,7 +278,7 @@ class TransactionQueue(object):
         if not destinations:
             return
 
-        sent_pdus_destination_dist.inc_by(len(destinations))
+        sent_pdus_destination_dist.inc(len(destinations))
 
         for destination in destinations:
             self.pending_pdus_by_dest.setdefault(destination, []).append(
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
index b596f098fd..d9f35a5dba 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
@@ -21,14 +21,13 @@ from synapse.util.metrics import Measure
 from synapse.util.logcontext import (
     make_deferred_yieldable, run_in_background,
 )
+from prometheus_client import Counter
 
 import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for(__name__)
-
-events_processed_counter = metrics.register_counter("events_processed")
+events_processed_counter = Counter("synapse_handlers_appservice_events_processed", "")
 
 
 def log_failure(failure):
@@ -128,18 +127,15 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
                     now = self.clock.time_msec()
                     ts = yield self.store.get_received_ts(events[-1].event_id)
 
-                    synapse.metrics.event_processing_positions.set(
-                        upper_bound, "appservice_sender",
-                    )
+                    synapse.metrics.event_processing_positions.labels(
+                        "appservice_sender").set(upper_bound)
 
-                    events_processed_counter.inc_by(len(events))
+                    events_processed_counter.inc(len(events))
 
-                    synapse.metrics.event_processing_lag.set(
-                        now - ts, "appservice_sender",
-                    )
-                    synapse.metrics.event_processing_last_ts.set(
-                        ts, "appservice_sender",
-                    )
+                    synapse.metrics.event_processing_lag.labels(
+                        "appservice_sender").set(now - ts)
+                    synapse.metrics.event_processing_last_ts.labels(
+                        "appservice_sender").set(ts)
             finally:
                 self.is_processing = False
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 2c72beff2e..87c0615820 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from signedjson.key import decode_verify_key_bytes
 from signedjson.sign import verify_signed_json
 import six
 from six.moves import http_client
+from six import iteritems
 from twisted.internet import defer
 from unpaddedbase64 import decode_base64
 
@@ -1388,7 +1389,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         )
 
         if state_groups:
-            _, state = state_groups.items().pop()
+            _, state = list(iteritems(state_groups)).pop()
             results = {
                 (e.type, e.state_key): e for e in state
             }
@@ -2034,7 +2035,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                 this will not be included in the current_state in the context.
         """
         state_updates = {
-            k: a.event_id for k, a in auth_events.iteritems()
+            k: a.event_id for k, a in iteritems(auth_events)
             if k != event_key
         }
         context.current_state_ids = dict(context.current_state_ids)
@@ -2044,7 +2045,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
             context.delta_ids.update(state_updates)
         context.prev_state_ids = dict(context.prev_state_ids)
         context.prev_state_ids.update({
-            k: a.event_id for k, a in auth_events.iteritems()
+            k: a.event_id for k, a in iteritems(auth_events)
         })
         context.state_group = yield self.store.store_state_group(
             event.event_id,
@@ -2096,7 +2097,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         def get_next(it, opt=None):
             try:
-                return it.next()
+                return next(it)
             except Exception:
                 return opt
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index c32b9bcae4..1cb81b6cf8 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import sys
 
 from canonicaljson import encode_canonical_json
 import six
+from six import string_types, itervalues, iteritems
 from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
 from twisted.internet.defer import succeed
 from twisted.python.failure import Failure
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
                 "avatar_url": profile.avatar_url,
                 "display_name": profile.display_name,
             }
-            for user_id, profile in users_with_profile.iteritems()
+            for user_id, profile in iteritems(users_with_profile)
         })
 
 
@@ -571,6 +572,9 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
 
         u = yield self.store.get_user_by_id(user_id)
         assert u is not None
+        if u["appservice_id"] is not None:
+            # users registered by an appservice are exempt
+            return
         if u["consent_version"] == self.config.user_consent_version:
             return
 
@@ -667,7 +671,7 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
 
             spam_error = self.spam_checker.check_event_for_spam(event)
             if spam_error:
-                if not isinstance(spam_error, basestring):
+                if not isinstance(spam_error, string_types):
                     spam_error = "Spam is not permitted here"
                 raise SynapseError(
                     403, spam_error, Codes.FORBIDDEN
@@ -881,7 +885,7 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
 
                 state_to_include_ids = [
                     e_id
-                    for k, e_id in context.current_state_ids.iteritems()
+                    for k, e_id in iteritems(context.current_state_ids)
                     if k[0] in self.hs.config.room_invite_state_types
                     or k == (EventTypes.Member, event.sender)
                 ]
@@ -895,7 +899,7 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
                         "content": e.content,
                         "sender": e.sender,
                     }
-                    for e in state_to_include.itervalues()
+                    for e in itervalues(state_to_include)
                 ]
 
                 invitee = UserID.from_string(event.state_key)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/presence.py b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
index 13b343c470..26fc0d3ec7 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
@@ -38,26 +38,29 @@ from synapse.util.logutils import log_function
 from synapse.util.metrics import Measure
 from synapse.util.wheel_timer import WheelTimer
 from synapse.types import UserID, get_domain_from_id
-import synapse.metrics
+from synapse.metrics import LaterGauge
 
 import logging
 
+from prometheus_client import Counter
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for(__name__)
 
-notified_presence_counter = metrics.register_counter("notified_presence")
-federation_presence_out_counter = metrics.register_counter("federation_presence_out")
-presence_updates_counter = metrics.register_counter("presence_updates")
-timers_fired_counter = metrics.register_counter("timers_fired")
-federation_presence_counter = metrics.register_counter("federation_presence")
-bump_active_time_counter = metrics.register_counter("bump_active_time")
+notified_presence_counter = Counter("synapse_handler_presence_notified_presence", "")
+federation_presence_out_counter = Counter(
+    "synapse_handler_presence_federation_presence_out", "")
+presence_updates_counter = Counter("synapse_handler_presence_presence_updates", "")
+timers_fired_counter = Counter("synapse_handler_presence_timers_fired", "")
+federation_presence_counter = Counter("synapse_handler_presence_federation_presence", "")
+bump_active_time_counter = Counter("synapse_handler_presence_bump_active_time", "")
 
-get_updates_counter = metrics.register_counter("get_updates", labels=["type"])
+get_updates_counter = Counter("synapse_handler_presence_get_updates", "", ["type"])
 
-notify_reason_counter = metrics.register_counter("notify_reason", labels=["reason"])
-state_transition_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "state_transition", labels=["from", "to"]
+notify_reason_counter = Counter(
+    "synapse_handler_presence_notify_reason", "", ["reason"])
+state_transition_counter = Counter(
+    "synapse_handler_presence_state_transition", "", ["from", "to"]
 )
 
 
@@ -142,8 +145,9 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
             for state in active_presence
         }
 
-        metrics.register_callback(
-            "user_to_current_state_size", lambda: len(self.user_to_current_state)
+        LaterGauge(
+            "synapse_handlers_presence_user_to_current_state_size", "", [],
+            lambda: len(self.user_to_current_state)
         )
 
         now = self.clock.time_msec()
@@ -213,7 +217,8 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
             60 * 1000,
         )
 
-        metrics.register_callback("wheel_timer_size", lambda: len(self.wheel_timer))
+        LaterGauge("synapse_handlers_presence_wheel_timer_size", "", [],
+                   lambda: len(self.wheel_timer))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _on_shutdown(self):
@@ -316,10 +321,10 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
 
             # TODO: We should probably ensure there are no races hereafter
 
-            presence_updates_counter.inc_by(len(new_states))
+            presence_updates_counter.inc(len(new_states))
 
             if to_notify:
-                notified_presence_counter.inc_by(len(to_notify))
+                notified_presence_counter.inc(len(to_notify))
                 yield self._persist_and_notify(to_notify.values())
 
             self.unpersisted_users_changes |= set(s.user_id for s in new_states)
@@ -330,7 +335,7 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
                 if user_id not in to_notify
             }
             if to_federation_ping:
-                federation_presence_out_counter.inc_by(len(to_federation_ping))
+                federation_presence_out_counter.inc(len(to_federation_ping))
 
                 self._push_to_remotes(to_federation_ping.values())
 
@@ -368,7 +373,7 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
                     for user_id in users_to_check
                 ]
 
-                timers_fired_counter.inc_by(len(states))
+                timers_fired_counter.inc(len(states))
 
                 changes = handle_timeouts(
                     states,
@@ -657,7 +662,7 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
             updates.append(prev_state.copy_and_replace(**new_fields))
 
         if updates:
-            federation_presence_counter.inc_by(len(updates))
+            federation_presence_counter.inc(len(updates))
             yield self._update_states(updates)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -932,28 +937,28 @@ def should_notify(old_state, new_state):
         return False
 
     if old_state.status_msg != new_state.status_msg:
-        notify_reason_counter.inc("status_msg_change")
+        notify_reason_counter.labels("status_msg_change").inc()
         return True
 
     if old_state.state != new_state.state:
-        notify_reason_counter.inc("state_change")
-        state_transition_counter.inc(old_state.state, new_state.state)
+        notify_reason_counter.labels("state_change").inc()
+        state_transition_counter.labels(old_state.state, new_state.state).inc()
         return True
 
     if old_state.state == PresenceState.ONLINE:
         if new_state.currently_active != old_state.currently_active:
-            notify_reason_counter.inc("current_active_change")
+            notify_reason_counter.labels("current_active_change").inc()
             return True
 
         if new_state.last_active_ts - old_state.last_active_ts > LAST_ACTIVE_GRANULARITY:
             # Only notify about last active bumps if we're not currently acive
             if not new_state.currently_active:
-                notify_reason_counter.inc("last_active_change_online")
+                notify_reason_counter.labels("last_active_change_online").inc()
                 return True
 
     elif new_state.last_active_ts - old_state.last_active_ts > LAST_ACTIVE_GRANULARITY:
         # Always notify for a transition where last active gets bumped.
-        notify_reason_counter.inc("last_active_change_not_online")
+        notify_reason_counter.labels("last_active_change_not_online").inc()
         return True
 
     return False
@@ -1027,14 +1032,14 @@ class PresenceEventSource(object):
             if changed is not None and len(changed) < 500:
                 # For small deltas, its quicker to get all changes and then
                 # work out if we share a room or they're in our presence list
-                get_updates_counter.inc("stream")
+                get_updates_counter.labels("stream").inc()
                 for other_user_id in changed:
                     if other_user_id in users_interested_in:
                         user_ids_changed.add(other_user_id)
             else:
                 # Too many possible updates. Find all users we can see and check
                 # if any of them have changed.
-                get_updates_counter.inc("full")
+                get_updates_counter.labels("full").inc()
 
                 if from_key:
                     user_ids_changed = stream_change_cache.get_entities_changed(
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
index 82adfc8fdf..f930e939e8 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
@@ -298,16 +298,6 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
             is_blocked = yield self.store.is_room_blocked(room_id)
             if is_blocked:
                 raise SynapseError(403, "This room has been blocked on this server")
-        else:
-            # we don't allow people to reject invites to, or leave, the
-            # server notice room.
-            is_blocked = yield self._is_server_notice_room(room_id)
-            if is_blocked:
-                raise SynapseError(
-                    http_client.FORBIDDEN,
-                    "You cannot leave this room",
-                    errcode=Codes.CANNOT_LEAVE_SERVER_NOTICE_ROOM,
-                )
 
         if effective_membership_state == Membership.INVITE:
             # block any attempts to invite the server notices mxid
@@ -383,6 +373,20 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
                 if same_sender and same_membership and same_content:
                     defer.returnValue(old_state)
 
+            # we don't allow people to reject invites to the server notice
+            # room, but they can leave it once they are joined.
+            if (
+                old_membership == Membership.INVITE and
+                effective_membership_state == Membership.LEAVE
+            ):
+                is_blocked = yield self._is_server_notice_room(room_id)
+                if is_blocked:
+                    raise SynapseError(
+                        http_client.FORBIDDEN,
+                        "You cannot reject this invite",
+                        errcode=Codes.CANNOT_LEAVE_SERVER_NOTICE_ROOM,
+                    )
+
         is_host_in_room = yield self._is_host_in_room(current_state_ids)
 
         if effective_membership_state == Membership.JOIN:
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index d0c99c35e3..8377650b68 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -443,6 +443,10 @@ class SyncHandler(object):
         Returns:
             A Deferred map from ((type, state_key)->Event)
         """
+        # FIXME this claims to get the state at a stream position, but
+        # get_recent_events_for_room operates by topo ordering. This therefore
+        # does not reliably give you the state at the given stream position.
+        # (https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3305)
         last_events, _ = yield self.store.get_recent_events_for_room(
             room_id, end_token=stream_position.room_key, limit=1,
         )
@@ -1042,7 +1046,13 @@ class SyncHandler(object):
 
         Returns:
             Deferred(tuple): Returns a tuple of the form:
-            `([RoomSyncResultBuilder], [InvitedSyncResult], newly_joined_rooms)`
+            `(room_entries, invited_rooms, newly_joined_rooms, newly_left_rooms)`
+
+            where:
+                room_entries is a list [RoomSyncResultBuilder]
+                invited_rooms is a list [InvitedSyncResult]
+                newly_joined rooms is a list[str] of room ids
+                newly_left_rooms is a list[str] of room ids
         """
         user_id = sync_result_builder.sync_config.user.to_string()
         since_token = sync_result_builder.since_token
diff --git a/synapse/http/client.py b/synapse/http/client.py
index 70a19d9b74..4d4eee3d64 100644
--- a/synapse/http/client.py
+++ b/synapse/http/client.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from synapse.http import cancelled_to_request_timed_out_error
 from synapse.util.async import add_timeout_to_deferred
 from synapse.util.caches import CACHE_SIZE_FACTOR
 from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable
-import synapse.metrics
 from synapse.http.endpoint import SpiderEndpoint
 
 from canonicaljson import encode_canonical_json
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ from twisted.web._newclient import ResponseDone
 
 from six import StringIO
 
+from prometheus_client import Counter
 import simplejson as json
 import logging
 import urllib
@@ -49,16 +49,9 @@ import urllib
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for(__name__)
-
-outgoing_requests_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "requests",
-    labels=["method"],
-)
-incoming_responses_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "responses",
-    labels=["method", "code"],
-)
+outgoing_requests_counter = Counter("synapse_http_client_requests", "", ["method"])
+incoming_responses_counter = Counter("synapse_http_client_responses", "",
+                                     ["method", "code"])
 
 
 class SimpleHttpClient(object):
@@ -95,7 +88,7 @@ class SimpleHttpClient(object):
     def request(self, method, uri, *args, **kwargs):
         # A small wrapper around self.agent.request() so we can easily attach
         # counters to it
-        outgoing_requests_counter.inc(method)
+        outgoing_requests_counter.labels(method).inc()
 
         logger.info("Sending request %s %s", method, uri)
 
@@ -109,14 +102,14 @@ class SimpleHttpClient(object):
             )
             response = yield make_deferred_yieldable(request_deferred)
 
-            incoming_responses_counter.inc(method, response.code)
+            incoming_responses_counter.labels(method, response.code).inc()
             logger.info(
                 "Received response to  %s %s: %s",
                 method, uri, response.code
             )
             defer.returnValue(response)
         except Exception as e:
-            incoming_responses_counter.inc(method, "ERR")
+            incoming_responses_counter.labels(method, "ERR").inc()
             logger.info(
                 "Error sending request to  %s %s: %s %s",
                 method, uri, type(e).__name__, e.message
diff --git a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
index 4650f43029..821aed362b 100644
--- a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
+++ b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
@@ -45,19 +45,15 @@ from six.moves.urllib import parse as urlparse
 from six import string_types
 
 
+from prometheus_client import Counter
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 outbound_logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.http.outbound")
 
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for(__name__)
-
-outgoing_requests_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "requests",
-    labels=["method"],
-)
-incoming_responses_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "responses",
-    labels=["method", "code"],
-)
+outgoing_requests_counter = Counter("synapse_http_matrixfederationclient_requests",
+                                    "", ["method"])
+incoming_responses_counter = Counter("synapse_http_matrixfederationclient_responses",
+                                     "", ["method", "code"])
 
 
 MAX_LONG_RETRIES = 10
diff --git a/synapse/http/request_metrics.py b/synapse/http/request_metrics.py
index 5917c83958..dc06f6c443 100644
--- a/synapse/http/request_metrics.py
+++ b/synapse/http/request_metrics.py
@@ -16,137 +16,109 @@
 
 import logging
 
-import synapse.metrics
+from prometheus_client.core import Counter, Histogram
+from synapse.metrics import LaterGauge
+
 from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for("synapse.http.server")
 
 # total number of responses served, split by method/servlet/tag
-response_count = metrics.register_counter(
-    "response_count",
-    labels=["method", "servlet", "tag"],
-    alternative_names=(
-        # the following are all deprecated aliases for the same metric
-        metrics.name_prefix + x for x in (
-            "_requests",
-            "_response_time:count",
-            "_response_ru_utime:count",
-            "_response_ru_stime:count",
-            "_response_db_txn_count:count",
-            "_response_db_txn_duration:count",
-        )
-    )
+response_count = Counter(
+    "synapse_http_server_response_count", "", ["method", "servlet", "tag"]
 )
 
-requests_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "requests_received",
-    labels=["method", "servlet", ],
+requests_counter = Counter(
+    "synapse_http_server_requests_received", "", ["method", "servlet"]
 )
 
-outgoing_responses_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "responses",
-    labels=["method", "code"],
+outgoing_responses_counter = Counter(
+    "synapse_http_server_responses", "", ["method", "code"]
 )
 
-response_timer = metrics.register_counter(
-    "response_time_seconds",
-    labels=["method", "servlet", "tag"],
-    alternative_names=(
-        metrics.name_prefix + "_response_time:total",
-    ),
+response_timer = Histogram(
+    "synapse_http_server_response_time_seconds", "sec", ["method", "servlet", "tag"]
 )
 
-response_ru_utime = metrics.register_counter(
-    "response_ru_utime_seconds", labels=["method", "servlet", "tag"],
-    alternative_names=(
-        metrics.name_prefix + "_response_ru_utime:total",
-    ),
+response_ru_utime = Counter(
+    "synapse_http_server_response_ru_utime_seconds", "sec", ["method", "servlet", "tag"]
 )
 
-response_ru_stime = metrics.register_counter(
-    "response_ru_stime_seconds", labels=["method", "servlet", "tag"],
-    alternative_names=(
-        metrics.name_prefix + "_response_ru_stime:total",
-    ),
+response_ru_stime = Counter(
+    "synapse_http_server_response_ru_stime_seconds", "sec", ["method", "servlet", "tag"]
 )
 
-response_db_txn_count = metrics.register_counter(
-    "response_db_txn_count", labels=["method", "servlet", "tag"],
-    alternative_names=(
-        metrics.name_prefix + "_response_db_txn_count:total",
-    ),
+response_db_txn_count = Counter(
+    "synapse_http_server_response_db_txn_count", "", ["method", "servlet", "tag"]
 )
 
 # seconds spent waiting for db txns, excluding scheduling time, when processing
 # this request
-response_db_txn_duration = metrics.register_counter(
-    "response_db_txn_duration_seconds", labels=["method", "servlet", "tag"],
-    alternative_names=(
-        metrics.name_prefix + "_response_db_txn_duration:total",
-    ),
+response_db_txn_duration = Counter(
+    "synapse_http_server_response_db_txn_duration_seconds",
+    "",
+    ["method", "servlet", "tag"],
 )
 
 # seconds spent waiting for a db connection, when processing this request
-response_db_sched_duration = metrics.register_counter(
-    "response_db_sched_duration_seconds", labels=["method", "servlet", "tag"]
+response_db_sched_duration = Counter(
+    "synapse_http_server_response_db_sched_duration_seconds",
+    "",
+    ["method", "servlet", "tag"],
 )
 
 # size in bytes of the response written
-response_size = metrics.register_counter(
-    "response_size", labels=["method", "servlet", "tag"]
+response_size = Counter(
+    "synapse_http_server_response_size", "", ["method", "servlet", "tag"]
 )
 
 # In flight metrics are incremented while the requests are in flight, rather
 # than when the response was written.
 
-in_flight_requests_ru_utime = metrics.register_counter(
-    "in_flight_requests_ru_utime_seconds", labels=["method", "servlet"],
+in_flight_requests_ru_utime = Counter(
+    "synapse_http_server_in_flight_requests_ru_utime_seconds",
+    "",
+    ["method", "servlet"],
 )
 
-in_flight_requests_ru_stime = metrics.register_counter(
-    "in_flight_requests_ru_stime_seconds", labels=["method", "servlet"],
+in_flight_requests_ru_stime = Counter(
+    "synapse_http_server_in_flight_requests_ru_stime_seconds",
+    "",
+    ["method", "servlet"],
 )
 
-in_flight_requests_db_txn_count = metrics.register_counter(
-    "in_flight_requests_db_txn_count", labels=["method", "servlet"],
+in_flight_requests_db_txn_count = Counter(
+    "synapse_http_server_in_flight_requests_db_txn_count", "", ["method", "servlet"]
 )
 
 # seconds spent waiting for db txns, excluding scheduling time, when processing
 # this request
-in_flight_requests_db_txn_duration = metrics.register_counter(
-    "in_flight_requests_db_txn_duration_seconds", labels=["method", "servlet"],
+in_flight_requests_db_txn_duration = Counter(
+    "synapse_http_server_in_flight_requests_db_txn_duration_seconds",
+    "",
+    ["method", "servlet"],
 )
 
 # seconds spent waiting for a db connection, when processing this request
-in_flight_requests_db_sched_duration = metrics.register_counter(
-    "in_flight_requests_db_sched_duration_seconds", labels=["method", "servlet"]
+in_flight_requests_db_sched_duration = Counter(
+    "synapse_http_server_in_flight_requests_db_sched_duration_seconds",
+    "",
+    ["method", "servlet"],
 )
 
-
 # The set of all in flight requests, set[RequestMetrics]
 _in_flight_requests = set()
 
 
-def _collect_in_flight():
-    """Called just before metrics are collected, so we use it to update all
-    the in flight request metrics
-    """
-
-    for rm in _in_flight_requests:
-        rm.update_metrics()
-
-
-metrics.register_collector(_collect_in_flight)
-
-
 def _get_in_flight_counts():
     """Returns a count of all in flight requests by (method, server_name)
 
     Returns:
         dict[tuple[str, str], int]
     """
+    for rm in _in_flight_requests:
+        rm.update_metrics()
 
     # Map from (method, name) -> int, the number of in flight requests of that
     # type
@@ -158,16 +130,17 @@ def _get_in_flight_counts():
     return counts
 
 
-metrics.register_callback(
-    "in_flight_requests_count",
+LaterGauge(
+    "synapse_http_request_metrics_in_flight_requests_count",
+    "",
+    ["method", "servlet"],
     _get_in_flight_counts,
-    labels=["method", "servlet"]
 )
 
 
 class RequestMetrics(object):
-    def start(self, time_msec, name, method):
-        self.start = time_msec
+    def start(self, time_sec, name, method):
+        self.start = time_sec
         self.start_context = LoggingContext.current_context()
         self.name = name
         self.method = method
@@ -176,7 +149,7 @@ class RequestMetrics(object):
 
         _in_flight_requests.add(self)
 
-    def stop(self, time_msec, request):
+    def stop(self, time_sec, request):
         _in_flight_requests.discard(self)
 
         context = LoggingContext.current_context()
@@ -192,34 +165,29 @@ class RequestMetrics(object):
                 )
                 return
 
-        outgoing_responses_counter.inc(request.method, str(request.code))
+        outgoing_responses_counter.labels(request.method, str(request.code)).inc()
 
-        response_count.inc(request.method, self.name, tag)
+        response_count.labels(request.method, self.name, tag).inc()
 
-        response_timer.inc_by(
-            time_msec - self.start, request.method,
-            self.name, tag
+        response_timer.labels(request.method, self.name, tag).observe(
+            time_sec - self.start
         )
 
         ru_utime, ru_stime = context.get_resource_usage()
 
-        response_ru_utime.inc_by(
-            ru_utime, request.method, self.name, tag
-        )
-        response_ru_stime.inc_by(
-            ru_stime, request.method, self.name, tag
-        )
-        response_db_txn_count.inc_by(
-            context.db_txn_count, request.method, self.name, tag
+        response_ru_utime.labels(request.method, self.name, tag).inc(ru_utime)
+        response_ru_stime.labels(request.method, self.name, tag).inc(ru_stime)
+        response_db_txn_count.labels(request.method, self.name, tag).inc(
+            context.db_txn_count
         )
-        response_db_txn_duration.inc_by(
-            context.db_txn_duration_ms / 1000., request.method, self.name, tag
+        response_db_txn_duration.labels(request.method, self.name, tag).inc(
+            context.db_txn_duration_sec
         )
-        response_db_sched_duration.inc_by(
-            context.db_sched_duration_ms / 1000., request.method, self.name, tag
+        response_db_sched_duration.labels(request.method, self.name, tag).inc(
+            context.db_sched_duration_sec
         )
 
-        response_size.inc_by(request.sentLength, request.method, self.name, tag)
+        response_size.labels(request.method, self.name, tag).inc(request.sentLength)
 
         # We always call this at the end to ensure that we update the metrics
         # regardless of whether a call to /metrics while the request was in
@@ -229,27 +197,21 @@ class RequestMetrics(object):
     def update_metrics(self):
         """Updates the in flight metrics with values from this request.
         """
-
         diff = self._request_stats.update(self.start_context)
 
-        in_flight_requests_ru_utime.inc_by(
-            diff.ru_utime, self.method, self.name,
-        )
-
-        in_flight_requests_ru_stime.inc_by(
-            diff.ru_stime, self.method, self.name,
-        )
+        in_flight_requests_ru_utime.labels(self.method, self.name).inc(diff.ru_utime)
+        in_flight_requests_ru_stime.labels(self.method, self.name).inc(diff.ru_stime)
 
-        in_flight_requests_db_txn_count.inc_by(
-            diff.db_txn_count, self.method, self.name,
+        in_flight_requests_db_txn_count.labels(self.method, self.name).inc(
+            diff.db_txn_count
         )
 
-        in_flight_requests_db_txn_duration.inc_by(
-            diff.db_txn_duration_ms / 1000., self.method, self.name,
+        in_flight_requests_db_txn_duration.labels(self.method, self.name).inc(
+            diff.db_txn_duration_sec
         )
 
-        in_flight_requests_db_sched_duration.inc_by(
-            diff.db_sched_duration_ms / 1000., self.method, self.name,
+        in_flight_requests_db_sched_duration.labels(self.method, self.name).inc(
+            diff.db_sched_duration_sec
         )
 
 
@@ -258,17 +220,21 @@ class _RequestStats(object):
     """
 
     __slots__ = [
-        "ru_utime", "ru_stime",
-        "db_txn_count", "db_txn_duration_ms", "db_sched_duration_ms",
+        "ru_utime",
+        "ru_stime",
+        "db_txn_count",
+        "db_txn_duration_sec",
+        "db_sched_duration_sec",
     ]
 
-    def __init__(self, ru_utime, ru_stime, db_txn_count,
-                 db_txn_duration_ms, db_sched_duration_ms):
+    def __init__(
+        self, ru_utime, ru_stime, db_txn_count, db_txn_duration_sec, db_sched_duration_sec
+    ):
         self.ru_utime = ru_utime
         self.ru_stime = ru_stime
         self.db_txn_count = db_txn_count
-        self.db_txn_duration_ms = db_txn_duration_ms
-        self.db_sched_duration_ms = db_sched_duration_ms
+        self.db_txn_duration_sec = db_txn_duration_sec
+        self.db_sched_duration_sec = db_sched_duration_sec
 
     @staticmethod
     def from_context(context):
@@ -277,8 +243,8 @@ class _RequestStats(object):
         return _RequestStats(
             ru_utime, ru_stime,
             context.db_txn_count,
-            context.db_txn_duration_ms,
-            context.db_sched_duration_ms,
+            context.db_txn_duration_sec,
+            context.db_sched_duration_sec,
         )
 
     def update(self, context):
@@ -294,14 +260,14 @@ class _RequestStats(object):
             new.ru_utime - self.ru_utime,
             new.ru_stime - self.ru_stime,
             new.db_txn_count - self.db_txn_count,
-            new.db_txn_duration_ms - self.db_txn_duration_ms,
-            new.db_sched_duration_ms - self.db_sched_duration_ms,
+            new.db_txn_duration_sec - self.db_txn_duration_sec,
+            new.db_sched_duration_sec - self.db_sched_duration_sec,
         )
 
         self.ru_utime = new.ru_utime
         self.ru_stime = new.ru_stime
         self.db_txn_count = new.db_txn_count
-        self.db_txn_duration_ms = new.db_txn_duration_ms
-        self.db_sched_duration_ms = new.db_sched_duration_ms
+        self.db_txn_duration_sec = new.db_txn_duration_sec
+        self.db_sched_duration_sec = new.db_sched_duration_sec
 
         return diff
diff --git a/synapse/http/server.py b/synapse/http/server.py
index faf700851a..bc09b8b2be 100644
--- a/synapse/http/server.py
+++ b/synapse/http/server.py
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ def wrap_request_handler_with_logging(h):
                         # dispatching to the handler, so that the handler
                         # can update the servlet name in the request
                         # metrics
-                        requests_counter.inc(request.method,
-                                             request.request_metrics.name)
+                        requests_counter.labels(request.method,
+                                                request.request_metrics.name).inc()
                         yield d
     return wrapped_request_handler
 
diff --git a/synapse/http/site.py b/synapse/http/site.py
index 23c1b76922..60299657b9 100644
--- a/synapse/http/site.py
+++ b/synapse/http/site.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class SynapseRequest(Request):
         return Request.render(self, resrc)
 
     def _started_processing(self, servlet_name):
-        self.start_time = int(time.time() * 1000)
+        self.start_time = time.time()
         self.request_metrics = RequestMetrics()
         self.request_metrics.start(
             self.start_time, name=servlet_name, method=self.method,
@@ -102,26 +102,26 @@ class SynapseRequest(Request):
             context = LoggingContext.current_context()
             ru_utime, ru_stime = context.get_resource_usage()
             db_txn_count = context.db_txn_count
-            db_txn_duration_ms = context.db_txn_duration_ms
-            db_sched_duration_ms = context.db_sched_duration_ms
+            db_txn_duration_sec = context.db_txn_duration_sec
+            db_sched_duration_sec = context.db_sched_duration_sec
         except Exception:
             ru_utime, ru_stime = (0, 0)
-            db_txn_count, db_txn_duration_ms = (0, 0)
+            db_txn_count, db_txn_duration_sec = (0, 0)
 
-        end_time = int(time.time() * 1000)
+        end_time = time.time()
 
         self.site.access_logger.info(
             "%s - %s - {%s}"
-            " Processed request: %dms (%dms, %dms) (%dms/%dms/%d)"
+            " Processed request: %.3fsec (%.3fsec, %.3fsec) (%.3fsec/%.3fsec/%d)"
             " %sB %s \"%s %s %s\" \"%s\"",
             self.getClientIP(),
             self.site.site_tag,
             self.authenticated_entity,
             end_time - self.start_time,
-            int(ru_utime * 1000),
-            int(ru_stime * 1000),
-            db_sched_duration_ms,
-            db_txn_duration_ms,
+            ru_utime,
+            ru_stime,
+            db_sched_duration_sec,
+            db_txn_duration_sec,
             int(db_txn_count),
             self.sentLength,
             self.code,
diff --git a/synapse/metrics/__init__.py b/synapse/metrics/__init__.py
index e3b831db67..bfdbbc9a23 100644
--- a/synapse/metrics/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/metrics/__init__.py
@@ -17,165 +17,174 @@ import logging
 import functools
 import time
 import gc
+import os
 import platform
+import attr
 
-from twisted.internet import reactor
+from prometheus_client import Gauge, Histogram, Counter
+from prometheus_client.core import GaugeMetricFamily, REGISTRY
 
-from .metric import (
-    CounterMetric, CallbackMetric, DistributionMetric, CacheMetric,
-    MemoryUsageMetric, GaugeMetric,
-)
-from .process_collector import register_process_collector
+from twisted.internet import reactor
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-
-running_on_pypy = platform.python_implementation() == 'PyPy'
+running_on_pypy = platform.python_implementation() == "PyPy"
 all_metrics = []
 all_collectors = []
+all_gauges = {}
 
+HAVE_PROC_SELF_STAT = os.path.exists("/proc/self/stat")
 
-class Metrics(object):
-    """ A single Metrics object gives a (mutable) slice view of the all_metrics
-    dict, allowing callers to easily register new metrics that are namespaced
-    nicely."""
 
-    def __init__(self, name):
-        self.name_prefix = name
+class RegistryProxy(object):
 
-    def make_subspace(self, name):
-        return Metrics("%s_%s" % (self.name_prefix, name))
+    def collect(self):
+        for metric in REGISTRY.collect():
+            if not metric.name.startswith("__"):
+                yield metric
 
-    def register_collector(self, func):
-        all_collectors.append(func)
 
-    def _register(self, metric_class, name, *args, **kwargs):
-        full_name = "%s_%s" % (self.name_prefix, name)
+@attr.s(hash=True)
+class LaterGauge(object):
 
-        metric = metric_class(full_name, *args, **kwargs)
+    name = attr.ib()
+    desc = attr.ib()
+    labels = attr.ib(hash=False)
+    caller = attr.ib()
 
-        all_metrics.append(metric)
-        return metric
+    def collect(self):
 
-    def register_counter(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Returns:
-            CounterMetric
-        """
-        return self._register(CounterMetric, *args, **kwargs)
+        g = GaugeMetricFamily(self.name, self.desc, labels=self.labels)
 
-    def register_gauge(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Returns:
-            GaugeMetric
-        """
-        return self._register(GaugeMetric, *args, **kwargs)
+        try:
+            calls = self.caller()
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(e)
+            logger.err()
+            yield g
 
-    def register_callback(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Returns:
-            CallbackMetric
-        """
-        return self._register(CallbackMetric, *args, **kwargs)
+        if isinstance(calls, dict):
+            for k, v in calls.items():
+                g.add_metric(k, v)
+        else:
+            g.add_metric([], calls)
 
-    def register_distribution(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Returns:
-            DistributionMetric
-        """
-        return self._register(DistributionMetric, *args, **kwargs)
+        yield g
 
-    def register_cache(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Returns:
-            CacheMetric
-        """
-        return self._register(CacheMetric, *args, **kwargs)
+    def __attrs_post_init__(self):
+        self._register()
 
+    def _register(self):
+        if self.name in all_gauges.keys():
+            logger.warning("%s already registered, reregistering" % (self.name,))
+            REGISTRY.unregister(all_gauges.pop(self.name))
 
-def register_memory_metrics(hs):
-    try:
-        import psutil
-        process = psutil.Process()
-        process.memory_info().rss
-    except (ImportError, AttributeError):
-        logger.warn(
-            "psutil is not installed or incorrect version."
-            " Disabling memory metrics."
-        )
-        return
-    metric = MemoryUsageMetric(hs, psutil)
-    all_metrics.append(metric)
+        REGISTRY.register(self)
+        all_gauges[self.name] = self
 
 
-def get_metrics_for(pkg_name):
-    """ Returns a Metrics instance for conveniently creating metrics
-    namespaced with the given name prefix. """
+#
+# Detailed CPU metrics
+#
 
-    # Convert a "package.name" to "package_name" because Prometheus doesn't
-    # let us use . in metric names
-    return Metrics(pkg_name.replace(".", "_"))
+class CPUMetrics(object):
 
+    def __init__(self):
+        ticks_per_sec = 100
+        try:
+            # Try and get the system config
+            ticks_per_sec = os.sysconf('SC_CLK_TCK')
+        except (ValueError, TypeError, AttributeError):
+            pass
 
-def render_all():
-    strs = []
+        self.ticks_per_sec = ticks_per_sec
 
-    for collector in all_collectors:
-        collector()
+    def collect(self):
+        if not HAVE_PROC_SELF_STAT:
+            return
+
+        with open("/proc/self/stat") as s:
+            line = s.read()
+            raw_stats = line.split(") ", 1)[1].split(" ")
+
+            user = GaugeMetricFamily("process_cpu_user_seconds_total", "")
+            user.add_metric([], float(raw_stats[11]) / self.ticks_per_sec)
+            yield user
+
+            sys = GaugeMetricFamily("process_cpu_system_seconds_total", "")
+            sys.add_metric([], float(raw_stats[12]) / self.ticks_per_sec)
+            yield sys
+
+
+REGISTRY.register(CPUMetrics())
+
+#
+# Python GC metrics
+#
+
+gc_unreachable = Gauge("python_gc_unreachable_total", "Unreachable GC objects", ["gen"])
+gc_time = Histogram(
+    "python_gc_time",
+    "Time taken to GC (sec)",
+    ["gen"],
+    buckets=[0.0025, 0.005, 0.01, 0.025, 0.05, 0.10, 0.25, 0.50, 1.00, 2.50,
+             5.00, 7.50, 15.00, 30.00, 45.00, 60.00],
+)
 
-    for metric in all_metrics:
-        try:
-            strs += metric.render()
-        except Exception:
-            strs += ["# FAILED to render"]
-            logger.exception("Failed to render metric")
 
-    strs.append("")  # to generate a final CRLF
+class GCCounts(object):
 
-    return "\n".join(strs)
+    def collect(self):
+        cm = GaugeMetricFamily("python_gc_counts", "GC cycle counts", labels=["gen"])
+        for n, m in enumerate(gc.get_count()):
+            cm.add_metric([str(n)], m)
 
+        yield cm
 
-register_process_collector(get_metrics_for("process"))
 
+REGISTRY.register(GCCounts())
 
-python_metrics = get_metrics_for("python")
+#
+# Twisted reactor metrics
+#
 
-gc_time = python_metrics.register_distribution("gc_time", labels=["gen"])
-gc_unreachable = python_metrics.register_counter("gc_unreachable_total", labels=["gen"])
-python_metrics.register_callback(
-    "gc_counts", lambda: {(i,): v for i, v in enumerate(gc.get_count())}, labels=["gen"]
+tick_time = Histogram(
+    "python_twisted_reactor_tick_time",
+    "Tick time of the Twisted reactor (sec)",
+    buckets=[0.001, 0.002, 0.005, 0.01, 0.025, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5],
+)
+pending_calls_metric = Histogram(
+    "python_twisted_reactor_pending_calls",
+    "Pending calls",
+    buckets=[1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000],
 )
 
-reactor_metrics = get_metrics_for("python.twisted.reactor")
-tick_time = reactor_metrics.register_distribution("tick_time")
-pending_calls_metric = reactor_metrics.register_distribution("pending_calls")
+#
+# Federation Metrics
+#
+
+sent_edus_counter = Counter("synapse_federation_client_sent_edus", "")
 
-synapse_metrics = get_metrics_for("synapse")
+sent_transactions_counter = Counter("synapse_federation_client_sent_transactions", "")
+
+events_processed_counter = Counter("synapse_federation_client_events_processed", "")
 
 # Used to track where various components have processed in the event stream,
 # e.g. federation sending, appservice sending, etc.
-event_processing_positions = synapse_metrics.register_gauge(
-    "event_processing_positions", labels=["name"],
-)
+event_processing_positions = Gauge("synapse_event_processing_positions", "", ["name"])
 
 # Used to track the current max events stream position
-event_persisted_position = synapse_metrics.register_gauge(
-    "event_persisted_position",
-)
+event_persisted_position = Gauge("synapse_event_persisted_position", "")
 
 # Used to track the received_ts of the last event processed by various
 # components
-event_processing_last_ts = synapse_metrics.register_gauge(
-    "event_processing_last_ts", labels=["name"],
-)
+event_processing_last_ts = Gauge("synapse_event_processing_last_ts", "", ["name"])
 
 # Used to track the lag processing events. This is the time difference
 # between the last processed event's received_ts and the time it was
 # finished being processed.
-event_processing_lag = synapse_metrics.register_gauge(
-    "event_processing_lag", labels=["name"],
-)
+event_processing_lag = Gauge("synapse_event_processing_lag", "", ["name"])
 
 
 def runUntilCurrentTimer(func):
@@ -197,17 +206,17 @@ def runUntilCurrentTimer(func):
             num_pending += 1
 
         num_pending += len(reactor.threadCallQueue)
-        start = time.time() * 1000
+        start = time.time()
         ret = func(*args, **kwargs)
-        end = time.time() * 1000
+        end = time.time()
 
         # record the amount of wallclock time spent running pending calls.
         # This is a proxy for the actual amount of time between reactor polls,
         # since about 25% of time is actually spent running things triggered by
         # I/O events, but that is harder to capture without rewriting half the
         # reactor.
-        tick_time.inc_by(end - start)
-        pending_calls_metric.inc_by(num_pending)
+        tick_time.observe(end - start)
+        pending_calls_metric.observe(num_pending)
 
         if running_on_pypy:
             return ret
@@ -220,12 +229,12 @@ def runUntilCurrentTimer(func):
             if threshold[i] < counts[i]:
                 logger.info("Collecting gc %d", i)
 
-                start = time.time() * 1000
+                start = time.time()
                 unreachable = gc.collect(i)
-                end = time.time() * 1000
+                end = time.time()
 
-                gc_time.inc_by(end - start, i)
-                gc_unreachable.inc_by(unreachable, i)
+                gc_time.labels(i).observe(end - start)
+                gc_unreachable.labels(i).set(unreachable)
 
         return ret
 
diff --git a/synapse/metrics/metric.py b/synapse/metrics/metric.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f421e7a93f..0000000000
--- a/synapse/metrics/metric.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,328 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-
-from itertools import chain
-import logging
-import re
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def flatten(items):
-    """Flatten a list of lists
-
-    Args:
-        items: iterable[iterable[X]]
-
-    Returns:
-        list[X]: flattened list
-    """
-    return list(chain.from_iterable(items))
-
-
-class BaseMetric(object):
-    """Base class for metrics which report a single value per label set
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, name, labels=[], alternative_names=[]):
-        """
-        Args:
-            name (str): principal name for this metric
-            labels (list(str)): names of the labels which will be reported
-                for this metric
-            alternative_names (iterable(str)): list of alternative names for
-                 this metric. This can be useful to provide a migration path
-                when renaming metrics.
-        """
-        self._names = [name] + list(alternative_names)
-        self.labels = labels  # OK not to clone as we never write it
-
-    def dimension(self):
-        return len(self.labels)
-
-    def is_scalar(self):
-        return not len(self.labels)
-
-    def _render_labelvalue(self, value):
-        return '"%s"' % (_escape_label_value(value),)
-
-    def _render_key(self, values):
-        if self.is_scalar():
-            return ""
-        return "{%s}" % (
-            ",".join(["%s=%s" % (k, self._render_labelvalue(v))
-                      for k, v in zip(self.labels, values)])
-        )
-
-    def _render_for_labels(self, label_values, value):
-        """Render this metric for a single set of labels
-
-        Args:
-            label_values (list[object]): values for each of the labels,
-                (which get stringified).
-            value: value of the metric at with these labels
-
-        Returns:
-            iterable[str]: rendered metric
-        """
-        rendered_labels = self._render_key(label_values)
-        return (
-            "%s%s %.12g" % (name, rendered_labels, value)
-            for name in self._names
-        )
-
-    def render(self):
-        """Render this metric
-
-        Each metric is rendered as:
-
-            name{label1="val1",label2="val2"} value
-
-        https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/exposition_formats/#text-format-details
-
-        Returns:
-            iterable[str]: rendered metrics
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError()
-
-
-class CounterMetric(BaseMetric):
-    """The simplest kind of metric; one that stores a monotonically-increasing
-    value that counts events or running totals.
-
-    Example use cases for Counters:
-    - Number of requests processed
-    - Number of items that were inserted into a queue
-    - Total amount of data that a system has processed
-    Counters can only go up (and be reset when the process restarts).
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(CounterMetric, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-        # dict[list[str]]: value for each set of label values. the keys are the
-        # label values, in the same order as the labels in self.labels.
-        #
-        # (if the metric is a scalar, the (single) key is the empty tuple).
-        self.counts = {}
-
-        # Scalar metrics are never empty
-        if self.is_scalar():
-            self.counts[()] = 0.
-
-    def inc_by(self, incr, *values):
-        if len(values) != self.dimension():
-            raise ValueError(
-                "Expected as many values to inc() as labels (%d)" % (self.dimension())
-            )
-
-        # TODO: should assert that the tag values are all strings
-
-        if values not in self.counts:
-            self.counts[values] = incr
-        else:
-            self.counts[values] += incr
-
-    def inc(self, *values):
-        self.inc_by(1, *values)
-
-    def render(self):
-        return flatten(
-            self._render_for_labels(k, self.counts[k])
-            for k in sorted(self.counts.keys())
-        )
-
-
-class GaugeMetric(BaseMetric):
-    """A metric that can go up or down
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(GaugeMetric, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-        # dict[list[str]]: value for each set of label values. the keys are the
-        # label values, in the same order as the labels in self.labels.
-        #
-        # (if the metric is a scalar, the (single) key is the empty tuple).
-        self.guages = {}
-
-    def set(self, v, *values):
-        if len(values) != self.dimension():
-            raise ValueError(
-                "Expected as many values to inc() as labels (%d)" % (self.dimension())
-            )
-
-        # TODO: should assert that the tag values are all strings
-
-        self.guages[values] = v
-
-    def render(self):
-        return flatten(
-            self._render_for_labels(k, self.guages[k])
-            for k in sorted(self.guages.keys())
-        )
-
-
-class CallbackMetric(BaseMetric):
-    """A metric that returns the numeric value returned by a callback whenever
-    it is rendered. Typically this is used to implement gauges that yield the
-    size or other state of some in-memory object by actively querying it."""
-
-    def __init__(self, name, callback, labels=[]):
-        super(CallbackMetric, self).__init__(name, labels=labels)
-
-        self.callback = callback
-
-    def render(self):
-        try:
-            value = self.callback()
-        except Exception:
-            logger.exception("Failed to render %s", self.name)
-            return ["# FAILED to render " + self.name]
-
-        if self.is_scalar():
-            return list(self._render_for_labels([], value))
-
-        return flatten(
-            self._render_for_labels(k, value[k])
-            for k in sorted(value.keys())
-        )
-
-
-class DistributionMetric(object):
-    """A combination of an event counter and an accumulator, which counts
-    both the number of events and accumulates the total value. Typically this
-    could be used to keep track of method-running times, or other distributions
-    of values that occur in discrete occurances.
-
-    TODO(paul): Try to export some heatmap-style stats?
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, name, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.counts = CounterMetric(name + ":count", **kwargs)
-        self.totals = CounterMetric(name + ":total", **kwargs)
-
-    def inc_by(self, inc, *values):
-        self.counts.inc(*values)
-        self.totals.inc_by(inc, *values)
-
-    def render(self):
-        return self.counts.render() + self.totals.render()
-
-
-class CacheMetric(object):
-    __slots__ = (
-        "name", "cache_name", "hits", "misses", "evicted_size", "size_callback",
-    )
-
-    def __init__(self, name, size_callback, cache_name):
-        self.name = name
-        self.cache_name = cache_name
-
-        self.hits = 0
-        self.misses = 0
-        self.evicted_size = 0
-
-        self.size_callback = size_callback
-
-    def inc_hits(self):
-        self.hits += 1
-
-    def inc_misses(self):
-        self.misses += 1
-
-    def inc_evictions(self, size=1):
-        self.evicted_size += size
-
-    def render(self):
-        size = self.size_callback()
-        hits = self.hits
-        total = self.misses + self.hits
-
-        return [
-            """%s:hits{name="%s"} %d""" % (self.name, self.cache_name, hits),
-            """%s:total{name="%s"} %d""" % (self.name, self.cache_name, total),
-            """%s:size{name="%s"} %d""" % (self.name, self.cache_name, size),
-            """%s:evicted_size{name="%s"} %d""" % (
-                self.name, self.cache_name, self.evicted_size
-            ),
-        ]
-
-
-class MemoryUsageMetric(object):
-    """Keeps track of the current memory usage, using psutil.
-
-    The class will keep the current min/max/sum/counts of rss over the last
-    WINDOW_SIZE_SEC, by polling UPDATE_HZ times per second
-    """
-
-    UPDATE_HZ = 2  # number of times to get memory per second
-    WINDOW_SIZE_SEC = 30  # the size of the window in seconds
-
-    def __init__(self, hs, psutil):
-        clock = hs.get_clock()
-        self.memory_snapshots = []
-
-        self.process = psutil.Process()
-
-        clock.looping_call(self._update_curr_values, 1000 / self.UPDATE_HZ)
-
-    def _update_curr_values(self):
-        max_size = self.UPDATE_HZ * self.WINDOW_SIZE_SEC
-        self.memory_snapshots.append(self.process.memory_info().rss)
-        self.memory_snapshots[:] = self.memory_snapshots[-max_size:]
-
-    def render(self):
-        if not self.memory_snapshots:
-            return []
-
-        max_rss = max(self.memory_snapshots)
-        min_rss = min(self.memory_snapshots)
-        sum_rss = sum(self.memory_snapshots)
-        len_rss = len(self.memory_snapshots)
-
-        return [
-            "process_psutil_rss:max %d" % max_rss,
-            "process_psutil_rss:min %d" % min_rss,
-            "process_psutil_rss:total %d" % sum_rss,
-            "process_psutil_rss:count %d" % len_rss,
-        ]
-
-
-def _escape_character(m):
-    """Replaces a single character with its escape sequence.
-
-    Args:
-        m (re.MatchObject): A match object whose first group is the single
-            character to replace
-
-    Returns:
-        str
-    """
-    c = m.group(1)
-    if c == "\\":
-        return "\\\\"
-    elif c == "\"":
-        return "\\\""
-    elif c == "\n":
-        return "\\n"
-    return c
-
-
-def _escape_label_value(value):
-    """Takes a label value and escapes quotes, newlines and backslashes
-    """
-    return re.sub(r"([\n\"\\])", _escape_character, str(value))
diff --git a/synapse/metrics/process_collector.py b/synapse/metrics/process_collector.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 50e5b48a2b..0000000000
--- a/synapse/metrics/process_collector.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-import os
-
-from six import iteritems
-
-TICKS_PER_SEC = 100
-BYTES_PER_PAGE = 4096
-
-HAVE_PROC_STAT = os.path.exists("/proc/stat")
-HAVE_PROC_SELF_STAT = os.path.exists("/proc/self/stat")
-HAVE_PROC_SELF_LIMITS = os.path.exists("/proc/self/limits")
-HAVE_PROC_SELF_FD = os.path.exists("/proc/self/fd")
-
-# Field indexes from /proc/self/stat, taken from the proc(5) manpage
-STAT_FIELDS = {
-    "utime": 14,
-    "stime": 15,
-    "starttime": 22,
-    "vsize": 23,
-    "rss": 24,
-}
-
-
-stats = {}
-
-# In order to report process_start_time_seconds we need to know the
-# machine's boot time, because the value in /proc/self/stat is relative to
-# this
-boot_time = None
-if HAVE_PROC_STAT:
-    with open("/proc/stat") as _procstat:
-        for line in _procstat:
-            if line.startswith("btime "):
-                boot_time = int(line.split()[1])
-
-
-def update_resource_metrics():
-    if HAVE_PROC_SELF_STAT:
-        global stats
-        with open("/proc/self/stat") as s:
-            line = s.read()
-            # line is PID (command) more stats go here ...
-            raw_stats = line.split(") ", 1)[1].split(" ")
-
-            for (name, index) in iteritems(STAT_FIELDS):
-                # subtract 3 from the index, because proc(5) is 1-based, and
-                # we've lost the first two fields in PID and COMMAND above
-                stats[name] = int(raw_stats[index - 3])
-
-
-def _count_fds():
-    # Not every OS will have a /proc/self/fd directory
-    if not HAVE_PROC_SELF_FD:
-        return 0
-
-    return len(os.listdir("/proc/self/fd"))
-
-
-def register_process_collector(process_metrics):
-    process_metrics.register_collector(update_resource_metrics)
-
-    if HAVE_PROC_SELF_STAT:
-        process_metrics.register_callback(
-            "cpu_user_seconds_total",
-            lambda: float(stats["utime"]) / TICKS_PER_SEC
-        )
-        process_metrics.register_callback(
-            "cpu_system_seconds_total",
-            lambda: float(stats["stime"]) / TICKS_PER_SEC
-        )
-        process_metrics.register_callback(
-            "cpu_seconds_total",
-            lambda: (float(stats["utime"] + stats["stime"])) / TICKS_PER_SEC
-        )
-
-        process_metrics.register_callback(
-            "virtual_memory_bytes",
-            lambda: int(stats["vsize"])
-        )
-        process_metrics.register_callback(
-            "resident_memory_bytes",
-            lambda: int(stats["rss"]) * BYTES_PER_PAGE
-        )
-
-        process_metrics.register_callback(
-            "start_time_seconds",
-            lambda: boot_time + int(stats["starttime"]) / TICKS_PER_SEC
-        )
-
-    if HAVE_PROC_SELF_FD:
-        process_metrics.register_callback(
-            "open_fds",
-            lambda: _count_fds()
-        )
-
-    if HAVE_PROC_SELF_LIMITS:
-        def _get_max_fds():
-            with open("/proc/self/limits") as limits:
-                for line in limits:
-                    if not line.startswith("Max open files "):
-                        continue
-                    # Line is  Max open files  $SOFT  $HARD
-                    return int(line.split()[3])
-            return None
-
-        process_metrics.register_callback(
-            "max_fds",
-            lambda: _get_max_fds()
-        )
diff --git a/synapse/metrics/resource.py b/synapse/metrics/resource.py
index 870f400600..7996e6ab66 100644
--- a/synapse/metrics/resource.py
+++ b/synapse/metrics/resource.py
@@ -13,27 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from twisted.web.resource import Resource
-
-import synapse.metrics
-
-
 METRICS_PREFIX = "/_synapse/metrics"
-
-
-class MetricsResource(Resource):
-    isLeaf = True
-
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        Resource.__init__(self)  # Resource is old-style, so no super()
-
-        self.hs = hs
-
-    def render_GET(self, request):
-        response = synapse.metrics.render_all()
-
-        request.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/plain")
-        request.setHeader("Content-Length", str(len(response)))
-
-        # Encode as UTF-8 (default)
-        return response.encode()
diff --git a/synapse/notifier.py b/synapse/notifier.py
index 8355c7d621..6dce20a284 100644
--- a/synapse/notifier.py
+++ b/synapse/notifier.py
@@ -28,22 +28,20 @@ from synapse.util.logcontext import PreserveLoggingContext, run_in_background
 from synapse.util.metrics import Measure
 from synapse.types import StreamToken
 from synapse.visibility import filter_events_for_client
-import synapse.metrics
+from synapse.metrics import LaterGauge
 
 from collections import namedtuple
+from prometheus_client import Counter
 
 import logging
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for(__name__)
+notified_events_counter = Counter("synapse_notifier_notified_events", "")
 
-notified_events_counter = metrics.register_counter("notified_events")
-
-users_woken_by_stream_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "users_woken_by_stream", labels=["stream"]
-)
+users_woken_by_stream_counter = Counter(
+    "synapse_notifier_users_woken_by_stream", "", ["stream"])
 
 
 # TODO(paul): Should be shared somewhere
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ class _NotifierUserStream(object):
         self.last_notified_ms = time_now_ms
         noify_deferred = self.notify_deferred
 
-        users_woken_by_stream_counter.inc(stream_key)
+        users_woken_by_stream_counter.labels(stream_key).inc()
 
         with PreserveLoggingContext():
             self.notify_deferred = ObservableDeferred(defer.Deferred())
@@ -197,14 +195,14 @@ class Notifier(object):
                 all_user_streams.add(x)
 
             return sum(stream.count_listeners() for stream in all_user_streams)
-        metrics.register_callback("listeners", count_listeners)
+        LaterGauge("synapse_notifier_listeners", "", [], count_listeners)
 
-        metrics.register_callback(
-            "rooms",
+        LaterGauge(
+            "synapse_notifier_rooms", "", [],
             lambda: count(bool, self.room_to_user_streams.values()),
         )
-        metrics.register_callback(
-            "users",
+        LaterGauge(
+            "synapse_notifier_users", "", [],
             lambda: len(self.user_to_user_stream),
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py b/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py
index 2f7e77f5f5..a5cab1f043 100644
--- a/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py
+++ b/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py
@@ -22,14 +22,13 @@ from .push_rule_evaluator import PushRuleEvaluatorForEvent
 
 from synapse.event_auth import get_user_power_level
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
-from synapse.metrics import get_metrics_for
-from synapse.util.caches import metrics as cache_metrics
+from synapse.util.caches import register_cache
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cached
 from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
 from synapse.state import POWER_KEY
 
 from collections import namedtuple
-
+from prometheus_client import Counter
 from six import itervalues, iteritems
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -37,21 +36,18 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 rules_by_room = {}
 
-push_metrics = get_metrics_for(__name__)
 
-push_rules_invalidation_counter = push_metrics.register_counter(
-    "push_rules_invalidation_counter"
-)
-push_rules_state_size_counter = push_metrics.register_counter(
-    "push_rules_state_size_counter"
-)
+push_rules_invalidation_counter = Counter(
+    "synapse_push_bulk_push_rule_evaluator_push_rules_invalidation_counter", "")
+push_rules_state_size_counter = Counter(
+    "synapse_push_bulk_push_rule_evaluator_push_rules_state_size_counter", "")
 
 # Measures whether we use the fast path of using state deltas, or if we have to
 # recalculate from scratch
-push_rules_delta_state_cache_metric = cache_metrics.register_cache(
+push_rules_delta_state_cache_metric = register_cache(
     "cache",
-    size_callback=lambda: 0,  # Meaningless size, as this isn't a cache that stores values
-    cache_name="push_rules_delta_state_cache_metric",
+    "push_rules_delta_state_cache_metric",
+    cache=[],  # Meaningless size, as this isn't a cache that stores values
 )
 
 
@@ -65,10 +61,10 @@ class BulkPushRuleEvaluator(object):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
-        self.room_push_rule_cache_metrics = cache_metrics.register_cache(
+        self.room_push_rule_cache_metrics = register_cache(
             "cache",
-            size_callback=lambda: 0,  # There's not good value for this
-            cache_name="room_push_rule_cache",
+            "room_push_rule_cache",
+            cache=[],  # Meaningless size, as this isn't a cache that stores values
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -310,7 +306,7 @@ class RulesForRoom(object):
                 current_state_ids = context.current_state_ids
                 push_rules_delta_state_cache_metric.inc_misses()
 
-            push_rules_state_size_counter.inc_by(len(current_state_ids))
+            push_rules_state_size_counter.inc(len(current_state_ids))
 
             logger.debug(
                 "Looking for member changes in %r %r", state_group, current_state_ids
diff --git a/synapse/push/httppusher.py b/synapse/push/httppusher.py
index b077e1a446..bf7ff74a1a 100644
--- a/synapse/push/httppusher.py
+++ b/synapse/push/httppusher.py
@@ -20,22 +20,17 @@ from twisted.internet.error import AlreadyCalled, AlreadyCancelled
 
 from . import push_rule_evaluator
 from . import push_tools
-import synapse
 from synapse.push import PusherConfigException
 from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
 from synapse.util.metrics import Measure
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+from prometheus_client import Counter
 
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for(__name__)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-http_push_processed_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "http_pushes_processed",
-)
+http_push_processed_counter = Counter("synapse_http_httppusher_http_pushes_processed", "")
 
-http_push_failed_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "http_pushes_failed",
-)
+http_push_failed_counter = Counter("synapse_http_httppusher_http_pushes_failed", "")
 
 
 class HttpPusher(object):
diff --git a/synapse/push/push_rule_evaluator.py b/synapse/push/push_rule_evaluator.py
index d55efde8cc..cf735f7468 100644
--- a/synapse/push/push_rule_evaluator.py
+++ b/synapse/push/push_rule_evaluator.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class PushRuleEvaluatorForEvent(object):
 
 # Caches (glob, word_boundary) -> regex for push. See _glob_matches
 regex_cache = LruCache(50000 * CACHE_SIZE_FACTOR)
-register_cache("regex_push_cache", regex_cache)
+register_cache("cache", "regex_push_cache", regex_cache)
 
 
 def _glob_matches(glob, value, word_boundary=False):
diff --git a/synapse/python_dependencies.py b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
index 216db4d164..478c497722 100644
--- a/synapse/python_dependencies.py
+++ b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ REQUIREMENTS = {
     "msgpack-python>=0.3.0": ["msgpack"],
     "phonenumbers>=8.2.0": ["phonenumbers"],
     "six": ["six"],
+    "prometheus_client": ["prometheus_client"],
 }
 CONDITIONAL_REQUIREMENTS = {
     "web_client": {
diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/protocol.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/protocol.py
index 7ca1588f6a..a6280aae70 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/protocol.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/protocol.py
@@ -60,22 +60,21 @@ from .commands import (
 )
 from .streams import STREAMS_MAP
 
+from synapse.metrics import LaterGauge
 from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string
-from synapse.metrics.metric import CounterMetric
 
-import logging
-import synapse.metrics
-import struct
-import fcntl
+from prometheus_client import Counter
 
-from six import iterkeys, iteritems
+from collections import defaultdict
 
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for(__name__)
+from six import iterkeys, iteritems
 
-connection_close_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "close_reason", labels=["reason_type"],
-)
+import logging
+import struct
+import fcntl
 
+connection_close_counter = Counter(
+    "synapse_replication_tcp_protocol_close_reason", "", ["reason_type"])
 
 # A list of all connected protocols. This allows us to send metrics about the
 # connections.
@@ -137,12 +136,8 @@ class BaseReplicationStreamProtocol(LineOnlyReceiver):
         # The LoopingCall for sending pings.
         self._send_ping_loop = None
 
-        self.inbound_commands_counter = CounterMetric(
-            "inbound_commands", labels=["command"],
-        )
-        self.outbound_commands_counter = CounterMetric(
-            "outbound_commands", labels=["command"],
-        )
+        self.inbound_commands_counter = defaultdict(int)
+        self.outbound_commands_counter = defaultdict(int)
 
     def connectionMade(self):
         logger.info("[%s] Connection established", self.id())
@@ -202,7 +197,8 @@ class BaseReplicationStreamProtocol(LineOnlyReceiver):
 
         self.last_received_command = self.clock.time_msec()
 
-        self.inbound_commands_counter.inc(cmd_name)
+        self.inbound_commands_counter[cmd_name] = (
+            self.inbound_commands_counter[cmd_name] + 1)
 
         cmd_cls = COMMAND_MAP[cmd_name]
         try:
@@ -252,8 +248,8 @@ class BaseReplicationStreamProtocol(LineOnlyReceiver):
             self._queue_command(cmd)
             return
 
-        self.outbound_commands_counter.inc(cmd.NAME)
-
+        self.outbound_commands_counter[cmd.NAME] = (
+            self.outbound_commands_counter[cmd.NAME] + 1)
         string = "%s %s" % (cmd.NAME, cmd.to_line(),)
         if "\n" in string:
             raise Exception("Unexpected newline in command: %r", string)
@@ -318,9 +314,9 @@ class BaseReplicationStreamProtocol(LineOnlyReceiver):
     def connectionLost(self, reason):
         logger.info("[%s] Replication connection closed: %r", self.id(), reason)
         if isinstance(reason, Failure):
-            connection_close_counter.inc(reason.type.__name__)
+            connection_close_counter.labels(reason.type.__name__).inc()
         else:
-            connection_close_counter.inc(reason.__class__.__name__)
+            connection_close_counter.labels(reason.__class__.__name__).inc()
 
         try:
             # Remove us from list of connections to be monitored
@@ -519,7 +515,7 @@ class ClientReplicationStreamProtocol(BaseReplicationStreamProtocol):
 
     def on_RDATA(self, cmd):
         stream_name = cmd.stream_name
-        inbound_rdata_count.inc(stream_name)
+        inbound_rdata_count.labels(stream_name).inc()
 
         try:
             row = STREAMS_MAP[stream_name].ROW_TYPE(*cmd.row)
@@ -567,14 +563,12 @@ class ClientReplicationStreamProtocol(BaseReplicationStreamProtocol):
 
 # The following simply registers metrics for the replication connections
 
-metrics.register_callback(
-    "pending_commands",
+pending_commands = LaterGauge(
+    "pending_commands", "", ["name", "conn_id"],
     lambda: {
         (p.name, p.conn_id): len(p.pending_commands)
         for p in connected_connections
-    },
-    labels=["name", "conn_id"],
-)
+    })
 
 
 def transport_buffer_size(protocol):
@@ -584,14 +578,12 @@ def transport_buffer_size(protocol):
     return 0
 
 
-metrics.register_callback(
-    "transport_send_buffer",
+transport_send_buffer = LaterGauge(
+    "synapse_replication_tcp_transport_send_buffer", "", ["name", "conn_id"],
     lambda: {
         (p.name, p.conn_id): transport_buffer_size(p)
         for p in connected_connections
-    },
-    labels=["name", "conn_id"],
-)
+    })
 
 
 def transport_kernel_read_buffer_size(protocol, read=True):
@@ -609,48 +601,38 @@ def transport_kernel_read_buffer_size(protocol, read=True):
     return 0
 
 
-metrics.register_callback(
-    "transport_kernel_send_buffer",
+tcp_transport_kernel_send_buffer = LaterGauge(
+    "synapse_replication_tcp_transport_kernel_send_buffer", "", ["name", "conn_id"],
     lambda: {
         (p.name, p.conn_id): transport_kernel_read_buffer_size(p, False)
         for p in connected_connections
-    },
-    labels=["name", "conn_id"],
-)
+    })
 
 
-metrics.register_callback(
-    "transport_kernel_read_buffer",
+tcp_transport_kernel_read_buffer = LaterGauge(
+    "synapse_replication_tcp_transport_kernel_read_buffer", "", ["name", "conn_id"],
     lambda: {
         (p.name, p.conn_id): transport_kernel_read_buffer_size(p, True)
         for p in connected_connections
-    },
-    labels=["name", "conn_id"],
-)
+    })
 
 
-metrics.register_callback(
-    "inbound_commands",
+tcp_inbound_commands = LaterGauge(
+    "synapse_replication_tcp_inbound_commands", "", ["command", "name", "conn_id"],
     lambda: {
         (k[0], p.name, p.conn_id): count
         for p in connected_connections
         for k, count in iteritems(p.inbound_commands_counter.counts)
-    },
-    labels=["command", "name", "conn_id"],
-)
+    })
 
-metrics.register_callback(
-    "outbound_commands",
+tcp_outbound_commands = LaterGauge(
+    "synapse_replication_tcp_outbound_commands", "", ["command", "name", "conn_id"],
     lambda: {
         (k[0], p.name, p.conn_id): count
         for p in connected_connections
         for k, count in iteritems(p.outbound_commands_counter.counts)
-    },
-    labels=["command", "name", "conn_id"],
-)
+    })
 
 # number of updates received for each RDATA stream
-inbound_rdata_count = metrics.register_counter(
-    "inbound_rdata_count",
-    labels=["stream_name"],
-)
+inbound_rdata_count = Counter("synapse_replication_tcp_inbound_rdata_count", "",
+                              ["stream_name"])
diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/resource.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/resource.py
index 1969072ab9..63bd6d2652 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/resource.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/resource.py
@@ -22,21 +22,21 @@ from .streams import STREAMS_MAP, FederationStream
 from .protocol import ServerReplicationStreamProtocol
 
 from synapse.util.metrics import Measure, measure_func
+from synapse.metrics import LaterGauge
 
 import logging
-import synapse.metrics
 
+from prometheus_client import Counter
 from six import itervalues
 
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for(__name__)
-stream_updates_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "stream_updates", labels=["stream_name"]
-)
-user_sync_counter = metrics.register_counter("user_sync")
-federation_ack_counter = metrics.register_counter("federation_ack")
-remove_pusher_counter = metrics.register_counter("remove_pusher")
-invalidate_cache_counter = metrics.register_counter("invalidate_cache")
-user_ip_cache_counter = metrics.register_counter("user_ip_cache")
+stream_updates_counter = Counter("synapse_replication_tcp_resource_stream_updates",
+                                 "", ["stream_name"])
+user_sync_counter = Counter("synapse_replication_tcp_resource_user_sync", "")
+federation_ack_counter = Counter("synapse_replication_tcp_resource_federation_ack", "")
+remove_pusher_counter = Counter("synapse_replication_tcp_resource_remove_pusher", "")
+invalidate_cache_counter = Counter("synapse_replication_tcp_resource_invalidate_cache",
+                                   "")
+user_ip_cache_counter = Counter("synapse_replication_tcp_resource_user_ip_cache", "")
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ class ReplicationStreamer(object):
         # Current connections.
         self.connections = []
 
-        metrics.register_callback("total_connections", lambda: len(self.connections))
+        LaterGauge("synapse_replication_tcp_resource_total_connections", "", [],
+                   lambda: len(self.connections))
 
         # List of streams that clients can subscribe to.
         # We only support federation stream if federation sending hase been
@@ -87,17 +88,16 @@ class ReplicationStreamer(object):
 
         self.streams_by_name = {stream.NAME: stream for stream in self.streams}
 
-        metrics.register_callback(
-            "connections_per_stream",
+        LaterGauge(
+            "synapse_replication_tcp_resource_connections_per_stream", "",
+            ["stream_name"],
             lambda: {
                 (stream_name,): len([
                     conn for conn in self.connections
                     if stream_name in conn.replication_streams
                 ])
                 for stream_name in self.streams_by_name
-            },
-            labels=["stream_name"],
-        )
+            })
 
         self.federation_sender = None
         if not hs.config.send_federation:
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class ReplicationStreamer(object):
                             logger.info(
                                 "Streaming: %s -> %s", stream.NAME, updates[-1][0]
                             )
-                            stream_updates_counter.inc_by(len(updates), stream.NAME)
+                            stream_updates_counter.labels(stream.NAME).inc(len(updates))
 
                         # Some streams return multiple rows with the same stream IDs,
                         # we need to make sure they get sent out in batches. We do
diff --git a/synapse/server_notices/consent_server_notices.py b/synapse/server_notices/consent_server_notices.py
index a709802856..bb74af1af5 100644
--- a/synapse/server_notices/consent_server_notices.py
+++ b/synapse/server_notices/consent_server_notices.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class ConsentServerNotices(object):
 
         self._current_consent_version = hs.config.user_consent_version
         self._server_notice_content = hs.config.user_consent_server_notice_content
+        self._send_to_guests = hs.config.user_consent_server_notice_to_guests
 
         if self._server_notice_content is not None:
             if not self._server_notices_manager.is_enabled():
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ class ConsentServerNotices(object):
         try:
             u = yield self._store.get_user_by_id(user_id)
 
+            if u["is_guest"] and not self._send_to_guests:
+                # don't send to guests
+                return
+
             if u["consent_version"] == self._current_consent_version:
                 # user has already consented
                 return
diff --git a/synapse/state.py b/synapse/state.py
index 26093c8434..b8c27c6815 100644
--- a/synapse/state.py
+++ b/synapse/state.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ from frozendict import frozendict
 import logging
 import hashlib
 
+from six import iteritems, itervalues
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ class StateHandler(object):
 
         state_map = yield self.store.get_events(state.values(), get_prev_content=False)
         state = {
-            key: state_map[e_id] for key, e_id in state.iteritems() if e_id in state_map
+            key: state_map[e_id] for key, e_id in iteritems(state) if e_id in state_map
         }
 
         defer.returnValue(state)
@@ -338,7 +340,7 @@ class StateHandler(object):
         )
 
         if len(state_groups_ids) == 1:
-            name, state_list = state_groups_ids.items().pop()
+            name, state_list = list(state_groups_ids.items()).pop()
 
             prev_group, delta_ids = yield self.store.get_state_group_delta(name)
 
@@ -378,7 +380,7 @@ class StateHandler(object):
             new_state = resolve_events_with_state_map(state_set_ids, state_map)
 
         new_state = {
-            key: state_map[ev_id] for key, ev_id in new_state.iteritems()
+            key: state_map[ev_id] for key, ev_id in iteritems(new_state)
         }
 
         return new_state
@@ -458,15 +460,15 @@ class StateResolutionHandler(object):
             # build a map from state key to the event_ids which set that state.
             # dict[(str, str), set[str])
             state = {}
-            for st in state_groups_ids.itervalues():
-                for key, e_id in st.iteritems():
+            for st in itervalues(state_groups_ids):
+                for key, e_id in iteritems(st):
                     state.setdefault(key, set()).add(e_id)
 
             # build a map from state key to the event_ids which set that state,
             # including only those where there are state keys in conflict.
             conflicted_state = {
                 k: list(v)
-                for k, v in state.iteritems()
+                for k, v in iteritems(state)
                 if len(v) > 1
             }
 
@@ -474,13 +476,13 @@ class StateResolutionHandler(object):
                 logger.info("Resolving conflicted state for %r", room_id)
                 with Measure(self.clock, "state._resolve_events"):
                     new_state = yield resolve_events_with_factory(
-                        state_groups_ids.values(),
+                        list(state_groups_ids.values()),
                         event_map=event_map,
                         state_map_factory=state_map_factory,
                     )
             else:
                 new_state = {
-                    key: e_ids.pop() for key, e_ids in state.iteritems()
+                    key: e_ids.pop() for key, e_ids in iteritems(state)
                 }
 
             with Measure(self.clock, "state.create_group_ids"):
@@ -489,8 +491,8 @@ class StateResolutionHandler(object):
                 # which will be used as a cache key for future resolutions, but
                 # not get persisted.
                 state_group = None
-                new_state_event_ids = frozenset(new_state.itervalues())
-                for sg, events in state_groups_ids.iteritems():
+                new_state_event_ids = frozenset(itervalues(new_state))
+                for sg, events in iteritems(state_groups_ids):
                     if new_state_event_ids == frozenset(e_id for e_id in events):
                         state_group = sg
                         break
@@ -501,11 +503,11 @@ class StateResolutionHandler(object):
 
                 prev_group = None
                 delta_ids = None
-                for old_group, old_ids in state_groups_ids.iteritems():
+                for old_group, old_ids in iteritems(state_groups_ids):
                     if not set(new_state) - set(old_ids):
                         n_delta_ids = {
                             k: v
-                            for k, v in new_state.iteritems()
+                            for k, v in iteritems(new_state)
                             if old_ids.get(k) != v
                         }
                         if not delta_ids or len(n_delta_ids) < len(delta_ids):
@@ -527,7 +529,7 @@ class StateResolutionHandler(object):
 
 def _ordered_events(events):
     def key_func(e):
-        return -int(e.depth), hashlib.sha1(e.event_id).hexdigest()
+        return -int(e.depth), hashlib.sha1(e.event_id.encode()).hexdigest()
 
     return sorted(events, key=key_func)
 
@@ -584,7 +586,7 @@ def _seperate(state_sets):
     conflicted_state = {}
 
     for state_set in state_sets[1:]:
-        for key, value in state_set.iteritems():
+        for key, value in iteritems(state_set):
             # Check if there is an unconflicted entry for the state key.
             unconflicted_value = unconflicted_state.get(key)
             if unconflicted_value is None:
@@ -640,7 +642,7 @@ def resolve_events_with_factory(state_sets, event_map, state_map_factory):
 
     needed_events = set(
         event_id
-        for event_ids in conflicted_state.itervalues()
+        for event_ids in itervalues(conflicted_state)
         for event_id in event_ids
     )
     if event_map is not None:
@@ -662,7 +664,7 @@ def resolve_events_with_factory(state_sets, event_map, state_map_factory):
         unconflicted_state, conflicted_state, state_map
     )
 
-    new_needed_events = set(auth_events.itervalues())
+    new_needed_events = set(itervalues(auth_events))
     new_needed_events -= needed_events
     if event_map is not None:
         new_needed_events -= set(event_map.iterkeys())
@@ -679,7 +681,7 @@ def resolve_events_with_factory(state_sets, event_map, state_map_factory):
 
 def _create_auth_events_from_maps(unconflicted_state, conflicted_state, state_map):
     auth_events = {}
-    for event_ids in conflicted_state.itervalues():
+    for event_ids in itervalues(conflicted_state):
         for event_id in event_ids:
             if event_id in state_map:
                 keys = event_auth.auth_types_for_event(state_map[event_id])
@@ -694,7 +696,7 @@ def _create_auth_events_from_maps(unconflicted_state, conflicted_state, state_ma
 def _resolve_with_state(unconflicted_state_ids, conflicted_state_ds, auth_event_ids,
                         state_map):
     conflicted_state = {}
-    for key, event_ids in conflicted_state_ds.iteritems():
+    for key, event_ids in iteritems(conflicted_state_ds):
         events = [state_map[ev_id] for ev_id in event_ids if ev_id in state_map]
         if len(events) > 1:
             conflicted_state[key] = events
@@ -703,7 +705,7 @@ def _resolve_with_state(unconflicted_state_ids, conflicted_state_ds, auth_event_
 
     auth_events = {
         key: state_map[ev_id]
-        for key, ev_id in auth_event_ids.iteritems()
+        for key, ev_id in iteritems(auth_event_ids)
         if ev_id in state_map
     }
 
@@ -716,7 +718,7 @@ def _resolve_with_state(unconflicted_state_ids, conflicted_state_ds, auth_event_
         raise
 
     new_state = unconflicted_state_ids
-    for key, event in resolved_state.iteritems():
+    for key, event in iteritems(resolved_state):
         new_state[key] = event.event_id
 
     return new_state
@@ -741,7 +743,7 @@ def _resolve_state_events(conflicted_state, auth_events):
 
     auth_events.update(resolved_state)
 
-    for key, events in conflicted_state.iteritems():
+    for key, events in iteritems(conflicted_state):
         if key[0] == EventTypes.JoinRules:
             logger.debug("Resolving conflicted join rules %r", events)
             resolved_state[key] = _resolve_auth_events(
@@ -751,7 +753,7 @@ def _resolve_state_events(conflicted_state, auth_events):
 
     auth_events.update(resolved_state)
 
-    for key, events in conflicted_state.iteritems():
+    for key, events in iteritems(conflicted_state):
         if key[0] == EventTypes.Member:
             logger.debug("Resolving conflicted member lists %r", events)
             resolved_state[key] = _resolve_auth_events(
@@ -761,7 +763,7 @@ def _resolve_state_events(conflicted_state, auth_events):
 
     auth_events.update(resolved_state)
 
-    for key, events in conflicted_state.iteritems():
+    for key, events in iteritems(conflicted_state):
         if key not in resolved_state:
             logger.debug("Resolving conflicted state %r:%r", key, events)
             resolved_state[key] = _resolve_normal_events(
diff --git a/synapse/storage/_base.py b/synapse/storage/_base.py
index 6133d305bd..22d6257a9f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/_base.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ from synapse.api.errors import StoreError
 from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext, PreserveLoggingContext
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import Cache
 from synapse.storage.engines import PostgresEngine
-import synapse.metrics
 
+from prometheus_client import Histogram
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
@@ -42,13 +42,10 @@ sql_logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.storage.SQL")
 transaction_logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.storage.txn")
 perf_logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.storage.TIME")
 
+sql_scheduling_timer = Histogram("synapse_storage_schedule_time", "sec")
 
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for("synapse.storage")
-
-sql_scheduling_timer = metrics.register_distribution("schedule_time")
-
-sql_query_timer = metrics.register_distribution("query_time", labels=["verb"])
-sql_txn_timer = metrics.register_distribution("transaction_time", labels=["desc"])
+sql_query_timer = Histogram("synapse_storage_query_time", "sec", ["verb"])
+sql_txn_timer = Histogram("synapse_storage_transaction_time", "sec", ["desc"])
 
 
 class LoggingTransaction(object):
@@ -113,7 +110,7 @@ class LoggingTransaction(object):
                 # Don't let logging failures stop SQL from working
                 pass
 
-        start = time.time() * 1000
+        start = time.time()
 
         try:
             return func(
@@ -123,9 +120,9 @@ class LoggingTransaction(object):
             logger.debug("[SQL FAIL] {%s} %s", self.name, e)
             raise
         finally:
-            msecs = (time.time() * 1000) - start
-            sql_logger.debug("[SQL time] {%s} %f", self.name, msecs)
-            sql_query_timer.inc_by(msecs, sql.split()[0])
+            secs = time.time() - start
+            sql_logger.debug("[SQL time] {%s} %f sec", self.name, secs)
+            sql_query_timer.labels(sql.split()[0]).observe(secs)
 
 
 class PerformanceCounters(object):
@@ -135,7 +132,7 @@ class PerformanceCounters(object):
 
     def update(self, key, start_time, end_time=None):
         if end_time is None:
-            end_time = time.time() * 1000
+            end_time = time.time()
         duration = end_time - start_time
         count, cum_time = self.current_counters.get(key, (0, 0))
         count += 1
@@ -225,7 +222,7 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
 
     def _new_transaction(self, conn, desc, after_callbacks, exception_callbacks,
                          logging_context, func, *args, **kwargs):
-        start = time.time() * 1000
+        start = time.time()
         txn_id = self._TXN_ID
 
         # We don't really need these to be unique, so lets stop it from
@@ -285,17 +282,17 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
             logger.debug("[TXN FAIL] {%s} %s", name, e)
             raise
         finally:
-            end = time.time() * 1000
+            end = time.time()
             duration = end - start
 
             if logging_context is not None:
                 logging_context.add_database_transaction(duration)
 
-            transaction_logger.debug("[TXN END] {%s} %f", name, duration)
+            transaction_logger.debug("[TXN END] {%s} %f sec", name, duration)
 
             self._current_txn_total_time += duration
             self._txn_perf_counters.update(desc, start, end)
-            sql_txn_timer.inc_by(duration, desc)
+            sql_txn_timer.labels(desc).observe(duration)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def runInteraction(self, desc, func, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -352,13 +349,13 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
         """
         current_context = LoggingContext.current_context()
 
-        start_time = time.time() * 1000
+        start_time = time.time()
 
         def inner_func(conn, *args, **kwargs):
             with LoggingContext("runWithConnection") as context:
-                sched_duration_ms = time.time() * 1000 - start_time
-                sql_scheduling_timer.inc_by(sched_duration_ms)
-                current_context.add_database_scheduled(sched_duration_ms)
+                sched_duration_sec = time.time() - start_time
+                sql_scheduling_timer.observe(sched_duration_sec)
+                current_context.add_database_scheduled(sched_duration_sec)
 
                 if self.database_engine.is_connection_closed(conn):
                     logger.debug("Reconnecting closed database connection")
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events.py b/synapse/storage/events.py
index 5ebef98c4f..b96104ccae 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events.py
@@ -40,30 +40,27 @@ import synapse.metrics
 from synapse.events import EventBase    # noqa: F401
 from synapse.events.snapshot import EventContext   # noqa: F401
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+from prometheus_client import Counter
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for(__name__)
-persist_event_counter = metrics.register_counter("persisted_events")
-event_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "persisted_events_sep", labels=["type", "origin_type", "origin_entity"]
-)
+persist_event_counter = Counter("synapse_storage_events_persisted_events", "")
+event_counter = Counter("synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_sep", "",
+                        ["type", "origin_type", "origin_entity"])
 
 # The number of times we are recalculating the current state
-state_delta_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "state_delta",
-)
+state_delta_counter = Counter("synapse_storage_events_state_delta", "")
+
 # The number of times we are recalculating state when there is only a
 # single forward extremity
-state_delta_single_event_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "state_delta_single_event",
-)
+state_delta_single_event_counter = Counter(
+    "synapse_storage_events_state_delta_single_event", "")
+
 # The number of times we are reculating state when we could have resonably
 # calculated the delta when we calculated the state for an event we were
 # persisting.
-state_delta_reuse_delta_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "state_delta_reuse_delta",
-)
+state_delta_reuse_delta_counter = Counter(
+    "synapse_storage_events_state_delta_reuse_delta", "")
 
 
 def encode_json(json_object):
@@ -445,7 +442,7 @@ class EventsStore(EventsWorkerStore):
                     state_delta_for_room=state_delta_for_room,
                     new_forward_extremeties=new_forward_extremeties,
                 )
-                persist_event_counter.inc_by(len(chunk))
+                persist_event_counter.inc(len(chunk))
                 synapse.metrics.event_persisted_position.set(
                     chunk[-1][0].internal_metadata.stream_ordering,
                 )
@@ -460,7 +457,7 @@ class EventsStore(EventsWorkerStore):
                         origin_type = "remote"
                         origin_entity = get_domain_from_id(event.sender)
 
-                    event_counter.inc(event.type, origin_type, origin_entity)
+                    event_counter.labels(event.type, origin_type, origin_entity).inc()
 
                 for room_id, new_state in current_state_for_room.iteritems():
                     self.get_current_state_ids.prefill(
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events_worker.py b/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
index ba834854e1..32d9d00ffb 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class EventsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def _fetch_event_rows(self, txn, events):
         rows = []
         N = 200
-        for i in range(1 + len(events) / N):
+        for i in range(1 + len(events) // N):
             evs = events[i * N:(i + 1) * N]
             if not evs:
                 break
diff --git a/synapse/storage/filtering.py b/synapse/storage/filtering.py
index 78b1e30945..2e2763126d 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/filtering.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/filtering.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class FilteringStore(SQLBaseStore):
             desc="get_user_filter",
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(json.loads(str(def_json).decode("utf-8")))
+        defer.returnValue(json.loads(bytes(def_json).decode("utf-8")))
 
     def add_user_filter(self, user_localpart, user_filter):
         def_json = encode_canonical_json(user_filter)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/keys.py b/synapse/storage/keys.py
index 87aeaf71d6..0540c2b0b1 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/keys.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/keys.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class KeyStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
         if verify_key_bytes:
             defer.returnValue(decode_verify_key_bytes(
-                key_id, str(verify_key_bytes)
+                key_id, bytes(verify_key_bytes)
             ))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
diff --git a/synapse/storage/registration.py b/synapse/storage/registration.py
index a530e29f43..40f7cc16ee 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/registration.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class RegistrationWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
             retcols=[
                 "name", "password_hash", "is_guest",
                 "consent_version", "consent_server_notice_sent",
+                "appservice_id",
             ],
             allow_none=True,
             desc="get_user_by_id",
diff --git a/synapse/storage/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
index 6a861943a2..7bfc3d91b5 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ from synapse.types import get_domain_from_id
 import logging
 import simplejson as json
 
+from six import itervalues, iteritems
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -272,7 +274,7 @@ class RoomMemberWorkerStore(EventsWorkerStore):
         users_in_room = {}
         member_event_ids = [
             e_id
-            for key, e_id in current_state_ids.iteritems()
+            for key, e_id in iteritems(current_state_ids)
             if key[0] == EventTypes.Member
         ]
 
@@ -289,7 +291,7 @@ class RoomMemberWorkerStore(EventsWorkerStore):
                     users_in_room = dict(prev_res)
                     member_event_ids = [
                         e_id
-                        for key, e_id in context.delta_ids.iteritems()
+                        for key, e_id in iteritems(context.delta_ids)
                         if key[0] == EventTypes.Member
                     ]
                     for etype, state_key in context.delta_ids:
@@ -741,7 +743,7 @@ class _JoinedHostsCache(object):
             if state_entry.state_group == self.state_group:
                 pass
             elif state_entry.prev_group == self.state_group:
-                for (typ, state_key), event_id in state_entry.delta_ids.iteritems():
+                for (typ, state_key), event_id in iteritems(state_entry.delta_ids):
                     if typ != EventTypes.Member:
                         continue
 
@@ -771,7 +773,7 @@ class _JoinedHostsCache(object):
                 self.state_group = state_entry.state_group
             else:
                 self.state_group = object()
-            self._len = sum(len(v) for v in self.hosts_to_joined_users.itervalues())
+            self._len = sum(len(v) for v in itervalues(self.hosts_to_joined_users))
         defer.returnValue(frozenset(self.hosts_to_joined_users))
 
     def __len__(self):
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py b/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py
index 329ccbb866..183faf75a1 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import synapse.metrics
+from prometheus_client.core import Gauge, REGISTRY, GaugeMetricFamily
+
 import os
 
 from six.moves import intern
@@ -21,23 +22,68 @@ import six
 
 CACHE_SIZE_FACTOR = float(os.environ.get("SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR", 0.5))
 
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for("synapse.util.caches")
-
 caches_by_name = {}
-# cache_counter = metrics.register_cache(
-#     "cache",
-#     lambda: {(name,): len(caches_by_name[name]) for name in caches_by_name.keys()},
-#     labels=["name"],
-# )
-
-
-def register_cache(name, cache):
-    caches_by_name[name] = cache
-    return metrics.register_cache(
-        "cache",
-        lambda: len(cache),
-        name,
-    )
+collectors_by_name = {}
+
+cache_size = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_cache:size", "", ["name"])
+cache_hits = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_cache:hits", "", ["name"])
+cache_evicted = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_cache:evicted_size", "", ["name"])
+cache_total = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_cache:total", "", ["name"])
+
+response_cache_size = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_response_cache:size", "", ["name"])
+response_cache_hits = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_response_cache:hits", "", ["name"])
+response_cache_evicted = Gauge(
+    "synapse_util_caches_response_cache:evicted_size", "", ["name"]
+)
+response_cache_total = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_response_cache:total", "", ["name"])
+
+
+def register_cache(cache_type, cache_name, cache):
+
+    # Check if the metric is already registered. Unregister it, if so.
+    # This usually happens during tests, as at runtime these caches are
+    # effectively singletons.
+    metric_name = "cache_%s_%s" % (cache_type, cache_name)
+    if metric_name in collectors_by_name.keys():
+        REGISTRY.unregister(collectors_by_name[metric_name])
+
+    class CacheMetric(object):
+
+        hits = 0
+        misses = 0
+        evicted_size = 0
+
+        def inc_hits(self):
+            self.hits += 1
+
+        def inc_misses(self):
+            self.misses += 1
+
+        def inc_evictions(self, size=1):
+            self.evicted_size += size
+
+        def describe(self):
+            return []
+
+        def collect(self):
+            if cache_type == "response_cache":
+                response_cache_size.labels(cache_name).set(len(cache))
+                response_cache_hits.labels(cache_name).set(self.hits)
+                response_cache_evicted.labels(cache_name).set(self.evicted_size)
+                response_cache_total.labels(cache_name).set(self.hits + self.misses)
+            else:
+                cache_size.labels(cache_name).set(len(cache))
+                cache_hits.labels(cache_name).set(self.hits)
+                cache_evicted.labels(cache_name).set(self.evicted_size)
+                cache_total.labels(cache_name).set(self.hits + self.misses)
+
+            yield GaugeMetricFamily("__unused", "")
+
+    metric = CacheMetric()
+    REGISTRY.register(metric)
+    caches_by_name[cache_name] = cache
+    collectors_by_name[metric_name] = metric
+    return metric
 
 
 KNOWN_KEYS = {
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py b/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
index b595cd6164..f4e2c30088 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class Cache(object):
         self.name = name
         self.keylen = keylen
         self.thread = None
-        self.metrics = register_cache(name, self.cache)
+        self.metrics = register_cache("cache", name, self.cache)
 
     def _on_evicted(self, evicted_count):
         self.metrics.inc_evictions(evicted_count)
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/dictionary_cache.py b/synapse/util/caches/dictionary_cache.py
index 1709e8b429..bdc21e348f 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/dictionary_cache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/dictionary_cache.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class DictionaryCache(object):
             __slots__ = []
 
         self.sentinel = Sentinel()
-        self.metrics = register_cache(name, self.cache)
+        self.metrics = register_cache("dictionary", name, self.cache)
 
     def check_thread(self):
         expected_thread = self.thread
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/expiringcache.py b/synapse/util/caches/expiringcache.py
index 0aa103eecb..ff04c91955 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/expiringcache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/expiringcache.py
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ class ExpiringCache(object):
 
         self._cache = OrderedDict()
 
-        self.metrics = register_cache(cache_name, self)
-
         self.iterable = iterable
 
         self._size_estimate = 0
 
+        self.metrics = register_cache("expiring", cache_name, self)
+
     def start(self):
         if not self._expiry_ms:
             # Don't bother starting the loop if things never expire
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py b/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py
index 7f79333e96..a8491b42d5 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import logging
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.util.async import ObservableDeferred
-from synapse.util.caches import metrics as cache_metrics
+from synapse.util.caches import register_cache
 from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable, run_in_background
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -38,15 +38,16 @@ class ResponseCache(object):
         self.timeout_sec = timeout_ms / 1000.
 
         self._name = name
-        self._metrics = cache_metrics.register_cache(
-            "response_cache",
-            size_callback=lambda: self.size(),
-            cache_name=name,
+        self._metrics = register_cache(
+            "response_cache", name, self
         )
 
     def size(self):
         return len(self.pending_result_cache)
 
+    def __len__(self):
+        return self.size()
+
     def get(self, key):
         """Look up the given key.
 
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py b/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py
index 941d873ab8..a7fe0397fa 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class StreamChangeCache(object):
         self._cache = sorteddict()
         self._earliest_known_stream_pos = current_stream_pos
         self.name = name
-        self.metrics = register_cache(self.name, self._cache)
+        self.metrics = register_cache("cache", self.name, self._cache)
 
         for entity, stream_pos in prefilled_cache.items():
             self.entity_has_changed(entity, stream_pos)
diff --git a/synapse/util/logcontext.py b/synapse/util/logcontext.py
index 914f616312..a58c723403 100644
--- a/synapse/util/logcontext.py
+++ b/synapse/util/logcontext.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
 
     __slots__ = [
         "previous_context", "name", "ru_stime", "ru_utime",
-        "db_txn_count", "db_txn_duration_ms", "db_sched_duration_ms",
+        "db_txn_count", "db_txn_duration_sec", "db_sched_duration_sec",
         "usage_start",
         "main_thread", "alive",
         "request", "tag",
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
         def stop(self):
             pass
 
-        def add_database_transaction(self, duration_ms):
+        def add_database_transaction(self, duration_sec):
             pass
 
-        def add_database_scheduled(self, sched_ms):
+        def add_database_scheduled(self, sched_sec):
             pass
 
         def __nonzero__(self):
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
         self.ru_utime = 0.
         self.db_txn_count = 0
 
-        # ms spent waiting for db txns, excluding scheduling time
-        self.db_txn_duration_ms = 0
+        # sec spent waiting for db txns, excluding scheduling time
+        self.db_txn_duration_sec = 0
 
-        # ms spent waiting for db txns to be scheduled
-        self.db_sched_duration_ms = 0
+        # sec spent waiting for db txns to be scheduled
+        self.db_sched_duration_sec = 0
 
         # If alive has the thread resource usage when the logcontext last
         # became active.
@@ -230,18 +230,18 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
 
         return ru_utime, ru_stime
 
-    def add_database_transaction(self, duration_ms):
+    def add_database_transaction(self, duration_sec):
         self.db_txn_count += 1
-        self.db_txn_duration_ms += duration_ms
+        self.db_txn_duration_sec += duration_sec
 
-    def add_database_scheduled(self, sched_ms):
+    def add_database_scheduled(self, sched_sec):
         """Record a use of the database pool
 
         Args:
-            sched_ms (int): number of milliseconds it took us to get a
+            sched_sec (float): number of seconds it took us to get a
                 connection
         """
-        self.db_sched_duration_ms += sched_ms
+        self.db_sched_duration_sec += sched_sec
 
 
 class LoggingContextFilter(logging.Filter):
diff --git a/synapse/util/logutils.py b/synapse/util/logutils.py
index 3a83828d25..03249c5dc8 100644
--- a/synapse/util/logutils.py
+++ b/synapse/util/logutils.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def time_function(f):
         id = _TIME_FUNC_ID
         _TIME_FUNC_ID += 1
 
-        start = time.clock() * 1000
+        start = time.clock()
 
         try:
             _log_debug_as_f(
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ def time_function(f):
 
             r = f(*args, **kwargs)
         finally:
-            end = time.clock() * 1000
+            end = time.clock()
             _log_debug_as_f(
                 f,
-                "[FUNC END] {%s-%d} %f",
+                "[FUNC END] {%s-%d} %.3f sec",
                 (func_name, id, end - start,),
             )
 
diff --git a/synapse/util/metrics.py b/synapse/util/metrics.py
index e4b5687a4b..1ba7d65c7c 100644
--- a/synapse/util/metrics.py
+++ b/synapse/util/metrics.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
+from prometheus_client import Counter
 from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
-import synapse.metrics
 
 from functools import wraps
 import logging
@@ -24,66 +24,26 @@ import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+block_counter = Counter("synapse_util_metrics_block_count", "", ["block_name"])
 
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for(__name__)
-
-# total number of times we have hit this block
-block_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "block_count",
-    labels=["block_name"],
-    alternative_names=(
-        # the following are all deprecated aliases for the same metric
-        metrics.name_prefix + x for x in (
-            "_block_timer:count",
-            "_block_ru_utime:count",
-            "_block_ru_stime:count",
-            "_block_db_txn_count:count",
-            "_block_db_txn_duration:count",
-        )
-    )
-)
-
-block_timer = metrics.register_counter(
-    "block_time_seconds",
-    labels=["block_name"],
-    alternative_names=(
-        metrics.name_prefix + "_block_timer:total",
-    ),
-)
-
-block_ru_utime = metrics.register_counter(
-    "block_ru_utime_seconds", labels=["block_name"],
-    alternative_names=(
-        metrics.name_prefix + "_block_ru_utime:total",
-    ),
-)
-
-block_ru_stime = metrics.register_counter(
-    "block_ru_stime_seconds", labels=["block_name"],
-    alternative_names=(
-        metrics.name_prefix + "_block_ru_stime:total",
-    ),
-)
-
-block_db_txn_count = metrics.register_counter(
-    "block_db_txn_count", labels=["block_name"],
-    alternative_names=(
-        metrics.name_prefix + "_block_db_txn_count:total",
-    ),
-)
+block_timer = Counter("synapse_util_metrics_block_time_seconds", "", ["block_name"])
+
+block_ru_utime = Counter(
+    "synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_utime_seconds", "", ["block_name"])
+
+block_ru_stime = Counter(
+    "synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_stime_seconds", "", ["block_name"])
+
+block_db_txn_count = Counter(
+    "synapse_util_metrics_block_db_txn_count", "", ["block_name"])
 
 # seconds spent waiting for db txns, excluding scheduling time, in this block
-block_db_txn_duration = metrics.register_counter(
-    "block_db_txn_duration_seconds", labels=["block_name"],
-    alternative_names=(
-        metrics.name_prefix + "_block_db_txn_duration:total",
-    ),
-)
+block_db_txn_duration = Counter(
+    "synapse_util_metrics_block_db_txn_duration_seconds", "", ["block_name"])
 
 # seconds spent waiting for a db connection, in this block
-block_db_sched_duration = metrics.register_counter(
-    "block_db_sched_duration_seconds", labels=["block_name"],
-)
+block_db_sched_duration = Counter(
+    "synapse_util_metrics_block_db_sched_duration_seconds", "", ["block_name"])
 
 
 def measure_func(name):
@@ -102,7 +62,7 @@ class Measure(object):
     __slots__ = [
         "clock", "name", "start_context", "start", "new_context", "ru_utime",
         "ru_stime",
-        "db_txn_count", "db_txn_duration_ms", "db_sched_duration_ms",
+        "db_txn_count", "db_txn_duration_sec", "db_sched_duration_sec",
         "created_context",
     ]
 
@@ -114,7 +74,7 @@ class Measure(object):
         self.created_context = False
 
     def __enter__(self):
-        self.start = self.clock.time_msec()
+        self.start = self.clock.time()
         self.start_context = LoggingContext.current_context()
         if not self.start_context:
             self.start_context = LoggingContext("Measure")
@@ -123,17 +83,17 @@ class Measure(object):
 
         self.ru_utime, self.ru_stime = self.start_context.get_resource_usage()
         self.db_txn_count = self.start_context.db_txn_count
-        self.db_txn_duration_ms = self.start_context.db_txn_duration_ms
-        self.db_sched_duration_ms = self.start_context.db_sched_duration_ms
+        self.db_txn_duration_sec = self.start_context.db_txn_duration_sec
+        self.db_sched_duration_sec = self.start_context.db_sched_duration_sec
 
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
         if isinstance(exc_type, Exception) or not self.start_context:
             return
 
-        duration = self.clock.time_msec() - self.start
+        duration = self.clock.time() - self.start
 
-        block_counter.inc(self.name)
-        block_timer.inc_by(duration, self.name)
+        block_counter.labels(self.name).inc()
+        block_timer.labels(self.name).inc(duration)
 
         context = LoggingContext.current_context()
 
@@ -150,19 +110,13 @@ class Measure(object):
 
         ru_utime, ru_stime = context.get_resource_usage()
 
-        block_ru_utime.inc_by(ru_utime - self.ru_utime, self.name)
-        block_ru_stime.inc_by(ru_stime - self.ru_stime, self.name)
-        block_db_txn_count.inc_by(
-            context.db_txn_count - self.db_txn_count, self.name
-        )
-        block_db_txn_duration.inc_by(
-            (context.db_txn_duration_ms - self.db_txn_duration_ms) / 1000.,
-            self.name
-        )
-        block_db_sched_duration.inc_by(
-            (context.db_sched_duration_ms - self.db_sched_duration_ms) / 1000.,
-            self.name
-        )
+        block_ru_utime.labels(self.name).inc(ru_utime - self.ru_utime)
+        block_ru_stime.labels(self.name).inc(ru_stime - self.ru_stime)
+        block_db_txn_count.labels(self.name).inc(context.db_txn_count - self.db_txn_count)
+        block_db_txn_duration.labels(self.name).inc(
+            context.db_txn_duration_sec - self.db_txn_duration_sec)
+        block_db_sched_duration.labels(self.name).inc(
+            context.db_sched_duration_sec - self.db_sched_duration_sec)
 
         if self.created_context:
             self.start_context.__exit__(exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb)