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-rw-r--r--synapse/api/auth.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/federation_client.py17
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/federation_server.py16
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/send_queue.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py47
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/appservice.py19
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/presence.py58
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/client.py20
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py14
-rw-r--r--synapse/metrics/__init__.py182
-rw-r--r--synapse/notifier.py23
-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.py88
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/__init__.py57
-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/metrics.py91
22 files changed, 265 insertions, 414 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/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..8211273006 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
@@ -41,14 +42,11 @@ 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):
@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ 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 +290,7 @@ 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..e6e1888f3a 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"""
 
@@ -77,8 +74,7 @@ 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",
+            LaterGauge("synapse_federation_send_queue_%s_size" % (queue_name,), "",
                 lambda: len(queue),
             )
 
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py b/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
index ded2b1871a..778924a13c 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
@@ -26,23 +26,18 @@ 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_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")
+sent_pdus_destination_dist = Counter("synapse_federation_client_sent_pdu_destinations", "")
 
 
 class TransactionQueue(object):
@@ -69,8 +64,7 @@ class TransactionQueue(object):
         # done
         self.pending_transactions = {}
 
-        metrics.register_callback(
-            "pending_destinations",
+        LaterGauge("pending_destinations", "", [],
             lambda: len(self.pending_transactions),
         )
 
@@ -94,12 +88,12 @@ class TransactionQueue(object):
         # Map of destination -> (edu_type, key) -> Edu
         self.pending_edus_keyed_by_dest = edus_keyed = {}
 
-        metrics.register_callback(
-            "pending_pdus",
+        LaterGauge(
+            "pending_pdus", "", [],
             lambda: sum(map(len, pdus.values())),
         )
-        metrics.register_callback(
-            "pending_edus",
+        LaterGauge(
+            "pending_edus", "", [],
             lambda: (
                 sum(map(len, edus.values()))
                 + sum(map(len, presence.values()))
@@ -241,18 +235,15 @@ 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 +266,7 @@ 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..a7345331af 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 +127,12 @@ 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/presence.py b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
index 585f3e4da2..06d937ef3a 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
@@ -36,27 +36,27 @@ 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"]
 )
 
 
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
             for state in active_presence
         }
 
-        metrics.register_callback(
-            "user_to_current_state_size", lambda: len(self.user_to_current_state)
-        )
+        LaterGauge(
+            "user_to_current_state_size", "", [], lambda: len(self.user_to_current_state)
+        ).register()
 
         now = self.clock.time_msec()
         for state in active_presence:
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
             60 * 1000,
         )
 
-        metrics.register_callback("wheel_timer_size", lambda: len(self.wheel_timer))
+        LaterGauge("wheel_timer_size", "", [], lambda: len(self.wheel_timer)).register()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _on_shutdown(self):
@@ -311,10 +311,10 @@ 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)
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ 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())
 
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ 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,
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ 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
@@ -982,28 +982,28 @@ 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
@@ -1077,14 +1077,14 @@ 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/http/client.py b/synapse/http/client.py
index 70a19d9b74..61a1d2e2b3 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 +49,8 @@ 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 +87,7 @@ 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 +101,14 @@ 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 4b2b85464d..259d3884e2 100644
--- a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
+++ b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
@@ -43,19 +43,13 @@ import sys
 import urllib
 from six.moves.urllib import parse as urlparse
 
+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/metrics/__init__.py b/synapse/metrics/__init__.py
index e3b831db67..973ba6506f 100644
--- a/synapse/metrics/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/metrics/__init__.py
@@ -18,14 +18,13 @@ import functools
 import time
 import gc
 import platform
+import attr
 
-from twisted.internet import reactor
+from prometheus_client import Gauge, Histogram, Counter
+from prometheus_client.core import (
+    GaugeMetricFamily, CounterMetricFamily, 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__)
@@ -34,149 +33,94 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 running_on_pypy = platform.python_implementation() == 'PyPy'
 all_metrics = []
 all_collectors = []
+all_gauges = {}
 
+@attr.s(hash=True)
+class LaterGauge(object):
 
-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
-
-    def make_subspace(self, name):
-        return Metrics("%s_%s" % (self.name_prefix, name))
-
-    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)
-
-        metric = metric_class(full_name, *args, **kwargs)
-
-        all_metrics.append(metric)
-        return metric
-
-    def register_counter(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Returns:
-            CounterMetric
-        """
-        return self._register(CounterMetric, *args, **kwargs)
-
-    def register_gauge(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Returns:
-            GaugeMetric
-        """
-        return self._register(GaugeMetric, *args, **kwargs)
+    name = attr.ib()
+    desc = attr.ib()
+    labels = attr.ib(hash=False)
+    caller = attr.ib()
 
-    def register_callback(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Returns:
-            CallbackMetric
-        """
-        return self._register(CallbackMetric, *args, **kwargs)
+    def collect(self):
 
-    def register_distribution(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Returns:
-            DistributionMetric
-        """
-        return self._register(DistributionMetric, *args, **kwargs)
-
-    def register_cache(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Returns:
-            CacheMetric
-        """
-        return self._register(CacheMetric, *args, **kwargs)
+        g = GaugeMetricFamily(self.name, self.desc, self.labels)
 
+        try:
+            calls = self.caller()
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(e)
+            logger.err()
+            yield g
 
-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)
+        if isinstance(calls, dict):
+            for k, v in calls.items():
+                g.add_metric(k, v)
+        else:
+            g.add_metric([], calls)
 
+        yield g
 
-def get_metrics_for(pkg_name):
-    """ Returns a Metrics instance for conveniently creating metrics
-    namespaced with the given name prefix. """
+    def register(self):
+        if self.name in all_gauges.keys():
+            REGISTRY.unregister(all_gauges.pop(self.name))
 
-    # Convert a "package.name" to "package_name" because Prometheus doesn't
-    # let us use . in metric names
-    return Metrics(pkg_name.replace(".", "_"))
+        REGISTRY.register(self)
+        all_gauges[self.name] = self
 
 
-def render_all():
-    strs = []
+#
+# Python GC metrics
+#
 
-    for collector in all_collectors:
-        collector()
+gc_unreachable = Gauge("python_gc_unreachable_total", "Unreachable GC objects", ["gen"])
+gc_time = Histogram("python_gc_time", "Time taken to GC (ms)", ["gen"], buckets=[1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000])
 
-    for metric in all_metrics:
-        try:
-            strs += metric.render()
-        except Exception:
-            strs += ["# FAILED to render"]
-            logger.exception("Failed to render metric")
+class GCCounts(object):
+    def collect(self):
+        gc_counts = gc.get_count()
 
-    strs.append("")  # to generate a final CRLF
+        cm = GaugeMetricFamily("python_gc_counts", "GC cycle counts", labels=["gen"])
+        for n, m in enumerate(gc.get_count()):
+            cm.add_metric([str(n)], m)
 
-    return "\n".join(strs)
+        yield cm
 
+REGISTRY.register(GCCounts())
 
-register_process_collector(get_metrics_for("process"))
+#
+# Twisted reactor metrics
+#
 
+tick_time = Histogram("python_twisted_reactor_tick_time", "Tick time of the Twisted reactor (ms)", buckets=[1, 2, 5, 10, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 2000])
+pending_calls_metric = Histogram("python_twisted_reactor_pending_calls", "Pending calls", buckets=[1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000])
 
-python_metrics = get_metrics_for("python")
+#
+# Federation 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"]
-)
+sent_edus_counter = Counter("synapse_federation_client_sent_edus", "")
 
-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")
+sent_transactions_counter = Counter("synapse_federation_client_sent_transactions", "")
 
-synapse_metrics = get_metrics_for("synapse")
+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):
 
@@ -206,8 +150,8 @@ def runUntilCurrentTimer(func):
         # 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
@@ -224,8 +168,8 @@ def runUntilCurrentTimer(func):
                 unreachable = gc.collect(i)
                 end = time.time() * 1000
 
-                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/notifier.py b/synapse/notifier.py
index 8355c7d621..123e6f1840 100644
--- a/synapse/notifier.py
+++ b/synapse/notifier.py
@@ -28,22 +28,19 @@ 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 +105,7 @@ 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 +194,14 @@ 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("listeners", "", [], count_listeners)
 
-        metrics.register_callback(
-            "rooms",
+        LaterGauge(
+            "rooms", "", [],
             lambda: count(bool, self.room_to_user_streams.values()),
         )
-        metrics.register_callback(
-            "users",
+        LaterGauge(
+            "users", "", [],
             lambda: len(self.user_to_user_stream),
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/push/httppusher.py b/synapse/push/httppusher.py
index b077e1a446..e22088ad6f 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("http_pushes_processed", "")
 
-http_push_failed_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "http_pushes_failed",
-)
+http_push_failed_counter = Counter("http_pushes_failed", "")
 
 
 class HttpPusher(object):
diff --git a/synapse/push/push_rule_evaluator.py b/synapse/push/push_rule_evaluator.py
index 3601f2d365..c3e6c5c258 100644
--- a/synapse/push/push_rule_evaluator.py
+++ b/synapse/push/push_rule_evaluator.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ 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 d7d38464b2..5848f57c5e 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/protocol.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/protocol.py
@@ -60,19 +60,19 @@ 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
+
+from prometheus_client import Counter
+
+from collections import defaultdict
 
 import logging
-import synapse.metrics
 import struct
 import fcntl
 
-
-metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for(__name__)
-
-connection_close_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "close_reason", labels=["reason_type"],
+connection_close_counter = Counter(
+    "synapse_replication_tcp_protocol_close_reason", "", ["reason_type"],
 )
 
 
@@ -136,12 +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())
@@ -201,7 +197,7 @@ 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:
@@ -251,8 +247,7 @@ 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)
@@ -317,9 +312,9 @@ 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
@@ -566,14 +561,12 @@ 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):
@@ -583,14 +576,12 @@ 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):
@@ -608,48 +599,37 @@ 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 p.inbound_commands_counter.counts.iteritems()
-    },
-    labels=["command", "name", "conn_id"],
-)
+        for k, count in p.inbound_commands_counter.items()
+    })
 
-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 p.outbound_commands_counter.counts.iteritems()
-    },
-    labels=["command", "name", "conn_id"],
-)
+        for k, count in p.outbound_commands_counter.items()
+    })
 
 # 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/util/caches/__init__.py b/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py
index 4adae96681..438dcddf55 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py
@@ -13,29 +13,52 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import synapse.metrics
+from prometheus_client.core import GaugeMetricFamily, REGISTRY
+
 import os
 
 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 = {}
+
+def register_cache(name, cache_name, cache):
+
+    # Check if the metric is already registered. Unregister it, if so.
+    metric_name = "synapse_util_caches_%s:%s" % (name, 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 collect(self):
+            cache_size = len(cache)
+
+            gm = GaugeMetricFamily(metric_name, "", labels=["size", "hits", "misses", "total"])
+            gm.add_metric(["size"], cache_size)
+            gm.add_metric(["hits"], self.hits)
+            gm.add_metric(["misses"], self.misses)
+            gm.add_metric(["total"], self.hits + self.misses)
+            yield gm
 
+    metric = CacheMetric()
+    REGISTRY.register(metric)
+    caches_by_name[cache_name] = cache
+    collectors_by_name[metric_name] = metric
+    return metric
 
 KNOWN_KEYS = {
     key: key for key in
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py b/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
index 68285a7594..a4188eb099 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Cache(object):
         self.name = name
         self.keylen = keylen
         self.thread = None
-        self.metrics = register_cache(name, self.cache)
+        self.metrics = register_cache("descriptor", 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/metrics.py b/synapse/util/metrics.py
index e4b5687a4b..a964286d85 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 +24,21 @@ 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):
@@ -132,8 +87,8 @@ class Measure(object):
 
         duration = self.clock.time_msec() - 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 +105,13 @@ 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_ms - self.db_txn_duration_ms) / 1000.)
+        block_db_sched_duration.labels(self.name).inc(
+            (context.db_sched_duration_ms - self.db_sched_duration_ms) / 1000.)
 
         if self.created_context:
             self.start_context.__exit__(exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb)