diff --git a/base-client/src/main/java/com/telecominfraproject/wlan/core/client/BaseRemoteClient.java b/base-client/src/main/java/com/telecominfraproject/wlan/core/client/BaseRemoteClient.java
index 941f839..859871d 100644
--- a/base-client/src/main/java/com/telecominfraproject/wlan/core/client/BaseRemoteClient.java
+++ b/base-client/src/main/java/com/telecominfraproject/wlan/core/client/BaseRemoteClient.java
@@ -28,13 +28,7 @@ public abstract class BaseRemoteClient {
     
     @Autowired
     private void setRestTemplate(RestOperations restTemplate) {
-        //build user-friendly metrics Id - remove $$EnhancedByCGlib... at the end of the class name
-        String metricsId = this.getClass().getSimpleName();
-        int idx = metricsId.indexOf('$');
-        if(idx>0){
-            metricsId = metricsId.substring(0, idx);
-        }
-        this.restTemplate = new RestOperationsWithMetrics(restTemplate, metricsId);
+        this.restTemplate = restTemplate;
     }
     
     protected String getBaseUrlFromEnvironment(String urlPropName, String defaultUrlPropName) {
diff --git a/base-client/src/main/java/com/telecominfraproject/wlan/core/client/RestOperationsWithMetrics.java b/base-client/src/main/java/com/telecominfraproject/wlan/core/client/RestOperationsWithMetrics.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e6e055..0000000
--- a/base-client/src/main/java/com/telecominfraproject/wlan/core/client/RestOperationsWithMetrics.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,842 +0,0 @@
-package com.telecominfraproject.wlan.core.client;
-
-import java.net.URI;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
-
-import org.springframework.core.ParameterizedTypeReference;
-import org.springframework.http.HttpEntity;
-import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
-import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
-import org.springframework.http.RequestEntity;
-import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
-import org.springframework.web.client.RequestCallback;
-import org.springframework.web.client.ResponseExtractor;
-import org.springframework.web.client.RestClientException;
-import org.springframework.web.client.RestOperations;
-
-import com.netflix.servo.DefaultMonitorRegistry;
-import com.netflix.servo.monitor.BasicCounter;
-import com.netflix.servo.monitor.BasicTimer;
-import com.netflix.servo.monitor.Counter;
-import com.netflix.servo.monitor.MonitorConfig;
-import com.netflix.servo.monitor.Stopwatch;
-import com.netflix.servo.monitor.Timer;
-import com.netflix.servo.tag.TagList;
-import com.telecominfraproject.wlan.cloudmetrics.CloudMetricsTags;
-
-public class RestOperationsWithMetrics implements RestOperations{
-    final RestOperations delegate;
-    
-    private final TagList tags = CloudMetricsTags.commonTags;
-
-    private final Counter getsExecuted;
-    private final Counter postsExecuted;
-    private final Counter putsExecuted;
-    private final Counter deletesExecuted;
-    private final Counter exchangesExecuted;
-    private final Counter headsExecuted;
-    private final Counter optionsExecuted;
-    private final Counter execsExecuted;
-    private final Counter patchesExecuted;
-
-    private final Counter getsErrors;
-    private final Counter postsErrors;
-    private final Counter putsErrors;
-    private final Counter deletesErrors;
-    private final Counter exchangesErrors;
-    private final Counter headsErrors;
-    private final Counter optionsErrors;
-    private final Counter execsErrors;
-    private final Counter patchesErrors;
-
-    private final Timer getsTimer;
-    private final Timer postsTimer;
-    private final Timer putsTimer;
-    private final Timer deletesTimer;
-    private final Timer exchangesTimer;
-    private final Timer headsTimer;
-    private final Timer optionsTimer;
-    private final Timer execsTimer;
-    private final Timer patchesTimer;
-
-    
-    public RestOperationsWithMetrics(RestOperations delegate, String metricsId){
-        this.delegate = delegate;
-        //Monitors.registerObject("RestTemplate-"+metricsId, this);
-        
-        getsExecuted = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-getsExecuted").withTags(tags).build());
-        postsExecuted = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-postsExecuted").withTags(tags).build());
-        putsExecuted = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-putsExecuted").withTags(tags).build());
-        deletesExecuted = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-deletesExecuted").withTags(tags).build());
-        exchangesExecuted = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-exchangesExecuted").withTags(tags).build());
-        headsExecuted = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-headsExecuted").withTags(tags).build());
-        optionsExecuted = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-optionsExecuted").withTags(tags).build());
-        execsExecuted = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-execsExecuted").withTags(tags).build());
-        patchesExecuted = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-patchesExecuted").withTags(tags).build());
-
-        getsErrors = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-getsErrors").withTags(tags).build());
-        postsErrors = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-postsErrors").withTags(tags).build());
-        putsErrors = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-putsErrors").withTags(tags).build());
-        deletesErrors = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-deletesErrors").withTags(tags).build());
-        exchangesErrors = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-exchangesErrors").withTags(tags).build());
-        headsErrors = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-headsErrors").withTags(tags).build());
-        optionsErrors = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-optionsErrors").withTags(tags).build());
-        execsErrors = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-execsErrors").withTags(tags).build());
-        patchesErrors = new BasicCounter(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-patchesErrors").withTags(tags).build());
-
-        getsTimer = new BasicTimer(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-getsTimer").withTags(tags).build());
-        postsTimer = new BasicTimer(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-postsTimer").withTags(tags).build());
-        putsTimer = new BasicTimer(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-putsTimer").withTags(tags).build());
-        deletesTimer = new BasicTimer(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-deletesTimer").withTags(tags).build());
-        exchangesTimer = new BasicTimer(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-exchangesTimer").withTags(tags).build());
-        headsTimer = new BasicTimer(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-headsTimer").withTags(tags).build());
-        optionsTimer = new BasicTimer(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-optionsTimer").withTags(tags).build());
-        execsTimer = new BasicTimer(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-execsTimer").withTags(tags).build());
-        patchesTimer = new BasicTimer(MonitorConfig.builder("RestTemplate-"+metricsId+"-patchesTimer").withTags(tags).build());
-
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(getsExecuted);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(postsExecuted);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(putsExecuted);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(deletesExecuted);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(exchangesExecuted);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(headsExecuted);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(optionsExecuted);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(execsExecuted);
-
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(getsErrors);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(postsErrors);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(putsErrors);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(deletesErrors);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(exchangesErrors);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(headsErrors);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(optionsErrors);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(execsErrors);
-
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(getsTimer);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(postsTimer);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(putsTimer);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(deletesTimer);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(exchangesTimer);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(headsTimer);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(optionsTimer);
-        DefaultMonitorRegistry.getInstance().register(execsTimer);
-        
-    }
-
-    public <T> T getForObject(String url, Class<T> responseType, Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        getsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = getsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-        
-        try{
-            T ret = delegate.getForObject(url, responseType, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                getsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> T getForObject(String url, Class<T> responseType, Map<String, ?> uriVariables)
-            throws RestClientException {
-        getsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = getsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-        
-        try{
-            T ret = delegate.getForObject(url, responseType, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                getsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> T getForObject(URI url, Class<T> responseType) throws RestClientException {
-        getsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = getsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            T ret = delegate.getForObject(url, responseType);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                getsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> ResponseEntity<T> getForEntity(String url, Class<T> responseType, Object... uriVariables)
-            throws RestClientException {
-        getsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = getsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            ResponseEntity<T> ret = delegate.getForEntity(url, responseType, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                getsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> ResponseEntity<T> getForEntity(String url, Class<T> responseType, Map<String, ?> uriVariables)
-            throws RestClientException {
-        getsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = getsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            ResponseEntity<T> ret = delegate.getForEntity(url, responseType, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                getsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> ResponseEntity<T> getForEntity(URI url, Class<T> responseType) throws RestClientException {
-        getsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = getsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            ResponseEntity<T> ret = delegate.getForEntity(url, responseType);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                getsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public HttpHeaders headForHeaders(String url, Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        headsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = headsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            HttpHeaders ret = delegate.headForHeaders(url, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                headsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public HttpHeaders headForHeaders(String url, Map<String, ?> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        headsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = headsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            HttpHeaders ret = delegate.headForHeaders(url, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                headsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public HttpHeaders headForHeaders(URI url) throws RestClientException {
-        headsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = headsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            HttpHeaders ret = delegate.headForHeaders(url);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                headsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public URI postForLocation(String url, Object request, Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        postsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = postsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            URI ret = delegate.postForLocation(url, request, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                postsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public URI postForLocation(String url, Object request, Map<String, ?> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        postsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = postsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            URI ret = delegate.postForLocation(url, request, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                postsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public URI postForLocation(URI url, Object request) throws RestClientException {
-        postsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = postsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            URI ret = delegate.postForLocation(url, request);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                postsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> T postForObject(String url, Object request, Class<T> responseType, Object... uriVariables)
-            throws RestClientException {
-        postsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = postsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            T ret = delegate.postForObject(url, request, responseType, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                postsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> T postForObject(String url, Object request, Class<T> responseType, Map<String, ?> uriVariables)
-            throws RestClientException {
-        postsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = postsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            T ret = delegate.postForObject(url, request, responseType, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                postsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> T postForObject(URI url, Object request, Class<T> responseType) throws RestClientException {
-        postsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = postsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            T ret = delegate.postForObject(url, request, responseType);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                postsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> ResponseEntity<T> postForEntity(String url, Object request, Class<T> responseType,
-            Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        postsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = postsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            ResponseEntity<T> ret = delegate.postForEntity(url, request, responseType, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                postsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> ResponseEntity<T> postForEntity(String url, Object request, Class<T> responseType,
-            Map<String, ?> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        postsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = postsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            ResponseEntity<T> ret = delegate.postForEntity(url, request, responseType, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                postsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> ResponseEntity<T> postForEntity(URI url, Object request, Class<T> responseType)
-            throws RestClientException {
-        postsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = postsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            ResponseEntity<T> ret = delegate.postForEntity(url, request, responseType);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                postsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void put(String url, Object request, Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        putsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = putsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            delegate.put(url, request, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                putsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void put(String url, Object request, Map<String, ?> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        putsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = putsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            delegate.put(url, request, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                putsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void put(URI url, Object request) throws RestClientException {
-        putsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = putsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            delegate.put(url, request);
-            success = true;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                putsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void delete(String url, Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        deletesExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = deletesTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            delegate.delete(url, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                deletesErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void delete(String url, Map<String, ?> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        deletesExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = deletesTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            delegate.delete(url, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                deletesErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void delete(URI url) throws RestClientException {
-        deletesExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = deletesTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            delegate.delete(url);
-            success = true;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                deletesErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public Set<HttpMethod> optionsForAllow(String url, Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        optionsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = optionsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            Set<HttpMethod> ret = delegate.optionsForAllow(url, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                optionsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public Set<HttpMethod> optionsForAllow(String url, Map<String, ?> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        optionsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = optionsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            Set<HttpMethod> ret = delegate.optionsForAllow(url, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                optionsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public Set<HttpMethod> optionsForAllow(URI url) throws RestClientException {
-        optionsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = optionsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            Set<HttpMethod> ret = delegate.optionsForAllow(url);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                optionsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> ResponseEntity<T> exchange(String url, HttpMethod method, HttpEntity<?> requestEntity,
-            Class<T> responseType, Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        exchangesExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = exchangesTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            ResponseEntity<T> ret = delegate.exchange(url, method, requestEntity, responseType, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                exchangesErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> ResponseEntity<T> exchange(String url, HttpMethod method, HttpEntity<?> requestEntity,
-            Class<T> responseType, Map<String, ?> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        exchangesExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = exchangesTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            ResponseEntity<T> ret = delegate.exchange(url, method, requestEntity, responseType, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                exchangesErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> ResponseEntity<T> exchange(URI url, HttpMethod method, HttpEntity<?> requestEntity,
-            Class<T> responseType) throws RestClientException {
-        exchangesExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = exchangesTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            ResponseEntity<T> ret = delegate.exchange(url, method, requestEntity, responseType);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                exchangesErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> ResponseEntity<T> exchange(String url, HttpMethod method, HttpEntity<?> requestEntity,
-            ParameterizedTypeReference<T> responseType, Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        exchangesExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = exchangesTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            ResponseEntity<T> ret = delegate.exchange(url, method, requestEntity, responseType, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                exchangesErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> ResponseEntity<T> exchange(String url, HttpMethod method, HttpEntity<?> requestEntity,
-            ParameterizedTypeReference<T> responseType, Map<String, ?> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        exchangesExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = exchangesTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            ResponseEntity<T> ret = delegate.exchange(url, method, requestEntity, responseType, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                exchangesErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> ResponseEntity<T> exchange(URI url, HttpMethod method, HttpEntity<?> requestEntity,
-            ParameterizedTypeReference<T> responseType) throws RestClientException {
-        exchangesExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = exchangesTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            ResponseEntity<T> ret = delegate.exchange(url, method, requestEntity, responseType);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                exchangesErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> ResponseEntity<T> exchange(RequestEntity<?> requestEntity, Class<T> responseType)
-            throws RestClientException {
-        exchangesExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = exchangesTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            ResponseEntity<T> ret = delegate.exchange(requestEntity, responseType);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                exchangesErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> ResponseEntity<T> exchange(RequestEntity<?> requestEntity, ParameterizedTypeReference<T> responseType)
-            throws RestClientException {
-        exchangesExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = exchangesTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            ResponseEntity<T> ret = delegate.exchange(requestEntity, responseType);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                exchangesErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> T execute(String url, HttpMethod method, RequestCallback requestCallback,
-            ResponseExtractor<T> responseExtractor, Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        execsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = execsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            T ret = delegate.execute(url, method, requestCallback, responseExtractor, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                execsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> T execute(String url, HttpMethod method, RequestCallback requestCallback,
-            ResponseExtractor<T> responseExtractor, Map<String, ?> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
-        execsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = execsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            T ret = delegate.execute(url, method, requestCallback, responseExtractor, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                execsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public <T> T execute(URI url, HttpMethod method, RequestCallback requestCallback,
-            ResponseExtractor<T> responseExtractor) throws RestClientException {
-        execsExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = execsTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            T ret = delegate.execute(url, method, requestCallback, responseExtractor);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                execsErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public <T> T patchForObject(String url, Object request, Class<T> responseType, Object... uriVariables)
-            throws RestClientException {
-        patchesExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = patchesTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            T ret = delegate.patchForObject(url, request, responseType, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                patchesErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public <T> T patchForObject(String url, Object request, Class<T> responseType, Map<String, ?> uriVariables)
-            throws RestClientException {
-        patchesExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = patchesTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            T ret = delegate.patchForObject(url, request, responseType, uriVariables);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                patchesErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public <T> T patchForObject(URI url, Object request, Class<T> responseType) throws RestClientException {
-        patchesExecuted.increment();
-        Stopwatch s = patchesTimer.start();
-        boolean success = false;
-
-        try{
-            T ret = delegate.patchForObject(url, request, responseType);
-            success = true;
-            return ret;
-        }finally{
-            s.stop();
-            if(!success){
-                patchesErrors.increment();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-}
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diff --git a/base-client/src/test/java/com/telecominfraproject/wlan/core/client/PingClientTest.java b/base-client/src/test/java/com/telecominfraproject/wlan/core/client/PingClientTest.java
index da8b90b..f20ea36 100644
--- a/base-client/src/test/java/com/telecominfraproject/wlan/core/client/PingClientTest.java
+++ b/base-client/src/test/java/com/telecominfraproject/wlan/core/client/PingClientTest.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
-import org.springframework.web.client.RestOperations;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
 
 import java.net.URI;
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class PingClientTest {
 
     PingClient pingClient = mock(PingClient.class, CALLS_REAL_METHODS);
 
-    RestOperations restTemplate = mock(RestOperationsWithMetrics.class);
+    RestTemplate restTemplate = mock(RestTemplate.class);
 
     Environment env = mock(Environment.class);