diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/health.py b/r2/r2/controllers/health.py
index 3e60373b4..7acb0a18d 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/health.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/health.py
@@ -20,60 +20,15 @@ class HealthController(MinimalController):
     def pre(self):
         pass
 
-    def shutdown(self):
-        thread_pool = c.thread_pool
-        def _shutdown():
-            #give busy threads 30 seconds to finish up
-            for s in xrange(30):
-                busy = thread_pool.track_threads()['busy']
-                if not busy:
-                    break
-                time.sleep(1)
-
-            thread_pool.shutdown()
-            worker.join()
-            os._exit(3)
-
-        t = Thread(target = _shutdown)
-        t.setDaemon(True)
-        t.start()
-
     def GET_health(self):
         c.dontcache = True
 
         if g.shutdown:
-            if g.shutdown == 'init':
-                self.shutdown()
-                g.shutdown = 'shutdown'
             abort(503, 'service temporarily unavailable')
         else:
             response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'text/plain'
             return "i'm still alive!"
 
-    @validate(secret=nop('secret'))
-    def GET_threads(self, secret):
-        if not g.shutdown_secret:
-            self.abort404()
-        if not secret or secret != g.shutdown_secret:
-            self.abort403()
-
-        c.dontcache = True
-
-        if g.shutdown:
-            c.response.content = "not bothering to check, due to shutdown"
-        else:
-            thread_pool = c.thread_pool
-            tt = thread_pool.track_threads()
-            s = ''
-            for k in ('idle', 'busy', 'hung', 'dying', 'zombie'):
-                s += "%s=%s " % (k, len(tt[k]))
-
-            s += "\n"
-            c.response.content = s
-
-        response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'text/plain'
-        return c.response
-
     @validate(secret=nop('secret'))
     def GET_sleep(self, secret):
         if not g.shutdown_secret:
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/base.py b/r2/r2/lib/base.py
index 70b8784ec..5166bd3a3 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/base.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/base.py
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ class BaseController(WSGIController):
             request.environ['pylons.routes_dict']['action'] = \
                     meth + '_' + action
 
-        c.thread_pool = environ['paste.httpserver.thread_pool']
-
         c.response = Response()
         try:
             res = WSGIController.__call__(self, environ, start_response)