diff --git a/xwords4/relay/cref.cpp b/xwords4/relay/cref.cpp
index 33053b458..471fddc54 100644
--- a/xwords4/relay/cref.cpp
+++ b/xwords4/relay/cref.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ CookieRef::ReInit( const char* cookie, const char* connName, CookieID id,
     m_cookie = cookie==NULL?"":cookie;
     m_connName = connName==NULL?"":connName;
     m_cookieID = id;
-    m_totalSent = 0;
     m_curState = XWS_INITED;
     m_nPlayersSought = nPlayers;
     m_nPlayersHere = nAlreadyHere;
@@ -132,9 +131,7 @@ CookieRef::~CookieRef()
 
     printSeeds(__func__);
 
-    logf( XW_LOGINFO, 
-          "CookieRef for %d being deleted; sent %d bytes over lifetime", 
-          m_cookieID, m_totalSent );
+    logf( XW_LOGINFO, "CookieRef for %d being deleted", m_cookieID );
 } /* ~CookieRef */
 
 void
@@ -729,7 +726,7 @@ CookieRef::send_with_length( int socket, unsigned char* buf, int bufLen,
 {
     bool failed = false;
     if ( send_with_length_unsafe( socket, buf, bufLen ) ) {
-        RecordSent( bufLen, socket );
+        DBMgr::Get()->RecordSent( ConnName(), HostForSocket(socket), bufLen );
     } else {
         failed = true;
     }
@@ -1006,13 +1003,6 @@ CookieRef::send_msg( int socket, HostID id, XWRelayMsg msg, XWREASON why,
     send_with_length( socket, buf, len, cascade );
 } /* send_msg */
 
-
-void
-CookieRef::RecordSent( int nBytes, int socket ) {
-    m_totalSent += nBytes;
-    DBMgr::Get()->RecordSent( ConnName(), HostForSocket(socket), nBytes );
-}
-
 void
 CookieRef::notifyOthers( int socket, XWRelayMsg msg, XWREASON why )
 {
@@ -1311,9 +1301,6 @@ CookieRef::_PrintCookieInfo( string& out )
     snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf), "id=%d\n", GetCookieID() );
     out += buf;
 
-    snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf), "Bytes sent=%d\n", m_totalSent );
-    out += buf;
-
     snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf), "Total players=%d\n", m_nPlayersSought );
     out += buf;
     snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf), "Players here=%d\n", m_nPlayersHere );
diff --git a/xwords4/relay/cref.h b/xwords4/relay/cref.h
index e6638e1ec..c8c9af94a 100644
--- a/xwords4/relay/cref.h
+++ b/xwords4/relay/cref.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ class CookieRef {
     /* Within this cookie, remember that this hostID and socket go together.
        If the hostID is HOST_ID_SERVER, it's the server. */
     CookieID GetCookieID() { return m_cookieID; }
-    int GetTotalSent() { return m_totalSent; }
     int GetPlayersSought() { return m_nPlayersSought; }
     int GetPlayersHere() { return m_nPlayersHere; }
 
@@ -181,7 +180,6 @@ class CookieRef {
                            bool cascade );
     void send_msg( int socket, HostID id, XWRelayMsg msg, XWREASON why,
                    bool cascade );
-    void RecordSent( int nBytes, int socket );
     void pushConnectEvent( int socket, int nPlayersH, int nPlayersS,
                            int seed );
     void pushReconnectEvent( int socket, HostID srcID,
@@ -258,7 +256,6 @@ class CookieRef {
     string m_cookie;            /* cookie used for initial connections */
     string m_connName;          /* globally unique name */
     CookieID m_cookieID;        /* Unique among current games on this server */
-    int m_totalSent;
 
     /* Guard the event queue.  Only one thread at a time can post to the
        queue, but once in a thread can post new events while processing
diff --git a/xwords4/relay/crefmgr.cpp b/xwords4/relay/crefmgr.cpp
index b740403c4..9efb7fab2 100644
--- a/xwords4/relay/crefmgr.cpp
+++ b/xwords4/relay/crefmgr.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ CRefMgr::GetStats( CrefMgrInfo& mgrInfo )
         info.m_connName = cref->ConnName();
         info.m_cookieID = cref->GetCookieID();
         info.m_curState = cref->CurState();
-        info.m_totalSent = cref->GetTotalSent();
         info.m_nPlayersSought = cref->GetPlayersSought();
         info.m_nPlayersHere = cref->GetPlayersHere();
         info.m_startTime = cref->GetStarttime();
diff --git a/xwords4/relay/crefmgr.h b/xwords4/relay/crefmgr.h
index f90daa20a..08c024ecd 100644
--- a/xwords4/relay/crefmgr.h
+++ b/xwords4/relay/crefmgr.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class CrefInfo {
     string m_cookie;
     string m_connName;
     CookieID m_cookieID;
-    int m_totalSent;
     int m_nPlayersSought;
     int m_nPlayersHere;
     XW_RELAY_STATE m_curState;
@@ -329,14 +328,6 @@ class SafeCref {
         }
     }
 
-    int GetTotalSent() { 
-        if ( IsValid() ) {
-            return m_cref->GetTotalSent();
-        } else {
-            return -1;          /* so don't crash.... */
-        }
-    }
-
     int GetPlayersTotal() { 
         if ( IsValid() ) {
             return m_cref->GetPlayersSought();
diff --git a/xwords4/relay/http.cpp b/xwords4/relay/http.cpp
index be38a0880..d27defb87 100644
--- a/xwords4/relay/http.cpp
+++ b/xwords4/relay/http.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ printCrefs( FILE* fil, const CrefMgrInfo* info, bool isLocal )
                  "<td>%s</td>"  /* conn name */
                  "<td>%d</td>"  /* cookie id */
                  "<td>%s</td>"  /* conntime */
-                 "<td>%d</td>"  /* total sent */
                  "<td>%d</td>"  /* players */
                  "<td>%d</td>"  /* players here */
                  "<td>%s</td>"  /* State */
@@ -164,7 +163,6 @@ printCrefs( FILE* fil, const CrefMgrInfo* info, bool isLocal )
                  crefInfo->m_connName.c_str(),
                  crefInfo->m_cookieID,
                  conntime,
-                 crefInfo->m_totalSent,
                  crefInfo->m_nPlayersSought, crefInfo->m_nPlayersHere, 
                  stateString( crefInfo->m_curState ),
                  crefInfo->m_hostsIds.c_str(),