diff --git a/meilisearch-http/Cargo.toml b/meilisearch-http/Cargo.toml
index a8f4e0f2a..38f9a83fc 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/Cargo.toml
+++ b/meilisearch-http/Cargo.toml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ tokio = { version = "1.17.0", features = ["full"] }
 tokio-stream = "0.1.8"
 uuid = { version = "1.1.2", features = ["serde", "v4"] }
 walkdir = "2.3.2"
-prometheus = { version = "0.13.0", features = ["process"] }
+prometheus = { version = "0.13.0", features = ["process"], optional = true }
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ yaup = "0.2.0"
 
 [features]
 default = ["analytics", "mini-dashboard"]
+metrics = ["prometheus"]
 analytics = ["segment"]
 mini-dashboard = [
     "actix-web-static-files",
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/lib.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/lib.rs
index 632781191..1711fe7ba 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/lib.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ pub mod analytics;
 pub mod task;
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod extractors;
-pub mod metrics;
 pub mod option;
-pub mod route_metrics;
 pub mod routes;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+pub mod metrics;
+#[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+pub mod route_metrics;
+
 use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -142,9 +145,12 @@ pub fn dashboard(config: &mut web::ServiceConfig, _enable_frontend: bool) {
     config.service(web::resource("/").route(web::get().to(routes::running)));
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
 pub fn configure_metrics_route(config: &mut web::ServiceConfig, enable_metrics_route: bool) {
     if enable_metrics_route {
-        config.service(web::resource("/metrics").route(web::get().to(routes::get_metrics)));
+        config.service(
+            web::resource("/metrics").route(web::get().to(crate::route_metrics::get_metrics)),
+        );
     }
 }
 
@@ -158,17 +164,21 @@ macro_rules! create_app {
         use actix_web::App;
         use actix_web::{middleware, web};
         use meilisearch_http::error::MeilisearchHttpError;
-        use meilisearch_http::metrics;
-        use meilisearch_http::route_metrics;
         use meilisearch_http::routes;
-        use meilisearch_http::{configure_data, configure_metrics_route, dashboard};
+        use meilisearch_http::{configure_data, dashboard};
+        #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+        use meilisearch_http::{configure_metrics_route, metrics, route_metrics};
         use meilisearch_types::error::ResponseError;
 
-        App::new()
+        let app = App::new()
             .configure(|s| configure_data(s, $data.clone(), $auth.clone(), &$opt, $analytics))
             .configure(routes::configure)
-            .configure(|s| dashboard(s, $enable_frontend))
-            .configure(|s| configure_metrics_route(s, $opt.enable_metrics_route))
+            .configure(|s| dashboard(s, $enable_frontend));
+
+        #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+        let app = app.configure(|s| configure_metrics_route(s, $opt.enable_metrics_route));
+
+        let app = app
             .wrap(
                 Cors::default()
                     .send_wildcard()
@@ -181,10 +191,14 @@ macro_rules! create_app {
             .wrap(middleware::Compress::default())
             .wrap(middleware::NormalizePath::new(
                 middleware::TrailingSlash::Trim,
-            ))
-            .wrap(Condition::new(
-                $opt.enable_metrics_route,
-                route_metrics::RouteMetrics,
-            ))
+            ));
+
+        #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+        let app = app.wrap(Condition::new(
+            $opt.enable_metrics_route,
+            route_metrics::RouteMetrics,
+        ));
+
+        app
     }};
 }
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/option.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/option.rs
index 9459f0309..6848e693d 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/option.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/option.rs
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ pub struct Opt {
     pub log_level: String,
 
     /// Enables Prometheus metrics and /metrics route.
+    #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
     #[clap(long, env = "MEILI_ENABLE_METRICS_ROUTE")]
     pub enable_metrics_route: bool,
 
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/route_metrics.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/route_metrics.rs
index b1b85f9c8..b2b5f4abc 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/route_metrics.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/route_metrics.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,48 @@
 use std::future::{ready, Ready};
 
+use actix_web::http::header;
+use actix_web::HttpResponse;
 use actix_web::{
     dev::{self, Service, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse, Transform},
     Error,
 };
 use futures_util::future::LocalBoxFuture;
+use meilisearch_auth::actions;
+use meilisearch_lib::MeiliSearch;
+use meilisearch_types::error::ResponseError;
 use prometheus::HistogramTimer;
+use prometheus::{Encoder, TextEncoder};
+
+use crate::extractors::authentication::policies::ActionPolicy;
+use crate::extractors::authentication::GuardedData;
+
+pub async fn get_metrics(
+    meilisearch: GuardedData<ActionPolicy<{ actions::METRICS_GET }>, MeiliSearch>,
+) -> Result<HttpResponse, ResponseError> {
+    let search_rules = &meilisearch.filters().search_rules;
+    let response = meilisearch.get_all_stats(search_rules).await?;
+
+    crate::metrics::MEILISEARCH_DB_SIZE_BYTES.set(response.database_size as i64);
+    crate::metrics::MEILISEARCH_INDEX_COUNT.set(response.indexes.len() as i64);
+
+    for (index, value) in response.indexes.iter() {
+        crate::metrics::MEILISEARCH_INDEX_DOCS_COUNT
+            .with_label_values(&[index])
+            .set(value.number_of_documents as i64);
+    }
+
+    let encoder = TextEncoder::new();
+    let mut buffer = vec![];
+    encoder
+        .encode(&prometheus::gather(), &mut buffer)
+        .expect("Failed to encode metrics");
+
+    let response = String::from_utf8(buffer).expect("Failed to convert bytes to string");
+
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok()
+        .insert_header(header::ContentType(mime::TEXT_PLAIN))
+        .body(response))
+}
 
 pub struct RouteMetrics;
 
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/mod.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/mod.rs
index ff4a2801d..6a673f600 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use actix_web::http::header::{self};
 use actix_web::{web, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
 use log::debug;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ use meilisearch_types::star_or::StarOr;
 
 use crate::analytics::Analytics;
 use crate::extractors::authentication::{policies::*, GuardedData};
-use prometheus::{Encoder, TextEncoder};
 
 mod api_key;
 mod dump;
@@ -280,31 +278,3 @@ struct KeysResponse {
 pub async fn get_health() -> Result<HttpResponse, ResponseError> {
     Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(serde_json::json!({ "status": "available" })))
 }
-
-pub async fn get_metrics(
-    meilisearch: GuardedData<ActionPolicy<{ actions::METRICS_GET }>, MeiliSearch>,
-) -> Result<HttpResponse, ResponseError> {
-    let search_rules = &meilisearch.filters().search_rules;
-    let response = meilisearch.get_all_stats(search_rules).await?;
-
-    crate::metrics::MEILISEARCH_DB_SIZE_BYTES.set(response.database_size as i64);
-    crate::metrics::MEILISEARCH_INDEX_COUNT.set(response.indexes.len() as i64);
-
-    for (index, value) in response.indexes.iter() {
-        crate::metrics::MEILISEARCH_INDEX_DOCS_COUNT
-            .with_label_values(&[index])
-            .set(value.number_of_documents as i64);
-    }
-
-    let encoder = TextEncoder::new();
-    let mut buffer = vec![];
-    encoder
-        .encode(&prometheus::gather(), &mut buffer)
-        .expect("Failed to encode metrics");
-
-    let response = String::from_utf8(buffer).expect("Failed to convert bytes to string");
-
-    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok()
-        .insert_header(header::ContentType(mime::TEXT_PLAIN))
-        .body(response))
-}
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/tests/auth/authorization.rs b/meilisearch-http/tests/auth/authorization.rs
index e5abe42bb..b94070504 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/tests/auth/authorization.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/tests/auth/authorization.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use time::{Duration, OffsetDateTime};
 
 pub static AUTHORIZATIONS: Lazy<HashMap<(&'static str, &'static str), HashSet<&'static str>>> =
     Lazy::new(|| {
-        hashmap! {
+        let mut authorizations = hashmap! {
             ("POST",    "/indexes/products/search") =>                         hashset!{"search", "*"},
             ("GET",     "/indexes/products/search") =>                         hashset!{"search", "*"},
             ("POST",    "/indexes/products/documents") =>                      hashset!{"documents.add", "documents.*", "*"},
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ pub static AUTHORIZATIONS: Lazy<HashMap<(&'static str, &'static str), HashSet<&'
             ("PUT",     "/indexes/products/settings/synonyms") =>              hashset!{"settings.update", "settings.*", "*"},
             ("GET",     "/indexes/products/stats") =>                          hashset!{"stats.get", "stats.*", "*"},
             ("GET",     "/stats") =>                                           hashset!{"stats.get", "stats.*", "*"},
-            ("GET",     "/metrics") =>                                         hashset!{"metrics.get", "metrics.*", "*"},
             ("POST",    "/dumps") =>                                           hashset!{"dumps.create", "dumps.*", "*"},
             ("GET",     "/version") =>                                         hashset!{"version", "*"},
             ("PATCH",   "/keys/mykey/") =>                                     hashset!{"keys.update", "*"},
@@ -53,7 +52,16 @@ pub static AUTHORIZATIONS: Lazy<HashMap<(&'static str, &'static str), HashSet<&'
             ("DELETE",  "/keys/mykey/") =>                                     hashset!{"keys.delete", "*"},
             ("POST",    "/keys") =>                                            hashset!{"keys.create", "*"},
             ("GET",     "/keys") =>                                            hashset!{"keys.get", "*"},
+        };
+
+        if cfg!(feature = "metrics") {
+            authorizations.insert(
+                ("GET", "/metrics"),
+                hashset! {"metrics.get", "metrics.*", "*"},
+            );
         }
+
+        authorizations
     });
 
 pub static ALL_ACTIONS: Lazy<HashSet<&'static str>> = Lazy::new(|| {
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/tests/common/server.rs b/meilisearch-http/tests/common/server.rs
index 65397af40..30a64c90e 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/tests/common/server.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/tests/common/server.rs
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ pub fn default_settings(dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Opt {
             max_indexing_memory: MaxMemory::unlimited(),
             ..Parser::parse_from(None as Option<&str>)
         },
+        #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
         enable_metrics_route: true,
         ..Parser::parse_from(None as Option<&str>)
     }