diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 25077e0ac1..c3cedc2373 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -573,10 +573,6 @@ void Application::cleanupBeforeQuit() {
     _settingsThread.quit();
     saveSettings();
     _window->saveGeometry();
-    
-    // TODO: now that this is in cleanupBeforeQuit do we really need it to stop and force
-    // an event loop to send the packet?
-    UserActivityLogger::getInstance().close();
 
     // let the avatar mixer know we're out
     MyAvatar::sendKillAvatar();
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
index e71c80efc8..2a809f2a7c 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <QtCore/QUrlQuery>
 #include <QtNetwork/QHttpMultiPart>
 #include <QtNetwork/QNetworkRequest>
-#include <QEventLoop>
 #include <qthread.h>
 
 #include <SettingHandle.h>
@@ -300,8 +299,6 @@ void AccountManager::processReply() {
         passErrorToCallback(requestReply);
     }
     delete requestReply;
-
-    emit replyFinished();
 }
 
 void AccountManager::passSuccessToCallback(QNetworkReply* requestReply) {
@@ -342,15 +339,6 @@ void AccountManager::passErrorToCallback(QNetworkReply* requestReply) {
     }
 }
 
-void AccountManager::waitForAllPendingReplies() {
-    while (_pendingCallbackMap.size() > 0) {
-        QEventLoop loop;
-        QObject::connect(this, &AccountManager::replyFinished, &loop, &QEventLoop::quit);
-        loop.exec();
-    }
-}
-
-
 void AccountManager::persistAccountToSettings() {
     if (_shouldPersistToSettingsFile) {
         // store this access token into the local settings
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.h b/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.h
index 22d070fbe6..2c9a441db1 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.h
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ public:
     void requestProfile();
 
     DataServerAccountInfo& getAccountInfo() { return _accountInfo; }
-    
-    void waitForAllPendingReplies();
 
 public slots:
     void requestAccessToken(const QString& login, const QString& password);
@@ -95,8 +93,6 @@ signals:
     void loginFailed();
     void logoutComplete();
     void balanceChanged(qint64 newBalance);
-    void replyFinished();
-
 private slots:
     void processReply();
     void handleKeypairGenerationError();
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp
index f74ea99c1e..64828708b2 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void UserActivityLogger::logAction(QString action, QJsonObject details, JSONCall
         params.errorCallbackReceiver = this;
         params.errorCallbackMethod = "requestError";
     }
-
+    
     accountManager.authenticatedRequest(USER_ACTIVITY_URL,
                                         QNetworkAccessManager::PostOperation,
                                         params,
@@ -86,13 +86,6 @@ void UserActivityLogger::launch(QString applicationVersion) {
     logAction(ACTION_NAME, actionDetails);
 }
 
-void UserActivityLogger::close() {
-    const QString ACTION_NAME = "close";
-    logAction(ACTION_NAME, QJsonObject());
-    
-    AccountManager::getInstance().waitForAllPendingReplies();
-}
-
 void UserActivityLogger::changedDisplayName(QString displayName) {
     const QString ACTION_NAME = "changed_display_name";
     QJsonObject actionDetails;
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.h b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.h
index 295ad5ee8d..2811be86a8 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public slots:
     void logAction(QString action, QJsonObject details = QJsonObject(), JSONCallbackParameters params = JSONCallbackParameters());
     
     void launch(QString applicationVersion);
-    void close();
+    
     void changedDisplayName(QString displayName);
     void changedModel(QString typeOfModel, QString modelURL);
     void changedDomain(QString domainURL);