diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 7599167..c3af8e7 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "com.ircclouds.irc" % "irc-api" % "1.0-0014",
   "org.apache.kafka" % "kafka-clients" % "2.2.0",
   "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-core" % "1.1.2",
-  "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-classic" % "1.1.2",
-  "io.imply" %% "hostbook" % "0.2"
+  "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-classic" % "1.1.2"
 )
 
 lazy val root = project.in(file(".")).enablePlugins(JavaAppPackaging)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/io/imply/wikiticker/ConsoleTicker.scala b/src/main/scala/io/imply/wikiticker/ConsoleTicker.scala
index c8ae17c..99d095b 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/io/imply/wikiticker/ConsoleTicker.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/io/imply/wikiticker/ConsoleTicker.scala
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@ import com.metamx.common.scala.Logging
 import com.metamx.common.scala.lifecycle._
 import com.metamx.common.scala.untyped.Dict
 import com.twitter.app.Flags
-import io.imply.hostbook.GeoLookup
 import java.io.File
 
 object ConsoleTicker extends Logging
 {
-  private val geoDb     = GeoLookup.fromFreeDownloadableCityDatabase(new File(Files.createTempDir(), "geodb"))
   private val ipPattern = "(\\d+.\\d+.\\d+.\\d+)".r
 
   private var messageCounter = 0
@@ -51,8 +49,7 @@ object ConsoleTicker extends Logging
 
     val listener = new MessageListener {
       override def process(message: Message) = {
-        writer.write(Jackson.generate(withGeo(message.toMap)))
-
+        writer.write(Jackson.generate(message.toMap))
         messageCounter += 1
         if (messageCounter % 100 == 0) {
           log.info(s"Processed [${messageCounter}] messages")
@@ -143,21 +140,4 @@ object ConsoleTicker extends Logging
     }
   }
 
-  def withGeo(map: Dict): Dict = {
-    map ++ (map("user").asInstanceOf[String] match {
-      case ipPattern(ip) => {
-        val result = geoDb.lookup(ip)
-        Dict(
-          "isAnonymous" -> true,
-          "cityName" -> result.cityName.orNull,
-          "countryIsoCode" -> result.countryIsoCode.orNull,
-          "countryName" -> result.countryName.orNull,
-          "metroCode" -> result.metroCode.orNull,
-          "regionIsoCode" -> result.regionIsoCode.orNull,
-          "regionName" -> result.regionName.orNull
-        )
-      }
-      case _ => Dict("isAnonymous" -> false)
-    })
-  }
 }