diff --git a/src/riak_kv_wterl_backend.erl b/src/riak_kv_wterl_backend.erl
index 119624f..dcadbc2 100644
--- a/src/riak_kv_wterl_backend.erl
+++ b/src/riak_kv_wterl_backend.erl
@@ -340,23 +340,26 @@ is_empty(#state{connection=Connection, table=Table}) ->
 
 %% @doc Get the status information for this wterl backend
 -spec status(state()) -> [{atom(), term()}].
-status(#state{connection=Connection, table=Table}) ->
-    case wterl:cursor_open(Connection, Table) of
-        {ok, Cursor} ->
-	    TheStats =
-		case fetch_status(Cursor) of
-		    {ok, Stats} ->
-			Stats;
-		    {error, {eperm, _}} -> % TODO: review/fix this logic
-			{ok, []};
-		    _ ->
-			{ok, []}
-		end,
-	    wterl:cursor_close(Cursor),
-	    TheStats;
-        {error, Reason2} ->
-            {error, Reason2}
-    end.
+status(_) ->
+    [].
+
+%% status(#state{connection=Connection, table=Table}) ->
+%%     case wterl:cursor_open(Connection, Table) of
+%%         {ok, Cursor} ->
+%% 	    TheStats =
+%% 		case fetch_status(Cursor) of
+%% 		    {ok, Stats} ->
+%% 			Stats;
+%% 		    {error, {eperm, _}} -> % TODO: review/fix this logic
+%% 			{ok, []};
+%% 		    _ ->
+%% 			{ok, []}
+%% 		end,
+%% 	    wterl:cursor_close(Cursor),
+%% 	    TheStats;
+%%         {error, Reason2} ->
+%%             {error, Reason2}
+%%     end.
 
 %% @doc Register an asynchronous callback
 -spec callback(reference(), any(), state()) -> {ok, state()}.
@@ -543,8 +546,7 @@ from_index_key(LKey) ->
 
 %% @private
 %% Return all status from wterl statistics cursor
-fetch_status(_Cursor) ->
-    {ok, []}.
+%% fetch_status(Cursor) ->
 %%    {ok, fetch_status(Cursor, wterl:cursor_next_value(Cursor), [])}.
 %% fetch_status(_Cursor, {error, _}, Acc) ->
 %%     lists:reverse(Acc);