diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/api.rb b/lib/sidekiq/api.rb
index da93c0d4..cedcf6e5 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/api.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/api.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ require "sidekiq"
 require "zlib"
 require "set"
 require "base64"
-require "sidekiq/metrics/deploy"
-require "sidekiq/metrics/query"
+
+if ENV["SIDEKIQ_METRICS_BETA"]
+  require "sidekiq/metrics/deploy"
+  require "sidekiq/metrics/query"
+end
 
 module Sidekiq
   # Retrieve runtime statistics from Redis regarding