diff --git a/lib/cartodb/backends/stats.js b/lib/cartodb/backends/stats.js
index 2179db1b..d2e989e3 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/backends/stats.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/backends/stats.js
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ function StatsBackend(rendererCache) {
 module.exports = StatsBackend;
 
 StatsBackend.prototype.getStats = function(params, dbConnection, mapConfigProvider, callback) {
-    var layerStats = windshaftStats();
-    layerStats.getStats(this.rendererCache, params, dbConnection, mapConfigProvider, callback);
+    var enabledFeatures = global.environment.enabledFeatures;
+    var layerMetadataEnabled = enabledFeatures ? enabledFeatures.layerMetadata : false;
+    var layerStats;
+    if (layerMetadataEnabled) {
+        layerStats = windshaftStats();
+        layerStats.getStats(this.rendererCache, params, dbConnection, mapConfigProvider, callback);
+    } else {
+        layerStats = windshaftStats('torque');
+        layerStats.getStats(this.rendererCache, params, dbConnection, mapConfigProvider, callback);
+    }
 };