diff --git a/monitor/default.go b/monitor/default.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 380c036b..00000000
--- a/monitor/default.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,329 +0,0 @@
-package monitor
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/client"
-	pb "github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/debug/service/proto"
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/registry"
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/registry/cache"
-)
-
-type monitor struct {
-	options Options
-
-	exit     chan bool
-	registry cache.Cache
-	client   client.Client
-
-	sync.RWMutex
-	running  bool
-	services map[string]*Status
-}
-
-func (m *monitor) Check(service string) error {
-	status, err := m.check(service)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	m.Lock()
-	m.services[service] = status
-	m.Unlock()
-
-	if status.Code != StatusRunning {
-		return errors.New(status.Info)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// check provides binary running/failed status.
-// In the event Debug.Health cannot be called on a service we reap the node.
-func (m *monitor) check(service string) (*Status, error) {
-	services, err := m.registry.GetService(service)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// create debug client
-	debug := pb.NewDebugService(service, m.client)
-
-	var status *Status
-	var gerr error
-
-	// iterate through multiple versions of a service
-	for _, service := range services {
-		for _, node := range service.Nodes {
-			// TODO: checks that are not just RPC based
-			// TODO: better matching of the protocol
-			// TODO: maybe everything has to be a go-micro service?
-			if node.Metadata["server"] != m.client.String() {
-				continue
-			}
-			// check the transport matches
-			if node.Metadata["transport"] != m.client.Options().Transport.String() {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			rsp, err := debug.Health(
-				context.Background(),
-				// empty health request
-				&pb.HealthRequest{},
-				// call this specific node
-				client.WithAddress(node.Address),
-				// retry in the event of failure
-				client.WithRetries(3),
-			)
-			if err != nil {
-				// save the error
-				gerr = err
-				continue
-			}
-
-			// expecting ok response status
-			if rsp.Status != "ok" {
-				gerr = errors.New(rsp.Status)
-				continue
-			}
-
-			// no error set status
-			status = &Status{
-				Code: StatusRunning,
-				Info: "running",
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// if we got the success case return it
-	if status != nil {
-		return status, nil
-	}
-
-	// if gerr is not nil return it
-	if gerr != nil {
-		return &Status{
-			Code:  StatusFailed,
-			Info:  "not running",
-			Error: gerr.Error(),
-		}, nil
-	}
-
-	// otherwise unknown status
-	return &Status{
-		Code: StatusUnknown,
-		Info: "unknown status",
-	}, nil
-}
-
-func (m *monitor) reap() {
-	services, err := m.registry.ListServices()
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	serviceMap := make(map[string]bool)
-	for _, service := range services {
-		serviceMap[service.Name] = true
-	}
-
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	// range over our watched services
-	for service := range m.services {
-		// check if the service exists in the registry
-		if !serviceMap[service] {
-			// if not, delete it in our status map
-			delete(m.services, service)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (m *monitor) run() {
-	// check the status every tick
-	t := time.NewTicker(time.Minute)
-	defer t.Stop()
-
-	// reap dead services
-	t2 := time.NewTicker(time.Hour)
-	defer t2.Stop()
-
-	// list the known services
-	services, _ := m.registry.ListServices()
-
-	// create a check chan of same length
-	check := make(chan string, len(services))
-
-	// front-load the services to watch
-	for _, service := range services {
-		check <- service.Name
-	}
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		// exit if we're told to
-		case <-m.exit:
-			return
-		// check a service when told to
-		case service := <-check:
-			// check the status
-			status, err := m.check(service)
-			if err != nil {
-				status = &Status{
-					Code: StatusUnknown,
-					Info: "unknown status",
-				}
-			}
-
-			// save the status
-			m.Lock()
-			m.services[service] = status
-			m.Unlock()
-		// on the tick interval get all services and issue a check
-		case <-t.C:
-			// create a list of services
-			serviceMap := make(map[string]bool)
-
-			m.RLock()
-			for service := range m.services {
-				serviceMap[service] = true
-			}
-			m.RUnlock()
-
-			go func() {
-				// check the status of all watched services
-				for service := range serviceMap {
-					select {
-					case <-m.exit:
-						return
-					case check <- service:
-					default:
-						// barf if we block
-					}
-				}
-
-				// list services
-				services, _ := m.registry.ListServices()
-
-				for _, service := range services {
-					// start watching the service
-					if ok := serviceMap[service.Name]; !ok {
-						m.Watch(service.Name)
-					}
-				}
-			}()
-		case <-t2.C:
-			// reap any dead/non-existent services
-			m.reap()
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (m *monitor) Reap(service string) error {
-	services, err := m.registry.GetService(service)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-	delete(m.services, service)
-	for _, service := range services {
-		m.registry.Deregister(service)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (m *monitor) Status(service string) (Status, error) {
-	m.RLock()
-	defer m.RUnlock()
-	if status, ok := m.services[service]; ok {
-		return *status, nil
-	}
-	return Status{}, ErrNotWatching
-}
-
-func (m *monitor) Watch(service string) error {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	// check if we're watching
-	if _, ok := m.services[service]; ok {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// get the status
-	status, err := m.check(service)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// set the status
-	m.services[service] = status
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (m *monitor) Run() error {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	if m.running {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// reset the exit channel
-	m.exit = make(chan bool)
-	// setup a new cache
-	m.registry = cache.New(m.options.Registry)
-
-	// start running
-	go m.run()
-
-	// set to running
-	m.running = true
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (m *monitor) Stop() error {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	if !m.running {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	select {
-	case <-m.exit:
-		return nil
-	default:
-		close(m.exit)
-		for s := range m.services {
-			delete(m.services, s)
-		}
-		m.registry.Stop()
-		m.running = false
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-func newMonitor(opts ...Option) Monitor {
-	options := Options{
-		Client:   client.DefaultClient,
-		Registry: registry.DefaultRegistry,
-	}
-
-	for _, o := range opts {
-		o(&options)
-	}
-
-	return &monitor{
-		options:  options,
-		exit:     make(chan bool),
-		client:   options.Client,
-		registry: cache.New(options.Registry),
-		services: make(map[string]*Status),
-	}
-}
diff --git a/monitor/default_test.go b/monitor/default_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 335df305..00000000
--- a/monitor/default_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-package monitor
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestMonitor(t *testing.T) {
-	// create new monitor
-	m := NewMonitor()
-
-	if err := m.Run(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to stop monitor: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	services := []string{"foo", "bar", "baz"}
-
-	for _, service := range services {
-		_, err := m.Status(service)
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatal("expected status error for unknown service")
-		}
-
-		if err := m.Watch(service); err == nil {
-			t.Fatal("expected watch error for unknown service")
-		}
-
-		// TODO:
-		// 1. start a service
-		// 2. watch service
-		// 3. get service status
-	}
-
-	// stop monitor
-	if err := m.Stop(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to stop monitor: %v", err)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/monitor/monitor.go b/monitor/monitor.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c5f5033d..00000000
--- a/monitor/monitor.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-// Package monitor monitors service health
-package monitor
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-)
-
-const (
-	StatusUnknown StatusCode = iota
-	StatusRunning
-	StatusFailed
-)
-
-type StatusCode int
-
-// Monitor monitors a service and reaps dead instances
-type Monitor interface {
-	// Reap a service and stop monitoring
-	Reap(service string) error
-	// Check the status of the service now
-	Check(service string) error
-	// Status of the service
-	Status(service string) (Status, error)
-	// Watch starts watching the service
-	Watch(service string) error
-	// Run the monitor to watch all services
-	Run() error
-	// Stop monitoring
-	Stop() error
-}
-
-type Status struct {
-	Code  StatusCode
-	Info  string
-	Error string
-}
-
-var (
-	ErrNotWatching = errors.New("not watching")
-)
-
-// NewMonitor returns a new monitor
-func NewMonitor(opts ...Option) Monitor {
-	return newMonitor(opts...)
-}
diff --git a/monitor/options.go b/monitor/options.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 6bb74a02..00000000
--- a/monitor/options.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-package monitor
-
-import (
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/client"
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/registry"
-)
-
-type Options struct {
-	Client   client.Client
-	Registry registry.Registry
-}
-
-type Option func(*Options)
-
-func Client(c client.Client) Option {
-	return func(o *Options) {
-		o.Client = c
-	}
-}
-
-func Registry(r registry.Registry) Option {
-	return func(o *Options) {
-		o.Registry = r
-	}
-}