diff --git a/packages/deploy-script-support/test/unitTests/test-startInstance.js b/packages/deploy-script-support/test/unitTests/test-startInstance.js
index 2f56fc62a24..6cb7c649b56 100644
--- a/packages/deploy-script-support/test/unitTests/test-startInstance.js
+++ b/packages/deploy-script-support/test/unitTests/test-startInstance.js
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ test('startInstance', async t => {
     creatorFacet,
     publicFacet,
     instance,
-    adminFacet,
     creatorInvitationDetails,
   } = await startInstance(startInstanceConfig);
 
@@ -75,5 +74,4 @@ test('startInstance', async t => {
   t.truthy(creatorFacet);
   t.is(await E(zoe).getPublicFacet(instance), publicFacet);
   t.is(creatorInvitationDetails.description, 'getRefund');
-  t.is(await E(adminFacet).getVatStats(), undefined);
 });
diff --git a/packages/pegasus/test/fakeVatAdmin.js b/packages/pegasus/test/fakeVatAdmin.js
index b46791ab204..57ec454ba3a 100644
--- a/packages/pegasus/test/fakeVatAdmin.js
+++ b/packages/pegasus/test/fakeVatAdmin.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export default harden({
           return makePromiseKit().promise;
         },
         terminate: () => {},
-        adminData: () => ({}),
       },
     });
   },
diff --git a/packages/zoe/src/internal-types.js b/packages/zoe/src/internal-types.js
index da0a729181e..75188a617ef 100644
--- a/packages/zoe/src/internal-types.js
+++ b/packages/zoe/src/internal-types.js
@@ -216,8 +216,6 @@
  * promise will fulfill to the completion value.
  * @property {(reason: TerminationReason) => void} terminateWithFailure
  * Terminate the vat in which the contract is running as a failure.
- * @property {() => Object} adminData
- * returns some statistics about the vat in which the contract is running.
  */
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/zoe/src/zoeService/startInstance.js b/packages/zoe/src/zoeService/startInstance.js
index e180b87fb4c..0ba7b833251 100644
--- a/packages/zoe/src/zoeService/startInstance.js
+++ b/packages/zoe/src/zoeService/startInstance.js
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ export const makeStartInstance = (
       }
       const adminFacet = Far('adminFacet', {
         getVatShutdownPromise: () => E(adminNode).done(),
-        getVatStats: () => E(adminNode).adminData(),
       });
 
       // Actually returned to the user.
diff --git a/packages/zoe/src/zoeService/types.js b/packages/zoe/src/zoeService/types.js
index 2a1fb9de687..52613cc263c 100644
--- a/packages/zoe/src/zoeService/types.js
+++ b/packages/zoe/src/zoeService/types.js
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} AdminFacet
  * @property {() => Promise<Completion>} getVatShutdownPromise
- * @property {() => any} getVatStats
  */
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/zoe/test/unitTests/test-zoe.js b/packages/zoe/test/unitTests/test-zoe.js
index 4a40b1dfea5..02e50d8d463 100644
--- a/packages/zoe/test/unitTests/test-zoe.js
+++ b/packages/zoe/test/unitTests/test-zoe.js
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ test(`zoe.startInstance no issuerKeywordRecord, no terms`, async t => {
   isEmptyFacet(t, result.publicFacet);
   t.deepEqual(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(result.adminFacet).sort(), [
     'getVatShutdownPromise',
-    'getVatStats',
   ]);
 });
 
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ test(`zoe.startInstance promise for installation`, async t => {
   isEmptyFacet(t, result.publicFacet);
   t.deepEqual(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(result.adminFacet).sort(), [
     'getVatShutdownPromise',
-    'getVatStats',
   ]);
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/zoe/tools/fakeVatAdmin.js b/packages/zoe/tools/fakeVatAdmin.js
index c75c3e50c79..ac8b03c3a12 100644
--- a/packages/zoe/tools/fakeVatAdmin.js
+++ b/packages/zoe/tools/fakeVatAdmin.js
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ function makeFakeVatAdmin(testContextSetter = undefined, makeRemote = x => x) {
             return kit.promise;
           },
           terminateWithFailure: () => {},
-          adminData: () => {},
         }),
       });
     },