diff --git a/src/wiktextract/config.py b/src/wiktextract/config.py
index 1680902aa..801df8bf6 100644
--- a/src/wiktextract/config.py
+++ b/src/wiktextract/config.py
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.expand_tables = expand_tables
         # Some fields for statistics
         self.num_pages = 0
-        self.language_counts = collections.defaultdict(int)
-        self.pos_counts = collections.defaultdict(int)
-        self.section_counts = collections.defaultdict(int)
+        self.language_counts: dict[str, int] = collections.defaultdict(int)
+        self.pos_counts: dict[str, int] = collections.defaultdict(int)
+        self.section_counts: dict[str, int] = collections.defaultdict(int)
         # Some fields related to errors
         # The word currently being processed.
         self.word = None
@@ -114,14 +114,18 @@ def __init__(
         self.load_edition_settings()
 
     def merge_return(self, ret: CollatedErrorReturnData):
-        if "num_pages" in ret:
-            self.num_pages += ret["num_pages"]
-            for k, v in ret["language_counts"].items():
-                self.language_counts[k] += v
-            for k, v in ret["pos_counts"].items():
-                self.pos_counts[k] += v
-            for k, v in ret["section_counts"].items():
-                self.section_counts[k] += v
+        # XXX This was never properly implemented; even the only
+        # count (self.section_counts) that is updated during running
+        # gets discarded when doing batches instead of individual
+        # pages. Search: STATISTICS_IMPLEMENTATION
+        # if "num_pages" in ret:
+        #     self.num_pages += ret["num_pages"]
+        #     for k, v in ret["language_counts"].items():
+        #         self.language_counts[k] += v
+        #     for k, v in ret["pos_counts"].items():
+        #         self.pos_counts[k] += v
+        #     for k, v in ret["section_counts"].items():
+        #         self.section_counts[k] += v
         if "errors" in ret:
             self.errors.extend(ret.get("errors", []))
             self.warnings.extend(ret.get("warnings", []))
diff --git a/src/wiktextract/extractor/en/page.py b/src/wiktextract/extractor/en/page.py
index a57cc191c..766141cb2 100644
--- a/src/wiktextract/extractor/en/page.py
+++ b/src/wiktextract/extractor/en/page.py
@@ -2914,6 +2914,8 @@ def skip_template_fn(name, ht):
             t = clean_node(wxr, etym_data,
                            node.sarg if node.sarg else node.largs)
             t = t.lower()
+            # XXX these counts were never implemented fully, and even this
+            # gets discarded: Search STATISTICS_IMPLEMENTATION
             wxr.config.section_counts[t] += 1
             # print("PROCESS_CHILDREN: T:", repr(t))
             if t.startswith(tuple(wxr.config.OTHER_SUBTITLES["pronunciation"])):
diff --git a/src/wiktextract/wiktwords.py b/src/wiktextract/wiktwords.py
index 6a896d178..9ce9cf9f7 100755
--- a/src/wiktextract/wiktwords.py
+++ b/src/wiktextract/wiktwords.py
@@ -212,12 +212,14 @@ def main():
         default=False,
         help="Capture descendants",
     )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--statistics",
-        action="store_true",
-        default=False,
-        help="Print statistics",
-    )
+    # XXX Was never implemented fully.
+    # Search: STATISTICS_IMPLEMENTATION
+    # parser.add_argument(
+    #     "--statistics",
+    #     action="store_true",
+    #     default=False,
+    #     help="Print statistics",
+    # )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--page",
         type=str,
@@ -521,6 +523,7 @@ def main():
             pass
         os.rename(out_tmp_path, out_path)
 
+    # XXX was never implemented fully. Search for: STATISTICS_IMPLEMENTATION
     if args.statistics:
         print("")
         print("LANGUAGE COUNTS")