diff --git a/charts/fission-all/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/fission-all/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 2dcadcd1..f7167e3f 100644
--- a/charts/fission-all/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/fission-all/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -71,12 +71,3 @@ This template generates the image name for the deployment depending on the value
 - name: OTEL_PROPAGATORS
   value: "{{ .Values.openTelemetry.propagators }}"
 {{- end }}
-
-{{- define "opentracing.envs" }}
-- name: OPENTRACING_ENABLED
-  value: {{ .Values.openTracing.enabled | default false | quote }}
-- name: TRACE_JAEGER_COLLECTOR_ENDPOINT
-  value: "{{ .Values.openTracing.collectorEndpoint }}"
-- name: TRACING_SAMPLING_RATE
-  value: {{ .Values.openTracing.samplingRate | default "0.5" | quote }}
-{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/fission-all/templates/buildermgr/deployment.yaml b/charts/fission-all/templates/buildermgr/deployment.yaml
index 79b12a23..9b81fc05 100644
--- a/charts/fission-all/templates/buildermgr/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/fission-all/templates/buildermgr/deployment.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ spec:
           value: {{ .Values.pprof.enabled | quote }}
         - name: HELM_RELEASE_NAME
           value: {{ .Release.Name | quote }}
-        {{- include "opentracing.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         {{- include "opentelemtry.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         ports:
           - containerPort: 8080
diff --git a/charts/fission-all/templates/controller/deployment.yaml b/charts/fission-all/templates/controller/deployment.yaml
index 0ea273d7..3fdcdfe1 100644
--- a/charts/fission-all/templates/controller/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/fission-all/templates/controller/deployment.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ spec:
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: metadata.namespace
-        {{- include "opentracing.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         {{- include "opentelemtry.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         resources:
           {{- toYaml .Values.controller.resources | nindent 10 }}
diff --git a/charts/fission-all/templates/executor/deployment.yaml b/charts/fission-all/templates/executor/deployment.yaml
index 7a1d67ee..f5152cb3 100644
--- a/charts/fission-all/templates/executor/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/fission-all/templates/executor/deployment.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ spec:
           value: {{ .Values.pprof.enabled | quote }}
         - name: HELM_RELEASE_NAME
           value: {{ .Release.Name | quote }}
-        {{- include "opentracing.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         {{- include "opentelemtry.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         resources:
           {{- toYaml .Values.executor.resources | nindent 10 }}
diff --git a/charts/fission-all/templates/fluentbit/fluentbit.yaml b/charts/fission-all/templates/fluentbit/fluentbit.yaml
index 2e7a5b5a..6b361bb6 100644
--- a/charts/fission-all/templates/fluentbit/fluentbit.yaml
+++ b/charts/fission-all/templates/fluentbit/fluentbit.yaml
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ spec:
                 fieldRef:
                   apiVersion: v1
                   fieldPath: spec.nodeName
-            - name: OPENTRACING_ENABLED
-              value: {{ .Values.openTracing.enabled | default false | quote }}
           command: ["/fission-bundle"]
           args: ["--logger"]
           volumeMounts:
@@ -161,8 +159,6 @@ spec:
                   key: password
             - name: LOG_PATH
               value: /var/log/fission/*.log
-            - name: OPENTRACING_ENABLED
-              value: {{ .Values.openTracing.enabled | default false | quote }}
 {{- if .Values.logger.enableSecurityContext }}
           securityContext:
             privileged: true
diff --git a/charts/fission-all/templates/kubewatcher/deployment.yaml b/charts/fission-all/templates/kubewatcher/deployment.yaml
index 9018ad04..b50aefbf 100644
--- a/charts/fission-all/templates/kubewatcher/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/fission-all/templates/kubewatcher/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ spec:
           value: {{ .Values.debugEnv | quote }}
         - name: PPROF_ENABLED
           value: {{ .Values.pprof.enabled | quote }}
-        {{- include "opentracing.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         {{- include "opentelemtry.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         resources:
           {{- toYaml .Values.kubewatcher.resources | nindent 10 }}
diff --git a/charts/fission-all/templates/mqt-fission-kafka/deployment.yaml b/charts/fission-all/templates/mqt-fission-kafka/deployment.yaml
index 47f959d6..7ea1dbed 100644
--- a/charts/fission-all/templates/mqt-fission-kafka/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/fission-all/templates/mqt-fission-kafka/deployment.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ spec:
           value: {{ .Values.debugEnv | quote }}
         - name: PPROF_ENABLED
           value: {{ .Values.pprof.enabled | quote }}
-        {{- include "opentracing.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         {{- include "opentelemtry.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         # TLS authentication is TLS with authentication (2 way)
         # More info: https://docs.confluent.io/current/kafka/authentication_ssl.html#ssl-overview
diff --git a/charts/fission-all/templates/mqt-keda/deployment.yaml b/charts/fission-all/templates/mqt-keda/deployment.yaml
index deeb5d21..69583d0d 100644
--- a/charts/fission-all/templates/mqt-keda/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/fission-all/templates/mqt-keda/deployment.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ spec:
           value: "{{ .Values.mqt_keda.connector_images.gcp_pubsub.image }}:{{ .Values.mqt_keda.connector_images.gcp_pubsub.tag }}"
         - name: REDIS_IMAGE
           value: "{{ .Values.mqt_keda.connector_images.redis.image }}:{{ .Values.mqt_keda.connector_images.redis.tag }}"
-        {{- include "opentracing.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         {{- include "opentelemtry.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         resources:
           {{- toYaml .Values.mqt_keda.resources | nindent 10 }}
diff --git a/charts/fission-all/templates/router/deployment.yaml b/charts/fission-all/templates/router/deployment.yaml
index ab5dff60..15d38dd5 100644
--- a/charts/fission-all/templates/router/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/fission-all/templates/router/deployment.yaml
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ spec:
           value: {{ .Values.pprof.enabled | quote }}
         - name: DISPLAY_ACCESS_LOG
           value: {{ .Values.router.displayAccessLog | default false | quote }}
-        {{- include "opentracing.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         {{- include "opentelemtry.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         resources:
           {{- toYaml .Values.router.resources | nindent 10 }}
diff --git a/charts/fission-all/templates/storagesvc/deployment.yaml b/charts/fission-all/templates/storagesvc/deployment.yaml
index be9dcfee..534478f7 100644
--- a/charts/fission-all/templates/storagesvc/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/fission-all/templates/storagesvc/deployment.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ spec:
         - name: STORAGE_S3_REGION
           value: {{ .Values.persistence.s3.region }}
         {{- end }}
-        {{- include "opentracing.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         {{- include "opentelemtry.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         resources:
           {{- toYaml .Values.storagesvc.resources | nindent 10 }}
diff --git a/charts/fission-all/templates/timer/deployment.yaml b/charts/fission-all/templates/timer/deployment.yaml
index ee016ead..62357a79 100644
--- a/charts/fission-all/templates/timer/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/fission-all/templates/timer/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ spec:
           value: {{ .Values.debugEnv | quote }}
         - name: PPROF_ENABLED
           value: {{ .Values.pprof.enabled | quote }}
-        {{- include "opentracing.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         {{- include "opentelemtry.envs" . | indent 8 }}
         resources:
           {{- toYaml .Values.timer.resources | nindent 10 }}
diff --git a/charts/fission-all/values.yaml b/charts/fission-all/values.yaml
index 574260f0..a07a0fa6 100644
--- a/charts/fission-all/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/fission-all/values.yaml
@@ -639,23 +639,6 @@ authentication:
   ##
   jwtIssuer: fission
 
-## Use the following flags to enable OpenTracing.
-## Note: OpenTracing support will be removed in an upcoming release.
-## Please prefer using OpenTelemetry instead.
-##
-openTracing:
-  ## set this flag to true if you wish to enable OpenTracing
-  ##
-  enabled: false
-
-  ## if enabled is true, the variable is endpoint of Jaeger collector in the format shown below
-  ##
-  #collectorEndpoint: "http://jaeger-collector.jaeger.svc:14268/api/traces?format=jaeger.thrift"
-
-  ## uniformly sample traces with the given probabilistic sampling rate
-  ##
-  #samplingRate: 0.75
-
 ## OpenTelemetry is a set of tools for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing
 ## distributed tracing data across function calls.
 ##
diff --git a/cmd/fetcher/app/server.go b/cmd/fetcher/app/server.go
index 48966b7a..32be70ff 100644
--- a/cmd/fetcher/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/fetcher/app/server.go
@@ -25,14 +25,12 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
-	"go.opencensus.io/plugin/ochttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/fetcher"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/httpserver"
 	otelUtils "github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/otel"
-	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/tracing"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@ var (
 
 func Run(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger) {
 	flag.Usage = fetcherUsage
-	collectorEndpoint := flag.String("jaeger-collector-endpoint", "", "")
 	specializeOnStart := flag.Bool("specialize-on-startup", false, "Flag to activate specialize process at pod startup")
 	specializePayload := flag.String("specialize-request", "", "JSON payload for specialize request")
 	secretDir := flag.String("secret-dir", "", "Path to shared secrets directory")
@@ -62,21 +59,13 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	openTracingEnabled := tracing.TracingEnabled(logger)
-	if openTracingEnabled {
-		go func() {
-			if err := tracing.RegisterTraceExporter(logger, *collectorEndpoint, "Fission-Fetcher"); err != nil {
-				logger.Fatal("could not register trace exporter", zap.Error(err), zap.String("collector_endpoint", *collectorEndpoint))
-			}
-		}()
-	} else {
-		shutdown, err := otelUtils.InitProvider(ctx, logger, "Fission-Fetcher")
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Fatal("error initializing provider for OTLP", zap.Error(err))
-		}
-		if shutdown != nil {
-			defer shutdown(ctx)
-		}
+
+	shutdown, err := otelUtils.InitProvider(ctx, logger, "Fission-Fetcher")
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Fatal("error initializing provider for OTLP", zap.Error(err))
+	}
+	if shutdown != nil {
+		defer shutdown(ctx)
 	}
 
 	tracer := otel.Tracer("fetcher")
@@ -129,12 +118,7 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger) {
 
 	logger.Info("fetcher ready to receive requests")
 
-	var handler http.Handler
-	if openTracingEnabled {
-		handler = &ochttp.Handler{Handler: mux}
-	} else {
-		handler = otelUtils.GetHandlerWithOTEL(mux, "fission-fetcher", otelUtils.UrlsToIgnore("/healthz", "/readiness-healthz"))
-	}
+	handler := otelUtils.GetHandlerWithOTEL(mux, "fission-fetcher", otelUtils.UrlsToIgnore("/healthz", "/readiness-healthz"))
 	httpserver.StartServer(ctx, logger, "fetcher", "8000", handler)
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/fission-bundle/main.go b/cmd/fission-bundle/main.go
index a7e18a0f..0a49ceff 100644
--- a/cmd/fission-bundle/main.go
+++ b/cmd/fission-bundle/main.go
@@ -42,19 +42,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/otel"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/profile"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/signals"
-	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/tracing"
 )
 
-func runController(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, port int, openTracingEnabled bool) {
-	controller.Start(ctx, logger, port, false, openTracingEnabled)
+func runController(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, port int) {
+	controller.Start(ctx, logger, port, false)
 }
 
-func runRouter(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, port int, executorUrl string, openTracingEnabled bool) {
-	router.Start(ctx, logger, port, executorUrl, openTracingEnabled)
+func runRouter(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, port int, executorUrl string) {
+	router.Start(ctx, logger, port, executorUrl)
 }
 
-func runExecutor(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, port int, functionNamespace, envBuilderNamespace string, openTracingEnabled bool) error {
-	return executor.StartExecutor(ctx, logger, functionNamespace, envBuilderNamespace, port, openTracingEnabled)
+func runExecutor(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, port int, functionNamespace, envBuilderNamespace string) error {
+	return executor.StartExecutor(ctx, logger, functionNamespace, envBuilderNamespace, port)
 }
 
 func runKubeWatcher(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, routerUrl string) error {
@@ -74,8 +73,8 @@ func runMQManager(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, routerURL string) err
 	return mqt.StartScalerManager(ctx, logger, routerURL)
 }
 
-func runStorageSvc(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, port int, storage storagesvc.Storage, openTracingEnabled bool) error {
-	return storagesvc.Start(ctx, logger, storage, port, openTracingEnabled)
+func runStorageSvc(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, port int, storage storagesvc.Storage) error {
+	return storagesvc.Start(ctx, logger, storage, port)
 }
 
 func runBuilderMgr(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, storageSvcUrl string, envBuilderNamespace string) error {
@@ -210,22 +209,13 @@ Options:
 		return
 	}
 
-	openTracingEnabled := tracing.TracingEnabled(logger)
-	if openTracingEnabled {
-		err = tracing.RegisterTraceExporter(logger, os.Getenv("TRACE_JAEGER_COLLECTOR_ENDPOINT"), getServiceName(arguments))
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error("failed to register trace exporter", zap.Error(err), zap.Any("argument", arguments))
-			return
-		}
-	} else {
-		shutdown, err := otel.InitProvider(ctx, logger, getServiceName(arguments))
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error("error initializing provider for OTLP", zap.Error(err), zap.Any("argument", arguments))
-			return
-		}
-		if shutdown != nil {
-			defer shutdown(ctx)
-		}
+	shutdown, err := otel.InitProvider(ctx, logger, getServiceName(arguments))
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error("error initializing provider for OTLP", zap.Error(err), zap.Any("argument", arguments))
+		return
+	}
+	if shutdown != nil {
+		defer shutdown(ctx)
 	}
 
 	functionNs := getStringArgWithDefault(arguments["--namespace"], "fission-function")
@@ -237,21 +227,21 @@ Options:
 
 	if arguments["--controllerPort"] != nil {
 		port := getPort(logger, arguments["--controllerPort"])
-		runController(ctx, logger, port, openTracingEnabled)
+		runController(ctx, logger, port)
 		logger.Error("controller exited")
 		return
 	}
 
 	if arguments["--routerPort"] != nil {
 		port := getPort(logger, arguments["--routerPort"])
-		runRouter(ctx, logger, port, executorUrl, openTracingEnabled)
+		runRouter(ctx, logger, port, executorUrl)
 		logger.Error("router exited")
 		return
 	}
 
 	if arguments["--executorPort"] != nil {
 		port := getPort(logger, arguments["--executorPort"])
-		err = runExecutor(ctx, logger, port, functionNs, envBuilderNs, openTracingEnabled)
+		err = runExecutor(ctx, logger, port, functionNs, envBuilderNs)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("executor exited", zap.Error(err))
 			return
@@ -314,7 +304,7 @@ Options:
 		} else if arguments["--storageType"] == string(storagesvc.StorageTypeLocal) {
 			storage = storagesvc.NewLocalStorage("/fission")
 		}
-		err := runStorageSvc(ctx, logger, port, storage, openTracingEnabled)
+		err := runStorageSvc(ctx, logger, port, storage)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("storage service exited", zap.Error(err))
 			return
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4a0615ab..ce42fafa 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ module github.com/fission/fission
 go 1.18
 
 require (
-	contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/jaeger v0.2.1
 	github.com/Shopify/sarama v1.32.0
 	github.com/dchest/uniuri v0.0.0-20200228104902-7aecb25e1fe5
 	github.com/docopt/docopt-go v0.0.0-20180111231733-ee0de3bc6815
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1
 	github.com/wcharczuk/go-chart v2.0.1+incompatible
-	go.opencensus.io v0.23.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.29.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/propagators/aws v1.7.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/propagators/b3 v1.7.0
@@ -150,7 +148,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.8.1 // indirect
-	github.com/uber/jaeger-client-go v2.28.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.9 // indirect
 	github.com/xanzy/ssh-agent v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/xi2/xz v0.0.0-20171230120015-48954b6210f8 // indirect
@@ -163,12 +160,10 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220307211146-efcb8507fb70 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190802002840-cff245a6509b // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20220411215720-9780585627b5 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20210220032951-036812b2e83c // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220627191245-f75cf1eec38b // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20211116232009-f0f3c7e86c11 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/api v0.62.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.7 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20220628213854-d9e0b6570c03 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ed787910..88eb0ac4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ cloud.google.com/go v0.90.0/go.mod h1:kRX0mNRHe0e2rC6oNakvwQqzyDmg57xJ+SZU1eT2aD
 cloud.google.com/go v0.93.3/go.mod h1:8utlLll2EF5XMAV15woO4lSbWQlk8rer9aLOfLh7+YI=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.94.1/go.mod h1:qAlAugsXlC+JWO+Bke5vCtc9ONxjQT3drlTTnAplMW4=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.97.0/go.mod h1:GF7l59pYBVlXQIBLx3a761cZ41F9bBH3JUlihCt2Udc=
-cloud.google.com/go v0.98.0/go.mod h1:ua6Ush4NALrHk5QXDWnjvZHN93OuF0HfuEPq9I1X0cM=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.99.0 h1:y/cM2iqGgGi5D5DQZl6D9STN/3dR/Vx5Mp8s752oJTY=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.99.0/go.mod h1:w0Xx2nLzqWJPuozYQX+hFfCSI8WioryfRDzkoI/Y2ZA=
 cloud.google.com/go/bigquery v1.0.1/go.mod h1:i/xbL2UlR5RvWAURpBYZTtm/cXjCha9lbfbpx4poX+o=
@@ -47,8 +46,6 @@ cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.5.0/go.mod h1:tpKbwo567HUNpVclU5sGELwQWBDZ8gh0Zeo
 cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.6.0/go.mod h1:N7U0C8pVQ/+NIKOBQyamJIeKQKkZ+mxpohlUTyfDhBk=
 cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.8.0/go.mod h1:Wv1Oy7z6Yz3DshWRJFhqM/UCfaWIRTdp0RXyy7KQOVs=
 cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.10.0/go.mod h1:FLPqc6j+Ki4BU591ie1oL6qBQGu2Bl/tZ9ullr3+Kg0=
-contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/jaeger v0.2.1 h1:yGBYzYMewVL0yO9qqJv3Z5+IRhPdU7e9o/2oKpX4YvI=
-contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/jaeger v0.2.1/go.mod h1:Y8IsLgdxqh1QxYxPC5IgXVmBaeLUeQFfBeBi9PbeZd0=
 dmitri.shuralyov.com/gpu/mtl v0.0.0-20190408044501-666a987793e9/go.mod h1:H6x//7gZCb22OMCxBHrMx7a5I7Hp++hsVxbQ4BYO7hU=
 github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go v32.5.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:9XXNKU+eRnpl9moKnB4QOLf1HestfXbmab5FXxiDBjc=
 github.com/Azure/go-ansiterm v0.0.0-20210608223527-2377c96fe795/go.mod h1:LmzpDX56iTiv29bbRTIsUNlaFfuhWRQBWjQdVyAevI8=
@@ -742,9 +739,6 @@ github.com/syndtr/gocapability v0.0.0-20200815063812-42c35b437635/go.mod h1:hkRG
 github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy v0.0.0-20190109142713-0ad062ec5ee5/go.mod h1:ncp9v5uamzpCO7NfCPTXjqaC+bZgJeR0sMTm6dMHP7U=
 github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy v0.0.0-20201229170055-e5319fda7802/go.mod h1:ncp9v5uamzpCO7NfCPTXjqaC+bZgJeR0sMTm6dMHP7U=
 github.com/tv42/httpunix v0.0.0-20191220191345-2ba4b9c3382c/go.mod h1:hzIxponao9Kjc7aWznkXaL4U4TWaDSs8zcsY4Ka08nM=
-github.com/uber/jaeger-client-go v2.25.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:WVhlPFC8FDjOFMMWRy2pZqQJSXxYSwNYOkTr/Z6d3Kk=
-github.com/uber/jaeger-client-go v2.28.0+incompatible h1:G4QSBfvPKvg5ZM2j9MrJFdfI5iSljY/WnJqOGFao6HI=
-github.com/uber/jaeger-client-go v2.28.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:WVhlPFC8FDjOFMMWRy2pZqQJSXxYSwNYOkTr/Z6d3Kk=
 github.com/ugorji/go v1.1.4/go.mod h1:uQMGLiO92mf5W77hV/PUCpI3pbzQx3CRekS0kk+RGrc=
 github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.8/go.mod h1:nbz6k7qbPmH4IRqmfOplQw/tblSgqTqBwxkY0oWt/14=
 github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.9 h1:RsKRIA2MO8x56wkkcd3LbtcE/uMszhb6DpRf+3uwa3I=
@@ -785,7 +779,6 @@ go.opencensus.io v0.22.2/go.mod h1:yxeiOL68Rb0Xd1ddK5vPZ/oVn4vY4Ynel7k9FzqtOIw=
 go.opencensus.io v0.22.3/go.mod h1:yxeiOL68Rb0Xd1ddK5vPZ/oVn4vY4Ynel7k9FzqtOIw=
 go.opencensus.io v0.22.4/go.mod h1:yxeiOL68Rb0Xd1ddK5vPZ/oVn4vY4Ynel7k9FzqtOIw=
 go.opencensus.io v0.22.5/go.mod h1:5pWMHQbX5EPX2/62yrJeAkowc+lfs/XD7Uxpq3pI6kk=
-go.opencensus.io v0.23.0 h1:gqCw0LfLxScz8irSi8exQc7fyQ0fKQU/qnC/X8+V/1M=
 go.opencensus.io v0.23.0/go.mod h1:XItmlyltB5F7CS4xOC1DcqMoFqwtC6OG2xF7mCv7P7E=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib v0.20.0/go.mod h1:G/EtFaa6qaN7+LxqfIAT3GiZa7Wv5DTBUzl5H4LY0Kc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.20.0/go.mod h1:oVGt1LRbBOBq1A5BQLlUg9UaU/54aiHw8cgjV3aWZ/E=
@@ -992,7 +985,6 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20200317015054-43a5402ce75a/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20200625203802-6e8e738ad208/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201020160332-67f06af15bc9/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201207232520-09787c993a3a/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20210220032951-036812b2e83c h1:5KslGYwFpkhGh+Q16bwMP3cOontH8FOep7tGV86Y7SQ=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20210220032951-036812b2e83c/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180823144017-11551d06cbcc/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180830151530-49385e6e1522/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
@@ -1078,7 +1070,6 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210927094055-39ccf1dd6fa6/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211025201205-69cdffdb9359/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211116061358-0a5406a5449c/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211124211545-fe61309f8881/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211205182925-97ca703d548d/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211216021012-1d35b9e2eb4e/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220114195835-da31bd327af9/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220627191245-f75cf1eec38b h1:2n253B2r0pYSmEV+UNCQoPfU/FiaizQEK5Gu4Bq4JE8=
@@ -1204,8 +1195,6 @@ google.golang.org/api v0.55.0/go.mod h1:38yMfeP1kfjsl8isn0tliTjIb1rJXcQi4UXlbqiv
 google.golang.org/api v0.56.0/go.mod h1:38yMfeP1kfjsl8isn0tliTjIb1rJXcQi4UXlbqivdVE=
 google.golang.org/api v0.57.0/go.mod h1:dVPlbZyBo2/OjBpmvNdpn2GRm6rPy75jyU7bmhdrMgI=
 google.golang.org/api v0.61.0/go.mod h1:xQRti5UdCmoCEqFxcz93fTl338AVqDgyaDRuOZ3hg9I=
-google.golang.org/api v0.62.0 h1:PhGymJMXfGBzc4lBRmrx9+1w4w2wEzURHNGF/sD/xGc=
-google.golang.org/api v0.62.0/go.mod h1:dKmwPCydfsad4qCH08MSdgWjfHOyfpd4VtDGgRFdavw=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.1.0/go.mod h1:EbEs0AVv82hx2wNQdGPgUI5lhzA/G0D9YwlJXL52JkM=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.4.0/go.mod h1:xpcJRLb0r/rnEns0DIKYYv+WjYCduHsrkT7/EB5XEv4=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.5.0/go.mod h1:xpcJRLb0r/rnEns0DIKYYv+WjYCduHsrkT7/EB5XEv4=
@@ -1274,8 +1263,6 @@ google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210903162649-d08c68adba83/go.mod h1:eFjDcFEc
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210909211513-a8c4777a87af/go.mod h1:eFjDcFEctNawg4eG61bRv87N7iHBWyVhJu7u1kqDUXY=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210924002016-3dee208752a0/go.mod h1:5CzLGKJ67TSI2B9POpiiyGha0AjJvZIUgRMt1dSmuhc=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20211118181313-81c1377c94b1/go.mod h1:5CzLGKJ67TSI2B9POpiiyGha0AjJvZIUgRMt1dSmuhc=
-google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20211129164237-f09f9a12af12/go.mod h1:5CzLGKJ67TSI2B9POpiiyGha0AjJvZIUgRMt1dSmuhc=
-google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20211203200212-54befc351ae9/go.mod h1:5CzLGKJ67TSI2B9POpiiyGha0AjJvZIUgRMt1dSmuhc=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20211206160659-862468c7d6e0/go.mod h1:5CzLGKJ67TSI2B9POpiiyGha0AjJvZIUgRMt1dSmuhc=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20220628213854-d9e0b6570c03 h1:W70HjnmXFJm+8RNjOpIDYW2nKsSi/af0VvIZUtYkwuU=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20220628213854-d9e0b6570c03/go.mod h1:KEWEmljWE5zPzLBa/oHl6DaEt9LmfH6WtH1OHIvleBA=
@@ -1305,7 +1292,6 @@ google.golang.org/grpc v1.38.0/go.mod h1:NREThFqKR1f3iQ6oBuvc5LadQuXVGo9rkm5ZGrQ
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.39.0/go.mod h1:PImNr+rS9TWYb2O4/emRugxiyHZ5JyHW5F+RPnDzfrE=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.39.1/go.mod h1:PImNr+rS9TWYb2O4/emRugxiyHZ5JyHW5F+RPnDzfrE=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.40.0/go.mod h1:ogyxbiOoUXAkP+4+xa6PZSE9DZgIHtSpzjDTB9KAK34=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.40.1/go.mod h1:ogyxbiOoUXAkP+4+xa6PZSE9DZgIHtSpzjDTB9KAK34=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.42.0/go.mod h1:k+4IHHFw41K8+bbowsex27ge2rCb65oeWqe4jJ590SU=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.46.0/go.mod h1:vN9eftEi1UMyUsIF80+uQXhHjbXYbm0uXoFCACuMGWk=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.47.0 h1:9n77onPX5F3qfFCqjy9dhn8PbNQsIKeVU04J9G7umt8=
diff --git a/pkg/builder/client/client.go b/pkg/builder/client/client.go
index 1e0a6c34..596391d9 100644
--- a/pkg/builder/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/builder/client/client.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"go.opencensus.io/plugin/ochttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context/ctxhttp"
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/builder"
 	ferror "github.com/fission/fission/pkg/error"
 	otelUtils "github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/otel"
-	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/tracing"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -46,13 +44,7 @@ type (
 )
 
 func MakeClient(logger *zap.Logger, builderUrl string) *Client {
-	var hc *http.Client
-	if tracing.TracingEnabled(logger) {
-		hc = &http.Client{Transport: &ochttp.Transport{}}
-	} else {
-		hc = &http.Client{Transport: otelhttp.NewTransport(http.DefaultTransport)}
-	}
-
+	hc := &http.Client{Transport: otelhttp.NewTransport(http.DefaultTransport)}
 	return &Client{
 		logger:     logger.Named("builder_client"),
 		url:        strings.TrimSuffix(builderUrl, "/"),
diff --git a/pkg/controller/api.go b/pkg/controller/api.go
index 280b9b97..5d049f57 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/api.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/api.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
-	"go.opencensus.io/plugin/ochttp"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	kerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -270,14 +269,8 @@ func (api *API) GetHandler() http.Handler {
 	return r
 }
 
-func (api *API) Serve(ctx context.Context, port int, openTracingEnabled bool) {
-	var handler http.Handler
-	if openTracingEnabled {
-		handler = &ochttp.Handler{Handler: api.GetHandler()}
-	} else {
-		handler = otel.GetHandlerWithOTEL(api.GetHandler(), "fission-controller", otel.UrlsToIgnore("/healthz"))
-	}
-
+func (api *API) Serve(ctx context.Context, port int) {
+	handler := otel.GetHandlerWithOTEL(api.GetHandler(), "fission-controller", otel.UrlsToIgnore("/healthz"))
 	go metrics.ServeMetrics(ctx, api.logger)
 	httpserver.StartServer(ctx, api.logger, "controller", fmt.Sprintf("%d", port), handler)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/api_test.go b/pkg/controller/api_test.go
index c0bbca3e..9eb2297b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/api_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/api_test.go
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	panicIf(err)
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	go Start(ctx, logger, 8888, true, true)
+	go Start(ctx, logger, 8888, true)
 
 	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller.go b/pkg/controller/controller.go
index 653edcd3..0bf82387 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/crd"
 )
 
-func Start(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, port int, unitTestFlag bool, openTracingEnabled bool) {
+func Start(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, port int, unitTestFlag bool) {
 	cLogger := logger.Named("controller")
 
 	fc, kc, apiExtClient, _, err := crd.MakeFissionClient()
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ func Start(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, port int, unitTestFlag bool,
 	if err != nil {
 		cLogger.Fatal("failed to start controller", zap.Error(err))
 	}
-	api.Serve(ctx, port, openTracingEnabled)
+	api.Serve(ctx, port)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/executor/api.go b/pkg/executor/api.go
index 748f66b5..b4a7b032 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/api.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/api.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"go.opencensus.io/plugin/ochttp"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	fv1 "github.com/fission/fission/pkg/apis/core/v1"
@@ -263,14 +262,8 @@ func (executor *Executor) GetHandler() http.Handler {
 }
 
 // Serve starts an HTTP server.
-func (executor *Executor) Serve(ctx context.Context, port int, openTracingEnabled bool) {
-	var handler http.Handler
-	if openTracingEnabled {
-		handler = &ochttp.Handler{Handler: executor.GetHandler()}
-	} else {
-		handler = otelUtils.GetHandlerWithOTEL(executor.GetHandler(), "fission-executor", otelUtils.UrlsToIgnore("/healthz"))
-	}
-
+func (executor *Executor) Serve(ctx context.Context, port int) {
+	handler := otelUtils.GetHandlerWithOTEL(executor.GetHandler(), "fission-executor", otelUtils.UrlsToIgnore("/healthz"))
 	httpserver.StartServer(ctx, executor.logger, "executor", fmt.Sprintf("%d", port), handler)
 
 }
diff --git a/pkg/executor/client/client.go b/pkg/executor/client/client.go
index cf64d12f..0f3f44d5 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/client/client.go
@@ -27,13 +27,11 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"go.opencensus.io/plugin/ochttp"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	fv1 "github.com/fission/fission/pkg/apis/core/v1"
 	ferror "github.com/fission/fission/pkg/error"
-	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/tracing"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -57,10 +55,6 @@ type (
 // MakeClient initializes and returns a Client instance.
 func MakeClient(logger *zap.Logger, executorURL string) *Client {
 	hc := retryablehttp.NewClient()
-	if tracing.TracingEnabled(logger) {
-		hc.HTTPClient.Transport = &ochttp.Transport{Base: hc.HTTPClient.Transport}
-	}
-
 	c := &Client{
 		logger:      logger.Named("executor_client"),
 		executorURL: strings.TrimSuffix(executorURL, "/"),
diff --git a/pkg/executor/executor.go b/pkg/executor/executor.go
index cf247acb..b4d3a946 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/executor.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/executor.go
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func (executor *Executor) getFunctionServiceFromCache(ctx context.Context, fn *f
 
 // StartExecutor Starts executor and the executor components such as Poolmgr,
 // deploymgr and potential future executor types
-func StartExecutor(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, functionNamespace string, envBuilderNamespace string, port int, openTracingEnabled bool) error {
+func StartExecutor(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, functionNamespace string, envBuilderNamespace string, port int) error {
 	fissionClient, kubernetesClient, _, metricsClient, err := crd.MakeFissionClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get kubernetes client")
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func StartExecutor(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, functionNamespace st
 	}
 	go reaper.CleanupRoleBindings(ctx, logger, kubernetesClient, fissionClient, functionNamespace, envBuilderNamespace, time.Minute*30)
 	go metrics.ServeMetrics(ctx, logger)
-	go api.Serve(ctx, port, openTracingEnabled)
+	go api.Serve(ctx, port)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/executor/executor_test.go b/pkg/executor/executor_test.go
index 149c3111..1ea60938 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/executor_test.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/executor_test.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func TestExecutor(t *testing.T) {
 	// create poolmgr
 	port := 9999
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	err = StartExecutor(ctx, logger, functionNs, "fission-builder", port, true)
+	err = StartExecutor(ctx, logger, functionNs, "fission-builder", port)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Panicf("failed to start poolmgr: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/fetcher/client/client.go b/pkg/fetcher/client/client.go
index 3c2d5394..00e26f23 100644
--- a/pkg/fetcher/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/fetcher/client/client.go
@@ -10,14 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"go.opencensus.io/plugin/ochttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context/ctxhttp"
 
 	ferror "github.com/fission/fission/pkg/error"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/fetcher"
-	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/tracing"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -29,13 +27,7 @@ type (
 )
 
 func MakeClient(logger *zap.Logger, fetcherUrl string) *Client {
-	var hc *http.Client
-	if tracing.TracingEnabled(logger) {
-		hc = &http.Client{Transport: &ochttp.Transport{}}
-	} else {
-		hc = &http.Client{Transport: otelhttp.NewTransport(http.DefaultTransport)}
-	}
-
+	hc := &http.Client{Transport: otelhttp.NewTransport(http.DefaultTransport)}
 	return &Client{
 		logger:     logger.Named("fetcher_client"),
 		url:        strings.TrimSuffix(fetcherUrl, "/"),
diff --git a/pkg/fetcher/config/config.go b/pkg/fetcher/config/config.go
index ee20eb73..0e59d077 100644
--- a/pkg/fetcher/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/fetcher/config/config.go
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	sharedCfgMapPath string
 
 	serviceAccount string
-
-	jaegerCollectorEndpoint string
 }
 
 func getFetcherResources() (apiv1.ResourceRequirements, error) {
@@ -82,14 +80,13 @@ func MakeFetcherConfig(sharedMountPath string) (*Config, error) {
 	}
 
 	return &Config{
-		resourceRequirements:    resources,
-		fetcherImage:            fetcherImage,
-		fetcherImagePullPolicy:  utils.GetImagePullPolicy(fetcherImagePullPolicy),
-		sharedMountPath:         sharedMountPath,
-		sharedSecretPath:        "/secrets",
-		sharedCfgMapPath:        "/configs",
-		jaegerCollectorEndpoint: os.Getenv("TRACE_JAEGER_COLLECTOR_ENDPOINT"),
-		serviceAccount:          fv1.FissionFetcherSA,
+		resourceRequirements:   resources,
+		fetcherImage:           fetcherImage,
+		fetcherImagePullPolicy: utils.GetImagePullPolicy(fetcherImagePullPolicy),
+		sharedMountPath:        sharedMountPath,
+		sharedSecretPath:       "/secrets",
+		sharedCfgMapPath:       "/configs",
+		serviceAccount:         fv1.FissionFetcherSA,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -169,7 +166,6 @@ func (cfg *Config) fetcherCommand(extraArgs ...string) []string {
 	command := []string{"/fetcher",
 		"-secret-dir", cfg.sharedSecretPath,
 		"-cfgmap-dir", cfg.sharedCfgMapPath,
-		"-jaeger-collector-endpoint", cfg.jaegerCollectorEndpoint,
 	}
 
 	command = append(command, extraArgs...)
diff --git a/pkg/fetcher/fetcher.go b/pkg/fetcher/fetcher.go
index be11487e..8d605797 100644
--- a/pkg/fetcher/fetcher.go
+++ b/pkg/fetcher/fetcher.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mholt/archiver/v3"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	uuid "github.com/satori/go.uuid"
-	"go.opencensus.io/plugin/ochttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context/ctxhttp"
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ import (
 	storageSvcClient "github.com/fission/fission/pkg/storagesvc/client"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils"
 	otelUtils "github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/otel"
-	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/tracing"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -107,13 +105,7 @@ func MakeFetcher(logger *zap.Logger, sharedVolumePath string, sharedSecretPath s
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error reading pod namespace from downward volume")
 	}
 
-	var hc *http.Client
-	if tracing.TracingEnabled(logger) {
-		hc = &http.Client{Transport: &ochttp.Transport{}}
-	} else {
-		hc = &http.Client{Transport: otelhttp.NewTransport(http.DefaultTransport)}
-	}
-
+	hc := &http.Client{Transport: otelhttp.NewTransport(http.DefaultTransport)}
 	return &Fetcher{
 		logger:           fLogger,
 		sharedVolumePath: sharedVolumePath,
diff --git a/pkg/router/functionHandler.go b/pkg/router/functionHandler.go
index 641f96cd..fb288fc7 100644
--- a/pkg/router/functionHandler.go
+++ b/pkg/router/functionHandler.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"go.opencensus.io/plugin/ochttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	k8stypes "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ type (
 		svcAddrUpdateThrottler   *throttler.Throttler
 		functionTimeoutMap       map[k8stypes.UID]int
 		unTapServiceTimeout      time.Duration
-		openTracingEnabled       bool
 	}
 
 	tsRoundTripperParams struct {
@@ -323,15 +321,14 @@ func (roundTripper *RetryingRoundTripper) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Re
 		// The otelhttp.NewTransport() does not work with WebSocket.
 		// This is probably because it modifies the response body.
 		// Until we find a better solution to handle websocket requests, we will continue to
-		// use ochttp.Transport(). We check if the request isWebsocketRequest() and use the
-		// ochttp.Transport() irrespective of open telemetry is enabled or not.
+		// use http.Transport(). We check if the request isWebsocketRequest() and use the
+		// http.Transport() irrespective of open telemetry is enabled or not.
 		// Related issue: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib/issues/12
 
 		// forward the request to the function service
 		var resp *http.Response
-		if roundTripper.funcHandler.openTracingEnabled || util.IsWebsocketRequest(newReq) {
-			ocRoundTripper := &ochttp.Transport{Base: transport}
-			resp, err = ocRoundTripper.RoundTrip(newReq)
+		if util.IsWebsocketRequest(newReq) {
+			resp, err = transport.RoundTrip(newReq)
 		} else {
 			otelUtils.SpanTrackEvent(ctx, "roundtrip", otelUtils.MapToAttributes(map[string]string{
 				"function-name":      fnMeta.Name,
diff --git a/pkg/router/httpTriggers.go b/pkg/router/httpTriggers.go
index 9242b388..47c4a547 100644
--- a/pkg/router/httpTriggers.go
+++ b/pkg/router/httpTriggers.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/metrics"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/otel"
-	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/tracing"
 )
 
 // HTTPTriggerSet represents an HTTP trigger set
@@ -122,8 +121,6 @@ func (ts *HTTPTriggerSet) getRouter(fnTimeoutMap map[types.UID]int) *mux.Router
 		muxRouter.Use(authMiddleware(featureConfig))
 	}
 
-	openTracingEnabled := tracing.TracingEnabled(ts.logger)
-
 	// HTTP triggers setup by the user
 	homeHandled := false
 	for i := range ts.triggers {
@@ -157,7 +154,6 @@ func (ts *HTTPTriggerSet) getRouter(fnTimeoutMap map[types.UID]int) *mux.Router
 			svcAddrUpdateThrottler:   ts.svcAddrUpdateThrottler,
 			functionTimeoutMap:       fnTimeoutMap,
 			unTapServiceTimeout:      ts.unTapServiceTimeout,
-			openTracingEnabled:       openTracingEnabled,
 		}
 
 		// The functionHandler for HTTP trigger with fn reference type "FunctionReferenceTypeFunctionName",
@@ -188,14 +184,10 @@ func (ts *HTTPTriggerSet) getRouter(fnTimeoutMap map[types.UID]int) *mux.Router
 		}
 
 		var handler http.Handler
-		if openTracingEnabled {
-			handler = http.HandlerFunc(fh.handler)
+		if trigger.Spec.Prefix != nil && *trigger.Spec.Prefix != "" {
+			handler = otel.GetHandlerWithOTEL(http.HandlerFunc(fh.handler), *trigger.Spec.Prefix)
 		} else {
-			if trigger.Spec.Prefix != nil && *trigger.Spec.Prefix != "" {
-				handler = otel.GetHandlerWithOTEL(http.HandlerFunc(fh.handler), *trigger.Spec.Prefix)
-			} else {
-				handler = otel.GetHandlerWithOTEL(http.HandlerFunc(fh.handler), trigger.Spec.RelativeURL)
-			}
+			handler = otel.GetHandlerWithOTEL(http.HandlerFunc(fh.handler), trigger.Spec.RelativeURL)
 		}
 
 		if trigger.Spec.Prefix != nil && *trigger.Spec.Prefix != "" {
@@ -263,11 +255,7 @@ func (ts *HTTPTriggerSet) getRouter(fnTimeoutMap map[types.UID]int) *mux.Router
 		var handler http.Handler
 		internalRoute := utils.UrlForFunction(fn.ObjectMeta.Name, fn.ObjectMeta.Namespace)
 		internalPrefixRoute := internalRoute + "/"
-		if openTracingEnabled {
-			handler = http.HandlerFunc(fh.handler)
-		} else {
-			handler = otel.GetHandlerWithOTEL(http.HandlerFunc(fh.handler), internalRoute)
-		}
+		handler = otel.GetHandlerWithOTEL(http.HandlerFunc(fh.handler), internalRoute)
 
 		muxRouter.Handle(internalRoute, handler)
 		muxRouter.PathPrefix(internalPrefixRoute).Handler(handler)
diff --git a/pkg/router/router.go b/pkg/router/router.go
index 85b9c640..95f8181b 100644
--- a/pkg/router/router.go
+++ b/pkg/router/router.go
@@ -42,16 +42,11 @@ package router
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
-	"net/http/httputil"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
-	"go.opencensus.io/plugin/ochttp"
-	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
@@ -85,41 +80,14 @@ func router(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, httpTriggerSet *HTTPTrigger
 }
 
 func serve(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, port int, tracingSamplingRate float64,
-	httpTriggerSet *HTTPTriggerSet, displayAccessLog bool, openTracingEnabled bool) {
+	httpTriggerSet *HTTPTriggerSet, displayAccessLog bool) {
 	mr := router(ctx, logger, httpTriggerSet)
-
-	var handler http.Handler
-	if openTracingEnabled {
-		handler = &ochttp.Handler{
-			Handler: mr,
-			GetStartOptions: func(r *http.Request) trace.StartOptions {
-				// do not trace router healthz endpoint
-				if strings.Compare(r.URL.Path, "/router-healthz") == 0 {
-					return trace.StartOptions{
-						Sampler: trace.NeverSample(),
-					}
-				}
-				if displayAccessLog {
-					reqMsg, err := httputil.DumpRequest(r, false)
-					if err != nil {
-						logger.Error("error dumping request", zap.Error(err))
-					}
-					logger.Info("request dump", zap.String("request", string(reqMsg)))
-				}
-				return trace.StartOptions{
-					Sampler: trace.ProbabilitySampler(tracingSamplingRate),
-				}
-			},
-		}
-	} else {
-		handler = otelUtils.GetHandlerWithOTEL(mr, "fission-router", otelUtils.UrlsToIgnore("/router-healthz"))
-	}
-
+	handler := otelUtils.GetHandlerWithOTEL(mr, "fission-router", otelUtils.UrlsToIgnore("/router-healthz"))
 	httpserver.StartServer(ctx, logger, "router", fmt.Sprintf("%d", port), handler)
 }
 
 // Start starts a router
-func Start(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, port int, executorURL string, openTracingEnabled bool) {
+func Start(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, port int, executorURL string) {
 	fmap := makeFunctionServiceMap(logger, time.Minute)
 
 	fissionClient, kubeClient, _, _, err := crd.MakeFissionClient()
@@ -254,5 +222,5 @@ func Start(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, port int, executorURL string
 	ctx, span := tracer.Start(ctx, "router/Start")
 	defer span.End()
 
-	serve(ctx, logger, port, tracingSamplingRate, triggers, displayAccessLog, openTracingEnabled)
+	serve(ctx, logger, port, tracingSamplingRate, triggers, displayAccessLog)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/storagesvc/client/client.go b/pkg/storagesvc/client/client.go
index 83bdd4a4..417c0f09 100644
--- a/pkg/storagesvc/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/storagesvc/client/client.go
@@ -29,12 +29,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"go.opencensus.io/plugin/ochttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context/ctxhttp"
 
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/storagesvc"
-	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/tracing"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -46,12 +44,7 @@ type (
 
 // Client creates a storage service client.
 func MakeClient(url string) *Client {
-	var hc *http.Client
-	if tracing.TracingEnabled(nil) {
-		hc = &http.Client{Transport: &ochttp.Transport{}}
-	} else {
-		hc = &http.Client{Transport: otelhttp.NewTransport(http.DefaultTransport)}
-	}
+	hc := &http.Client{Transport: otelhttp.NewTransport(http.DefaultTransport)}
 	return &Client{
 		url:        strings.TrimSuffix(url, "/") + "/v1",
 		httpClient: hc,
diff --git a/pkg/storagesvc/client/storagesvc_test.go b/pkg/storagesvc/client/storagesvc_test.go
index ddf31f04..7a32279f 100644
--- a/pkg/storagesvc/client/storagesvc_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storagesvc/client/storagesvc_test.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func TestS3StorageService(t *testing.T) {
 	storage := storagesvc.NewS3Storage()
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
-	_ = storagesvc.Start(ctx, logger, storage, port, true)
+	_ = storagesvc.Start(ctx, logger, storage, port)
 
 	time.Sleep(time.Second)
 	client := MakeClient(fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%v/", 8081))
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func TestLocalStorageService(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 	os.Setenv("METRICS_ADDR", "8083")
-	_ = storagesvc.Start(ctx, logger, storage, port, true)
+	_ = storagesvc.Start(ctx, logger, storage, port)
 
 	time.Sleep(time.Second)
 	client := MakeClient(fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%v/", port))
diff --git a/pkg/storagesvc/storagesvc.go b/pkg/storagesvc/storagesvc.go
index 301ea5c2..d0076ae3 100644
--- a/pkg/storagesvc/storagesvc.go
+++ b/pkg/storagesvc/storagesvc.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/graymeta/stow"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"go.opencensus.io/plugin/ochttp"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils/httpserver"
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ func MakeStorageService(logger *zap.Logger, storageClient *StowClient, port int)
 	}
 }
 
-func (ss *StorageService) Start(ctx context.Context, port int, openTracingEnabled bool) {
+func (ss *StorageService) Start(ctx context.Context, port int) {
 	r := mux.NewRouter()
 	r.Use(metrics.HTTPMetricMiddleware)
 	r.HandleFunc("/v1/archive", ss.uploadHandler).Methods("POST")
@@ -272,19 +271,12 @@ func (ss *StorageService) Start(ctx context.Context, port int, openTracingEnable
 	r.HandleFunc("/v1/archive", ss.infoHandler).Methods("HEAD")
 	r.HandleFunc("/healthz", ss.healthHandler).Methods("GET")
 
-	var handler http.Handler
-	if openTracingEnabled {
-		handler = &ochttp.Handler{
-			Handler: r,
-		}
-	} else {
-		handler = otel.GetHandlerWithOTEL(r, "fission-storagesvc", otel.UrlsToIgnore("/healthz"))
-	}
+	handler := otel.GetHandlerWithOTEL(r, "fission-storagesvc", otel.UrlsToIgnore("/healthz"))
 	httpserver.StartServer(ctx, ss.logger, "storagesvc", fmt.Sprintf("%d", port), handler)
 }
 
 // Start runs storage service
-func Start(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, storage Storage, port int, openTracingEnabled bool) error {
+func Start(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, storage Storage, port int) error {
 	enablePruner, err := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("PRUNE_ENABLED"))
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Warn("PRUNE_ENABLED value not set. Enabling archive pruner by default.", zap.Error(err))
@@ -299,7 +291,7 @@ func Start(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, storage Storage, port int, o
 	// create http handlers
 	storageService := MakeStorageService(logger, storageClient, port)
 	go metrics.ServeMetrics(ctx, logger)
-	go storageService.Start(ctx, port, openTracingEnabled)
+	go storageService.Start(ctx, port)
 
 	// enablePruner prevents storagesvc unit test from needing to talk to kubernetes
 	if enablePruner {
diff --git a/pkg/utils/tracing/tracing.go b/pkg/utils/tracing/tracing.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7bd2eb97..00000000
--- a/pkg/utils/tracing/tracing.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-package tracing
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-
-	"contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/jaeger"
-	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
-)
-
-func TracingEnabled(logger *zap.Logger) bool {
-	tracingEnabled := os.Getenv("TRACING_ENABLED")
-	if len(tracingEnabled) == 0 {
-		return false
-	}
-	openTracingEnabled, err := strconv.ParseBool(tracingEnabled)
-	if err != nil {
-		if logger != nil {
-			logger.Error("Error parsing OpenTracing enabled flag", zap.Error(err))
-		}
-		return false
-	}
-	return openTracingEnabled
-}
-
-func RegisterTraceExporter(logger *zap.Logger, collectorEndpoint, serviceName string) error {
-	if len(collectorEndpoint) == 0 {
-		logger.Info("skipping trace exporter registration")
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	exporter, err := jaeger.NewExporter(jaeger.Options{
-		CollectorEndpoint: collectorEndpoint,
-		Process: jaeger.Process{
-			ServiceName: serviceName,
-			Tags: []jaeger.Tag{
-				jaeger.BoolTag("fission", true),
-			},
-		},
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	trace.RegisterExporter(exporter)
-
-	if strings.EqualFold(serviceName, "Fission-Fetcher") {
-		trace.ApplyConfig(trace.Config{DefaultSampler: trace.AlwaysSample()})
-	} else {
-		samplingRate, err := strconv.ParseFloat(os.Getenv("TRACING_SAMPLING_RATE"), 32)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		trace.ApplyConfig(trace.Config{DefaultSampler: trace.ProbabilitySampler(samplingRate)})
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/skaffold.yaml b/skaffold.yaml
index 44322931..df221827 100644
--- a/skaffold.yaml
+++ b/skaffold.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ deploy:
         builderPodSpec.enabled: false
         repository: index.docker.io
         routerServiceType: LoadBalancer
-        openTracing.enabled: false
         openTelemetry.otlpCollectorEndpoint: ""
         openTelemetry.otlpInsecure: true
         prometheus.serviceEndpoint: ""