diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f3bfc1f2a..70d738b15 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     <qpid-protocol-plugin.version>8.0.0</qpid-protocol-plugin.version>
     <rabbitmq.version>5.8.0</rabbitmq.version>
     <sn.bom.version>4.2.0-SNAPSHOT</sn.bom.version>
-    <opentelemetry.version>1.56.0</opentelemetry.version>
 
     <!-- test dependencies -->
     <qpid-client-version>6.4.0</qpid-client-version>
@@ -147,12 +146,6 @@
         <version>${qpid-protocol-plugin.version}</version>
       </dependency>
 
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
-        <artifactId>opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure-spi</artifactId>
-        <version>${opentelemetry.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index 889c5050d..95ee1831c 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
-      <artifactId>opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure-spi</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>