--- a/src/main/core-impl/java/com/mysql/cj/NativeSession.java
+++ b/src/main/core-impl/java/com/mysql/cj/NativeSession.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteA
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import com.mysql.cj.conf.HostInfo;
-import com.mysql.cj.conf.PropertyDefinitions.OpenTelemetry;
 import com.mysql.cj.conf.PropertyKey;
 import com.mysql.cj.conf.PropertySet;
 import com.mysql.cj.conf.RuntimeProperty;
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ import com.mysql.cj.exceptions.MysqlErro
 import com.mysql.cj.exceptions.OperationCancelledException;
 import com.mysql.cj.interceptors.QueryInterceptor;
 import com.mysql.cj.log.Log;
-import com.mysql.cj.otel.OpenTelemetryHandler;
 import com.mysql.cj.protocol.ColumnDefinition;
 import com.mysql.cj.protocol.NetworkResources;
 import com.mysql.cj.protocol.ProtocolEntityFactory;
@@ -107,24 +105,6 @@ public class NativeSession extends CoreS
 
     public NativeSession(HostInfo hostInfo, PropertySet propSet) {
         super(hostInfo, propSet);
-
-        // Check Telemetry option.
-        RuntimeProperty<OpenTelemetry> openTelemetry = this.propertySet.getEnumProperty(PropertyKey.openTelemetry);
-        if (openTelemetry.getValue() == OpenTelemetry.PREFERRED || openTelemetry.getValue() == OpenTelemetry.REQUIRED) {
-            if (!OpenTelemetryHandler.isOpenTelemetryApiAvailable()) {
-                if (openTelemetry.getValue() == OpenTelemetry.REQUIRED) {
-                    throw ExceptionFactory.createException(Messages.getString("Connection.OtelApiNotFound"));
-                }
-                if (openTelemetry.isExplicitlySet()) {
-                    getLog().logInfo(Messages.getString("Connection.OtelApiNotFound"));
-                }
-                setTelemetryHandler(NoopTelemetryHandler.getInstance());
-            } else {
-                setTelemetryHandler(new OpenTelemetryHandler());
-            }
-        } else {
-            setTelemetryHandler(NoopTelemetryHandler.getInstance());
-        }
     }
 
     public void connect(HostInfo hi, String user, String password, String database, int loginTimeout, TransactionEventHandler transactionManager)