diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 37e52f90bc4..a60cd077cdb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ thiserror = { version = "1", default-features = false }
 tonic = { version = "0.12", default-features = false }
 tonic-build = "0.12"
 tokio = { version = "1", default-features = false }
-tokio-stream = "0.1.1"
+tokio-stream = "0.1"
 tracing = { version = "0.1", default-features = false }
 tracing-core = { version = "0.1", default-features = false }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
diff --git a/opentelemetry-otlp/CHANGELOG.md b/opentelemetry-otlp/CHANGELOG.md
index 03470ada202..099ca871fb6 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-otlp/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/opentelemetry-otlp/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 ## vNext
 
-- Bump MSRV to 1.70 [#2179](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-rust/pull/2179)
-
 ## v0.26.0
 Released 2024-Sep-30
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-zipkin/README.md b/opentelemetry-zipkin/README.md
index b629e28cd04..bf2238413ff 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-zipkin/README.md
+++ b/opentelemetry-zipkin/README.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ available so be sure to match them appropriately.
 ## Supported Rust Versions
 
 OpenTelemetry is built against the latest stable release. The minimum supported
-version is 1.65. The current OpenTelemetry version is not guaranteed to build on
+version is 1.70. The current OpenTelemetry version is not guaranteed to build on
 Rust versions earlier than the minimum supported version.
 
 The current stable Rust compiler and the three most recent minor versions before
diff --git a/scripts/patch_dependencies.sh b/scripts/patch_dependencies.sh
index 04cf24f8a91..de8058195ee 100755
--- a/scripts/patch_dependencies.sh
+++ b/scripts/patch_dependencies.sh
@@ -1,29 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Function to compare two version numbers
-function version_lt() {
-    [ "$(printf '%s\n' "$1" "$2" | sort -V | head -n1)" != "$2" ]
-}
-
-# Get the current Rust compiler version
-rust_version=$(rustc --version | cut -d' ' -f2)
-
-# Target version (Rust 1.71.1)
-target_version="1.71.1"
-
-  function patch_version() {
+function patch_version() {
     local latest_version=$(cargo search --limit 1 $1 | head -1 | cut -d'"' -f2)
     echo "patching $1 from $latest_version to $2"
     cargo update -p $1:$latest_version --precise $2
-  }
+}
 
-  patch_version cc 1.0.105
-  patch_version url 2.5.0
-if version_lt "$rust_version" "$target_version"; then
-  patch_version tonic 0.12.2
-  patch_version tokio-stream 0.1.15 # 0.1.16 requires rustc v1.70.0
-  patch_version hyper-rustls 0.27.2 # 0.27.3 needs rustc v1.70.0
-  patch_version tokio-util 0.7.11 # 0.7.12 needs rustc v1.70.0
-  patch_version tokio-stream 0.1.15 # 0.1.16 needs rustc v1.70.0
-  patch_version tokio 1.38.0 # 1.39 needs msrv bump to rustc 1.70
-fi