diff --git a/share/ipld/get.go b/share/ipld/get.go
index f263877dc0..adf2ffa8c5 100644
--- a/share/ipld/get.go
+++ b/share/ipld/get.go
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ipfs/boxo/blockservice"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	ipld "github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-format"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/codes"
 
 	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-node/share"
 )
@@ -100,9 +98,6 @@ func GetLeaves(ctx context.Context,
 	maxShares int,
 	put func(int, ipld.Node),
 ) {
-	ctx, span := tracer.Start(ctx, "get-leaves")
-	defer span.End()
-
 	// this buffer ensures writes to 'jobs' are never blocking (bin-tree-feat)
 	jobs := make(chan *job, (maxShares+1)/2) // +1 for the case where 'maxShares' is 1
 	jobs <- &job{cid: root, ctx: ctx}
@@ -120,21 +115,12 @@ func GetLeaves(ctx context.Context,
 			// work over each job concurrently, s.t. shares do not block
 			// processing of each other
 			pool.Submit(func() {
-				ctx, span := tracer.Start(j.ctx, "process-job")
-				defer span.End()
 				defer wg.Done()
 
-				span.SetAttributes(
-					attribute.String("cid", j.cid.String()),
-					attribute.Int("pos", j.sharePos),
-				)
-
 				nd, err := GetNode(ctx, bGetter, j.cid)
 				if err != nil {
 					// we don't really care about errors here
 					// just fetch as much as possible
-					span.RecordError(err)
-					span.SetStatus(codes.Error, err.Error())
 					return
 				}
 				// check links to know what we should do with the node
@@ -142,7 +128,6 @@ func GetLeaves(ctx context.Context,
 				if len(lnks) == 0 {
 					// successfully fetched a share/leaf
 					// ladies and gentlemen, we got em!
-					span.SetStatus(codes.Ok, "")
 					put(j.sharePos, nd)
 					return
 				}
diff --git a/share/ipld/get_shares.go b/share/ipld/get_shares.go
index 3fda86941f..98db7012b5 100644
--- a/share/ipld/get_shares.go
+++ b/share/ipld/get_shares.go
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ func GetShare(
 // Does not return any error, and returns/unblocks only on success
 // (got all shares) or on context cancellation.
 func GetShares(ctx context.Context, bg blockservice.BlockGetter, root cid.Cid, shares int, put func(int, share.Share)) {
-	ctx, span := tracer.Start(ctx, "get-shares")
-	defer span.End()
-
 	putNode := func(i int, leaf format.Node) {
 		put(i, leafToShare(leaf))
 	}
@@ -51,9 +48,6 @@ func GetSharesByNamespace(
 	namespace share.Namespace,
 	maxShares int,
 ) ([]share.Share, *nmt.Proof, error) {
-	ctx, span := tracer.Start(ctx, "get-shares-by-namespace")
-	defer span.End()
-
 	data := NewNamespaceData(maxShares, namespace, WithLeaves(), WithProofs())
 	err := data.CollectLeavesByNamespace(ctx, bGetter, root)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/share/ipld/namespace_data.go b/share/ipld/namespace_data.go
index a3f468ee47..5a6fd2abb4 100644
--- a/share/ipld/namespace_data.go
+++ b/share/ipld/namespace_data.go
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ipfs/boxo/blockservice"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	ipld "github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-format"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/codes"
 
 	"github.com/celestiaorg/nmt"
 
@@ -193,13 +191,6 @@ func (n *NamespaceData) CollectLeavesByNamespace(
 		return err
 	}
 
-	ctx, span := tracer.Start(ctx, "get-leaves-by-namespace")
-	defer span.End()
-
-	span.SetAttributes(
-		attribute.String("namespace", n.namespace.String()),
-	)
-
 	// buffer the jobs to avoid blocking, we only need as many
 	// queued as the number of shares in the second-to-last layer
 	jobs := make(chan job, (n.maxShares+1)/2)
@@ -227,15 +218,8 @@ func (n *NamespaceData) CollectLeavesByNamespace(
 			return retrievalErr
 		}
 		pool.Submit(func() {
-			ctx, span := tracer.Start(j.ctx, "process-job")
-			defer span.End()
 			defer wg.done()
 
-			span.SetAttributes(
-				attribute.String("cid", j.cid.String()),
-				attribute.Int("pos", j.sharePos),
-			)
-
 			// if an error is likely to be returned or not depends on
 			// the underlying impl of the blockservice, currently it is not a realistic probability
 			nd, err := GetNode(ctx, bGetter, j.cid)
@@ -248,7 +232,6 @@ func (n *NamespaceData) CollectLeavesByNamespace(
 					"pos", j.sharePos,
 					"err", err,
 				)
-				span.SetStatus(codes.Error, err.Error())
 				// we still need to update the bounds
 				n.addLeaf(j.sharePos, nil)
 				return
@@ -257,7 +240,6 @@ func (n *NamespaceData) CollectLeavesByNamespace(
 			links := nd.Links()
 			if len(links) == 0 {
 				// successfully fetched a leaf belonging to the namespace
-				span.SetStatus(codes.Ok, "")
 				// we found a leaf, so we update the bounds
 				n.addLeaf(j.sharePos, nd)
 				return
diff --git a/share/ipld/nmt.go b/share/ipld/nmt.go
index b43d786a5f..6dba300965 100644
--- a/share/ipld/nmt.go
+++ b/share/ipld/nmt.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2"
 	mh "github.com/multiformats/go-multihash"
 	mhcore "github.com/multiformats/go-multihash/core"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 
 	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app/pkg/appconsts"
 	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app/pkg/da"
@@ -25,8 +24,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	tracer = otel.Tracer("ipld")
-	log    = logging.Logger("ipld")
+	log = logging.Logger("ipld")
 )
 
 const (