diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/rmi/client/RmiClientInstrumentation.java b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/rmi/client/RmiClientInstrumentation.java
index 299f9189089..a260389d649 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/rmi/client/RmiClientInstrumentation.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/rmi/client/RmiClientInstrumentation.java
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ public RmiClientInstrumentation() {
     super("rmi", "rmi-client");
   }
 
+  @Override
+  protected boolean defaultEnabled() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public String hierarchyMarkerType() {
     return null; // bootstrap type
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/rmi/context/client/RmiClientContextInstrumentation.java b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/rmi/context/client/RmiClientContextInstrumentation.java
index 2baea7bb86e..876d7347c8b 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/rmi/context/client/RmiClientContextInstrumentation.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/rmi/context/client/RmiClientContextInstrumentation.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import com.google.auto.service.AutoService;
 import datadog.trace.agent.tooling.Instrumenter;
 import datadog.trace.agent.tooling.InstrumenterModule;
-import datadog.trace.api.Platform;
 import datadog.trace.bootstrap.ContextStore;
 import datadog.trace.bootstrap.InstrumentationContext;
 import datadog.trace.bootstrap.instrumentation.api.AgentSpan;
@@ -55,8 +54,7 @@ public RmiClientContextInstrumentation() {
 
   @Override
   protected boolean defaultEnabled() {
-    return super.defaultEnabled()
-        && !Platform.isNativeImageBuilder(); // not applicable in native-image
+    return false;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/rmi/context/server/RmiServerContextInstrumentation.java b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/rmi/context/server/RmiServerContextInstrumentation.java
index bb479566719..386b75b04eb 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/rmi/context/server/RmiServerContextInstrumentation.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/rmi/context/server/RmiServerContextInstrumentation.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import com.google.auto.service.AutoService;
 import datadog.trace.agent.tooling.Instrumenter;
 import datadog.trace.agent.tooling.InstrumenterModule;
-import datadog.trace.api.Platform;
 import datadog.trace.bootstrap.instrumentation.rmi.ContextDispatcher;
 import net.bytebuddy.asm.Advice;
 import net.bytebuddy.description.type.TypeDescription;
@@ -29,8 +28,7 @@ public RmiServerContextInstrumentation() {
 
   @Override
   protected boolean defaultEnabled() {
-    return super.defaultEnabled()
-        && !Platform.isNativeImageBuilder(); // not applicable in native-image
+    return false;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/rmi/server/RmiServerInstrumentation.java b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/rmi/server/RmiServerInstrumentation.java
index dab340c3833..ab8f49f3339 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/rmi/server/RmiServerInstrumentation.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/rmi/server/RmiServerInstrumentation.java
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ public RmiServerInstrumentation() {
     super("rmi", "rmi-server");
   }
 
+  @Override
+  protected boolean defaultEnabled() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public String hierarchyMarkerType() {
     return null; // bootstrap type
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/test/groovy/RmiTest.groovy b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/test/groovy/RmiTest.groovy
index 4e834313dd5..8cd16e04e8b 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/test/groovy/RmiTest.groovy
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-rmi-1.1/src/test/groovy/RmiTest.groovy
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import static datadog.trace.agent.test.asserts.ListWriterAssert.assertTraces
 import static datadog.trace.agent.test.utils.TraceUtils.basicSpan
 import static datadog.trace.agent.test.utils.TraceUtils.runUnderTrace
 
+import spock.lang.Ignore
+
 abstract class RmiTest extends VersionedNamingTestBase {
   def registryPort = PortUtils.randomOpenPort()
   def serverRegistry = LocateRegistry.createRegistry(registryPort)
@@ -229,6 +231,7 @@ abstract class RmiTest extends VersionedNamingTestBase {
   }
 }
 
+@Ignore
 class RmiV0Test extends RmiTest {
 
   @Override
@@ -247,6 +250,7 @@ class RmiV0Test extends RmiTest {
   }
 }
 
+@Ignore
 class RmiV1ForkedTest extends RmiTest {
 
   @Override