diff --git a/pkg/loop/telem.go b/pkg/loop/telem.go
index cb14c0108..a9987417c 100644
--- a/pkg/loop/telem.go
+++ b/pkg/loop/telem.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/encoding/gzip"
 
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/beholder"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/config/build"
@@ -150,7 +149,6 @@ func (config TracingConfig) NewSpanExporter() (sdktrace.SpanExporter, error) {
 	traceExporter, err := otlptracegrpc.New(ctx,
 		otlptracegrpc.WithGRPCConn(conn),
 		otlptracegrpc.WithHeaders(config.AuthHeaders),
-		otlptracegrpc.WithCompressor(gzip.Name),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err