diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/GrpcStorageImpl.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/GrpcStorageImpl.java
index d15b53dad..1747772d4 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/GrpcStorageImpl.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/GrpcStorageImpl.java
@@ -255,11 +255,7 @@ public Blob create(
     OpenTelemetryTraceUtil.Span otelSpan =
         openTelemetryTraceUtil.startSpan("create", MODULE_STORAGE);
     try (OpenTelemetryTraceUtil.Scope ignored = otelSpan.makeCurrent()) {
-      return internalDirectUpload(
-              blobInfo,
-              opts,
-              ByteBuffer.wrap(content, offset, length),
-              openTelemetryTraceUtil.currentContext())
+      return internalDirectUpload(blobInfo, opts, ByteBuffer.wrap(content, offset, length))
           .asBlob(this);
     } catch (Exception e) {
       otelSpan.recordException(e);
@@ -322,7 +318,7 @@ public Blob createFrom(BlobInfo blobInfo, Path path, int bufferSize, BlobWriteOp
         openTelemetryTraceUtil.startSpan("createFrom", MODULE_STORAGE);
     try (OpenTelemetryTraceUtil.Scope ignored = otelSpan.makeCurrent()) {
       Opts<ObjectTargetOpt> opts = Opts.unwrap(options).resolveFrom(blobInfo).prepend(defaultOpts);
-      return internalCreateFrom(path, blobInfo, opts, openTelemetryTraceUtil.currentContext());
+      return internalCreateFrom(path, blobInfo, opts);
     } catch (Exception e) {
       otelSpan.recordException(e);
       otelSpan.setStatus(io.opentelemetry.api.trace.StatusCode.ERROR, e.getClass().getSimpleName());
@@ -333,11 +329,10 @@ public Blob createFrom(BlobInfo blobInfo, Path path, int bufferSize, BlobWriteOp
   }
 
   @Override
-  public Blob internalCreateFrom(
-      Path path, BlobInfo info, Opts<ObjectTargetOpt> opts, OpenTelemetryTraceUtil.Context ctx)
+  public Blob internalCreateFrom(Path path, BlobInfo info, Opts<ObjectTargetOpt> opts)
       throws IOException {
     OpenTelemetryTraceUtil.Span otelSpan =
-        openTelemetryTraceUtil.startSpan("internalCreateFrom", MODULE_STORAGE, ctx);
+        openTelemetryTraceUtil.startSpan("internalCreateFrom", MODULE_STORAGE);
     requireNonNull(path, "path must be non null");
     if (Files.isDirectory(path)) {
       throw new StorageException(0, path + " is a directory");
@@ -897,19 +892,10 @@ public GrpcBlobWriteChannel writer(BlobInfo blobInfo, BlobWriteOption... options
   @Override
   public BlobInfo internalDirectUpload(
       BlobInfo blobInfo, Opts<ObjectTargetOpt> opts, ByteBuffer buf) {
-    return internalDirectUpload(blobInfo, opts, buf, null);
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public BlobInfo internalDirectUpload(
-      BlobInfo blobInfo,
-      Opts<ObjectTargetOpt> opts,
-      ByteBuffer buf,
-      OpenTelemetryTraceUtil.Context ctx) {
     requireNonNull(blobInfo, "blobInfo must be non null");
     requireNonNull(buf, "content must be non null");
     OpenTelemetryTraceUtil.Span otelSpan =
-        openTelemetryTraceUtil.startSpan("internalDirectUpload", MODULE_STORAGE, ctx);
+        openTelemetryTraceUtil.startSpan("internalDirectUpload", MODULE_STORAGE);
     Opts<ObjectTargetOpt> optsWithDefaults = opts.prepend(defaultOpts);
     GrpcCallContext grpcCallContext =
         optsWithDefaults.grpcMetadataMapper().apply(GrpcCallContext.createDefault());
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/ParallelCompositeUploadWritableByteChannel.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/ParallelCompositeUploadWritableByteChannel.java
index 0d08759d1..db807ce6c 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/ParallelCompositeUploadWritableByteChannel.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/ParallelCompositeUploadWritableByteChannel.java
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ public void close() throws IOException {
       // We never created any parts
       // create an empty object
       try {
-        // TODO: Add in Otel context when available
         BlobInfo blobInfo = storage.internalDirectUpload(ultimateObject, opts, Buffers.allocate(0));
         finalObject.set(blobInfo);
         return;
@@ -286,7 +285,6 @@ private void internalFlush(ByteBuffer buf) {
             ApiFutures.immediateFuture(partInfo),
             info -> {
               try {
-                // TODO: Add in Otel context when available
                 return storage.internalDirectUpload(info, partOpts, buf);
               } catch (StorageException e) {
                 // a precondition failure usually means the part was created, but we didn't get the
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/StorageImpl.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/StorageImpl.java
index 053bc45ed..4f7ae06cb 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/StorageImpl.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/StorageImpl.java
@@ -1796,11 +1796,7 @@ public BlobInfo internalCreateFrom(Path path, BlobInfo info, Opts<ObjectTargetOp
   }
 
   @Override
-  public BlobInfo internalDirectUpload(
-      BlobInfo info,
-      Opts<ObjectTargetOpt> opts,
-      ByteBuffer buf,
-      OpenTelemetryTraceUtil.Context ctx) {
+  public BlobInfo internalDirectUpload(BlobInfo info, Opts<ObjectTargetOpt> opts, ByteBuffer buf) {
 
     BlobInfo.Builder builder =
         info.toBuilder()
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/StorageInternal.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/StorageInternal.java
index 8fd230a19..fa150d64d 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/StorageInternal.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/StorageInternal.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import com.google.cloud.storage.UnifiedOpts.ObjectSourceOpt;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.UnifiedOpts.ObjectTargetOpt;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.UnifiedOpts.Opts;
-import com.google.cloud.storage.otel.OpenTelemetryTraceUtil;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
@@ -32,25 +31,11 @@ default BlobInfo internalCreateFrom(Path path, BlobInfo info, Opts<ObjectTargetO
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException("not implemented");
   }
 
-  default BlobInfo internalCreateFrom(
-      Path path, BlobInfo info, Opts<ObjectTargetOpt> opts, OpenTelemetryTraceUtil.Context ctx)
-      throws IOException {
-    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("not implemented");
-  }
-
   default BlobInfo internalDirectUpload(
       BlobInfo blobInfo, Opts<ObjectTargetOpt> opts, ByteBuffer buf) {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException("not implemented");
   }
 
-  default BlobInfo internalDirectUpload(
-      BlobInfo info,
-      Opts<ObjectTargetOpt> opts,
-      ByteBuffer buf,
-      OpenTelemetryTraceUtil.Context ctx) {
-    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("not implemented");
-  }
-
   // Void to allow easier mapping/use within streams and other mapping contexts
   @SuppressWarnings("UnusedReturnValue")
   default Void internalObjectDelete(BlobId id, Opts<ObjectSourceOpt> opts) {
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/spi/v1/HttpStorageRpc.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/spi/v1/HttpStorageRpc.java
index 9f449c36f..84621063b 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/spi/v1/HttpStorageRpc.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/spi/v1/HttpStorageRpc.java
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ public RewriteResponse openRewrite(RewriteRequest rewriteRequest) {
     Span span = startSpan(HttpStorageRpcSpans.SPAN_NAME_OPEN_REWRITE);
     Scope scope = tracer.withSpan(span);
     try (OpenTelemetryTraceUtil.Scope ignored = otelSpan.makeCurrent()) {
-      return rewrite(rewriteRequest, null, openTelemetryTraceUtil.currentContext());
+      return rewrite(rewriteRequest, null);
     } finally {
       otelSpan.end();
       scope.close();
@@ -1196,10 +1196,7 @@ public RewriteResponse continueRewrite(RewriteResponse previousResponse) {
     Span span = startSpan(HttpStorageRpcSpans.SPAN_NAME_CONTINUE_REWRITE);
     Scope scope = tracer.withSpan(span);
     try (OpenTelemetryTraceUtil.Scope ignored = otelSpan.makeCurrent()) {
-      return rewrite(
-          previousResponse.rewriteRequest,
-          previousResponse.rewriteToken,
-          openTelemetryTraceUtil.currentContext());
+      return rewrite(previousResponse.rewriteRequest, previousResponse.rewriteToken);
     } finally {
       otelSpan.end();
       scope.close();
@@ -1207,10 +1204,9 @@ public RewriteResponse continueRewrite(RewriteResponse previousResponse) {
     }
   }
 
-  private RewriteResponse rewrite(
-      RewriteRequest req, String token, OpenTelemetryTraceUtil.Context ctx) {
+  private RewriteResponse rewrite(RewriteRequest req, String token) {
     OpenTelemetryTraceUtil.Span otelSpan =
-        openTelemetryTraceUtil.startSpan("rewrite", MODULE_STORAGE_RPC, ctx);
+        openTelemetryTraceUtil.startSpan("rewrite", MODULE_STORAGE_RPC);
     try (OpenTelemetryTraceUtil.Scope ignored = otelSpan.makeCurrent()) {
       String userProject = Option.USER_PROJECT.getString(req.sourceOptions);
       if (userProject == null) {