diff --git a/lib/ddtrace/contrib/resque/resque_job.rb b/lib/ddtrace/contrib/resque/resque_job.rb
index e376535deca..d3eac5bd4bb 100644
--- a/lib/ddtrace/contrib/resque/resque_job.rb
+++ b/lib/ddtrace/contrib/resque/resque_job.rb
@@ -16,26 +16,18 @@ def around_perform(*args)
             yield
             span.service = pin.service
           end
+        ensure
+          pin.tracer.shutdown! if pin && pin.tracer
         end
       end
     end
   end
 end
 
-Resque.before_first_fork do
-  pin = Datadog::Pin.get_from(Resque)
-  next unless pin && pin.tracer
-
-  # Create SyncWriter instance before forking
-  sync_writer = Datadog::SyncWriter.new(transport: pin.tracer.writer.transport)
-  Datadog::Contrib::Resque.sync_writer = sync_writer
-end
-
 Resque.after_fork do
   # get the current tracer
   pin = Datadog::Pin.get_from(Resque)
   next unless pin && pin.tracer
   # clean the state so no CoW happens
   pin.tracer.provider.context = nil
-  pin.tracer.writer = Datadog::Contrib::Resque.sync_writer
 end