diff --git a/sdk/all/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/OpenTelemetrySdk.java b/sdk/all/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/OpenTelemetrySdk.java
index c4d0d360fa4..5ae7f7d0e9d 100644
--- a/sdk/all/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/OpenTelemetrySdk.java
+++ b/sdk/all/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/OpenTelemetrySdk.java
@@ -219,10 +219,6 @@ public OpenTelemetrySdk build() {
     private TracerSdkProvider buildTracerProvider() {
       TracerProvider tracerProvider = super.tracerProvider;
       if (tracerProvider != null) {
-        if (!(tracerProvider instanceof TracerSdkProvider)) {
-          throw new IllegalStateException(
-              "The OpenTelemetrySdk can only be configured with a TracerSdkProvider");
-        }
         return (TracerSdkProvider) tracerProvider;
       }
       TracerSdkProvider.Builder tracerProviderBuilder = TracerSdkProvider.builder();
diff --git a/sdk/all/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/OpenTelemetrySdkTest.java b/sdk/all/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/OpenTelemetrySdkTest.java
index 64473248c4f..1476683a40c 100644
--- a/sdk/all/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/OpenTelemetrySdkTest.java
+++ b/sdk/all/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/OpenTelemetrySdkTest.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 package io.opentelemetry.sdk;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.InstanceOfAssertFactories.type;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
@@ -37,6 +39,24 @@ class OpenTelemetrySdkTest {
   @Mock private ContextPropagators propagators;
   @Mock private Clock clock;
 
+  @Test
+  void testGetGlobal() {
+    assertThat(OpenTelemetrySdk.get()).isSameAs(OpenTelemetry.get());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testGetTracerManagementWhenNotTracerSdk() {
+    OpenTelemetry previous = OpenTelemetry.get();
+    assertThatCode(OpenTelemetrySdk::getGlobalTracerManagement).doesNotThrowAnyException();
+    try {
+      OpenTelemetry.set(OpenTelemetry.builder().setTracerProvider(tracerProvider).build());
+      assertThatThrownBy(OpenTelemetrySdk::getGlobalTracerManagement)
+          .isInstanceOf(IllegalStateException.class);
+    } finally {
+      OpenTelemetry.set(previous);
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test
   void testGlobalDefault() {
     assertThat(((TracerSdkProvider) OpenTelemetrySdk.getGlobalTracerManagement()).get(""))