diff --git a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/subscriber.rb b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/subscriber.rb
index 036d5f760..d447b5831 100644
--- a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/subscriber.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/subscriber.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ def start(name, id, payload)
         def on_start(name, _id, payload)
           span = @tracer.start_span(name, attributes: @mapper.call(payload))
           tokens = [OpenTelemetry::Context.attach(OpenTelemetry::Trace.context_with_span(span))]
-          OpenTelemetry.propagation.inject(payload.fetch(:job).__otel_headers) # This must be transmitted over the wire
 
           { span: span, ctx_tokens: tokens }
         end