diff --git a/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/OpenTelemetryProducer.java b/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/OpenTelemetryProducer.java
index f2087cdbb0b86..ba1ca3cd57436 100644
--- a/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/OpenTelemetryProducer.java
+++ b/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/OpenTelemetryProducer.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.arc.DefaultBean;
 import io.quarkus.opentelemetry.runtime.config.build.OTelBuildConfig;
 import io.quarkus.opentelemetry.runtime.config.runtime.OTelRuntimeConfig;
+import io.quarkus.opentelemetry.runtime.exporter.otlp.RemoveableLateBoundBatchSpanProcessor;
 import io.quarkus.opentelemetry.runtime.tracing.DelayedAttributes;
 import io.quarkus.opentelemetry.runtime.tracing.DropTargetsSampler;
 import io.quarkus.opentelemetry.runtime.tracing.TracerRecorder;
@@ -154,7 +155,8 @@ public SdkTracerProviderBuilder apply(SdkTracerProviderBuilder builder,
                                     ConfigProperties configProperties) {
                                 if (oTelBuildConfig.traces().enabled().orElse(TRUE)) {
                                     idGenerator.stream().findFirst().ifPresent(builder::setIdGenerator); // from cdi
-                                    spanProcessors.stream().forEach(builder::addSpanProcessor);
+                                    spanProcessors.stream().filter(sp -> !(sp instanceof RemoveableLateBoundBatchSpanProcessor))
+                                            .forEach(builder::addSpanProcessor);
                                 }
                                 return builder;
                             }
diff --git a/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/exporter/otlp/LateBoundBatchSpanProcessor.java b/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/exporter/otlp/LateBoundBatchSpanProcessor.java
index 06d7e07f38b3d..dde43e7c9dcc0 100644
--- a/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/exporter/otlp/LateBoundBatchSpanProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/exporter/otlp/LateBoundBatchSpanProcessor.java
@@ -14,19 +14,13 @@
  * is started, enabling Quarkus to instantiate a {@link io.opentelemetry.api.trace.TracerProvider}
  * during static initialization and set a {@link BatchSpanProcessor} delegate during runtime initialization.
  */
-@Deprecated
 public class LateBoundBatchSpanProcessor implements SpanProcessor {
     private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(LateBoundBatchSpanProcessor.class);
 
     private boolean warningLogged = false;
     private BatchSpanProcessor delegate;
 
-    /**
-     * Set the actual {@link BatchSpanProcessor} to use as the delegate.
-     *
-     * @param delegate Properly constructed {@link BatchSpanProcessor} for processing spans.
-     */
-    public void setBatchSpanProcessorDelegate(BatchSpanProcessor delegate) {
+    public LateBoundBatchSpanProcessor(BatchSpanProcessor delegate) {
         this.delegate = delegate;
     }
 
diff --git a/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/exporter/otlp/OtlpRecorder.java b/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/exporter/otlp/OtlpRecorder.java
index b03a806eaee35..02087407d5534 100644
--- a/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/exporter/otlp/OtlpRecorder.java
+++ b/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/exporter/otlp/OtlpRecorder.java
@@ -40,40 +40,36 @@ public Function<SyntheticCreationalContext<LateBoundBatchSpanProcessor>, LateBou
             OTelRuntimeConfig otelRuntimeConfig,
             OtlpExporterRuntimeConfig exporterRuntimeConfig,
             Supplier<Vertx> vertx) {
-        var result = new LateBoundBatchSpanProcessor();
         URI grpcBaseUri = getGrpcBaseUri(exporterRuntimeConfig); // do the creation and validation here in order to preserve backward compatibility
         return new Function<>() {
             @Override
             public LateBoundBatchSpanProcessor apply(
                     SyntheticCreationalContext<LateBoundBatchSpanProcessor> context) {
-                if (otelRuntimeConfig.sdkDisabled()) {
-                    return result;
+                if (otelRuntimeConfig.sdkDisabled() || grpcBaseUri == null) {
+                    return RemoveableLateBoundBatchSpanProcessor.INSTANCE;
                 }
-
                 // Only create the OtlpGrpcSpanExporter if an endpoint was set in runtime config and was properly validated at startup
-                if (grpcBaseUri != null) {
-                    try {
-                        Instance<SpanExporter> spanExporters = context.getInjectedReference(new TypeLiteral<>() {
-                        });
-                        if (spanExporters.isUnsatisfied()) {
-                            var spanExporter = createOtlpGrpcSpanExporter(exporterRuntimeConfig, vertx.get(), grpcBaseUri);
-
-                            BatchSpanProcessorBuilder processorBuilder = BatchSpanProcessor.builder(spanExporter);
-
-                            processorBuilder.setScheduleDelay(otelRuntimeConfig.bsp().scheduleDelay());
-                            processorBuilder.setMaxQueueSize(otelRuntimeConfig.bsp().maxQueueSize());
-                            processorBuilder.setMaxExportBatchSize(otelRuntimeConfig.bsp().maxExportBatchSize());
-                            processorBuilder.setExporterTimeout(otelRuntimeConfig.bsp().exportTimeout());
-                            // processorBuilder.setMeterProvider() // TODO add meter provider to span processor.
-
-                            result.setBatchSpanProcessorDelegate(processorBuilder.build());
-                        }
-                    } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
-                        throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to install OTLP Exporter", iae);
-                    }
+                Instance<SpanExporter> spanExporters = context.getInjectedReference(new TypeLiteral<>() {
+                });
+                if (!spanExporters.isUnsatisfied()) {
+                    return RemoveableLateBoundBatchSpanProcessor.INSTANCE;
                 }
 
-                return result;
+                try {
+                    var spanExporter = createOtlpGrpcSpanExporter(exporterRuntimeConfig, vertx.get(), grpcBaseUri);
+
+                    BatchSpanProcessorBuilder processorBuilder = BatchSpanProcessor.builder(spanExporter);
+
+                    processorBuilder.setScheduleDelay(otelRuntimeConfig.bsp().scheduleDelay());
+                    processorBuilder.setMaxQueueSize(otelRuntimeConfig.bsp().maxQueueSize());
+                    processorBuilder.setMaxExportBatchSize(otelRuntimeConfig.bsp().maxExportBatchSize());
+                    processorBuilder.setExporterTimeout(otelRuntimeConfig.bsp().exportTimeout());
+                    // processorBuilder.setMeterProvider() // TODO add meter provider to span processor.
+
+                    return new LateBoundBatchSpanProcessor(processorBuilder.build());
+                } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to install OTLP Exporter", iae);
+                }
             }
 
             private SpanExporter createOtlpGrpcSpanExporter(OtlpExporterRuntimeConfig exporterRuntimeConfig,
diff --git a/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/exporter/otlp/RemoveableLateBoundBatchSpanProcessor.java b/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/exporter/otlp/RemoveableLateBoundBatchSpanProcessor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..66a3cbff07978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/exporter/otlp/RemoveableLateBoundBatchSpanProcessor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package io.quarkus.opentelemetry.runtime.exporter.otlp;
+
+import io.quarkus.opentelemetry.runtime.OpenTelemetryProducer;
+
+/**
+ * The only point in having this class is to allow {@link OpenTelemetryProducer}
+ * to easily ignore the configured {@link LateBoundBatchSpanProcessor}.
+ * <p>
+ * In the future when {@link OpenTelemetryProducer} is replaced by a synthetic bean, this class will no longer be necessary
+ */
+public final class RemoveableLateBoundBatchSpanProcessor extends LateBoundBatchSpanProcessor {
+
+    public static final RemoveableLateBoundBatchSpanProcessor INSTANCE = new RemoveableLateBoundBatchSpanProcessor();
+
+    private RemoveableLateBoundBatchSpanProcessor() {
+        super(null);
+    }
+}