diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/win-test-services.ps1 b/.github/workflows/scripts/win-test-services.ps1
index e5dac3ccbf..39025cc132 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/win-test-services.ps1
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/win-test-services.ps1
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ $expected_svc_env_vars = @{
   "SPLUNK_REALM"            = "$realm";
   "SPLUNK_API_URL"          = "$api_url";
   "SPLUNK_INGEST_URL"       = "$ingest_url";
-  "SPLUNK_TRACE_URL"        = "${ingest_url}/v2/trace";
   "SPLUNK_HEC_URL"          = "${ingest_url}/v1/log";
   "SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN"        = "$access_token";
   "SPLUNK_BUNDLE_DIR"       = "${env:PROGRAMFILES}\Splunk\OpenTelemetry Collector\agent-bundle";
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 42f1cf976b..cfc18f1795 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### 🚩Deprecations 🚩
+
+- (Splunk) `SPLUNK_TRACE_URL` environment variable is deprecated. It's replaced with `${SPLUNK_INGEST_URL}/v2/trace`
+  in the default configs. `SPLUNK_TRACE_URL` is still automatically set in the binary computed from on `SPLUNK_REALM`
+  or `SPLUNK_INGEST_URL` environment variables to not break existing configurations. However, it is recommended to 
+  update the configurations to use `${SPLUNK_INGEST_URL}/v2/trace` instead. 
+
+### 🛑 Breaking changes 🛑
+
+- (Splunk) Given that `SPLUNK_TRACE_URL` environment variable is deprecated and replaced with 
+  `${SPLUNK_INGEST_URL}/v2/trace` in the default configurations, the option to set the Trace URL has been remove from 
+  all packaging and mass deployment solutions to an avoid confusion. 
+
 ### 🧰 Bug fixes 🧰
 
 - (Splunk) `receiver/journald`: Upgrade journald client libraries in the Collector docker image by taking them from latest Debian image. 
diff --git a/cmd/otelcol/config/collector/agent_config.yaml b/cmd/otelcol/config/collector/agent_config.yaml
index 9a17337505..dd4264997a 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcol/config/collector/agent_config.yaml
+++ b/cmd/otelcol/config/collector/agent_config.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 # - SPLUNK_HEC_URL: The Splunk HEC endpoint URL, e.g. https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com/v1/log
 # - SPLUNK_INGEST_URL: The Splunk ingest URL, e.g. https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com
 # - SPLUNK_LISTEN_INTERFACE: The network interface the agent receivers listen on.
-# - SPLUNK_TRACE_URL: The Splunk trace endpoint URL, e.g. https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com/v2/trace
 
 extensions:
   health_check:
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ exporters:
   # Traces
   sapm:
     access_token: "${SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
-    endpoint: "${SPLUNK_TRACE_URL}"
+    endpoint: "${SPLUNK_INGEST_URL}/v2/trace"
   # Metrics + Events
   signalfx:
     access_token: "${SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
diff --git a/cmd/otelcol/config/collector/upstream_agent_config.yaml b/cmd/otelcol/config/collector/upstream_agent_config.yaml
index 7c50eec230..a263a64941 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcol/config/collector/upstream_agent_config.yaml
+++ b/cmd/otelcol/config/collector/upstream_agent_config.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 # - SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN: The Splunk HEC authentication token
 # - SPLUNK_HEC_URL: The Splunk HEC endpoint URL, e.g. https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com/v1/log
 # - SPLUNK_INGEST_URL: The Splunk ingest URL, e.g. https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com
-# - SPLUNK_TRACE_URL: The Splunk trace endpoint URL, e.g. https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com/v2/trace
 
 extensions:
   health_check:
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ exporters:
   # Traces
   sapm:
     access_token: "${SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
-    endpoint: "${SPLUNK_TRACE_URL}"
+    endpoint: "${SPLUNK_INGEST_URL}/v2/trace"
   # Metrics + Events
   signalfx:
     access_token: "${SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
diff --git a/cmd/otelcol/fips/config/agent_config.yaml b/cmd/otelcol/fips/config/agent_config.yaml
index 10e2ca2611..3c5761fc10 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcol/fips/config/agent_config.yaml
+++ b/cmd/otelcol/fips/config/agent_config.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 # - SPLUNK_HEC_URL: The Splunk HEC endpoint URL, e.g. https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com/v1/log
 # - SPLUNK_INGEST_URL: The Splunk ingest URL, e.g. https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com
 # - SPLUNK_LISTEN_INTERFACE: The network interface the agent receivers listen on.
-# - SPLUNK_TRACE_URL: The Splunk trace endpoint URL, e.g. https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com/v2/trace
 
 extensions:
   health_check:
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ exporters:
   # Traces
   sapm:
     access_token: "${SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
-    endpoint: "${SPLUNK_TRACE_URL}"
+    endpoint: "${SPLUNK_INGEST_URL}/v2/trace"
   # Metrics + Events
   signalfx:
     access_token: "${SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
diff --git a/deployments/ansible/molecule/custom_vars/verify.yml b/deployments/ansible/molecule/custom_vars/verify.yml
index 6f484ffa08..0eff6874d9 100644
--- a/deployments/ansible/molecule/custom_vars/verify.yml
+++ b/deployments/ansible/molecule/custom_vars/verify.yml
@@ -37,13 +37,6 @@
         state: present
       check_mode: yes
 
-    - name: Assert SPLUNK_TRACE_URL env var is set
-      ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
-        line: SPLUNK_TRACE_URL=https://fake-splunk-ingest.com/v2/trace
-        dest: /etc/otel/collector/splunk-otel-collector.conf
-        state: present
-      check_mode: yes
-
     - name: Assert SPLUNK_HEC_URL env var is set
       ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
         line: SPLUNK_HEC_URL=https://fake-splunk-ingest.com/v1/log
diff --git a/deployments/ansible/molecule/custom_vars/windows-verify.yml b/deployments/ansible/molecule/custom_vars/windows-verify.yml
index def2b07c3e..b73a921820 100644
--- a/deployments/ansible/molecule/custom_vars/windows-verify.yml
+++ b/deployments/ansible/molecule/custom_vars/windows-verify.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
       SPLUNK_CONFIG: '{{ ansible_env.ProgramData }}\Splunk\OpenTelemetry Collector\custom_config.yml'
       SPLUNK_INGEST_URL: https://fake-splunk-ingest.com
       SPLUNK_API_URL: https://fake-splunk-api.com
-      SPLUNK_TRACE_URL: https://fake-splunk-ingest.com/v2/trace
       SPLUNK_HEC_URL: https://fake-splunk-hec.com
       SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN: fake-hec-token
       SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB: "256"
diff --git a/deployments/ansible/molecule/default/verify.yml b/deployments/ansible/molecule/default/verify.yml
index c10b64ed13..0108559e4e 100644
--- a/deployments/ansible/molecule/default/verify.yml
+++ b/deployments/ansible/molecule/default/verify.yml
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@
         state: present
       check_mode: yes
 
-    - name: Assert SPLUNK_TRACE_URL env var is set
-      ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
-        line: SPLUNK_TRACE_URL=https://ingest.fake-realm.signalfx.com/v2/trace
-        dest: /etc/otel/collector/splunk-otel-collector.conf
-        state: present
-      check_mode: yes
-
     - name: Assert SPLUNK_HEC_URL env var is set
       ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
         line: SPLUNK_HEC_URL=https://ingest.fake-realm.signalfx.com/v1/log
diff --git a/deployments/ansible/molecule/default/windows-verify.yml b/deployments/ansible/molecule/default/windows-verify.yml
index aed0c976a9..c83c50afb1 100644
--- a/deployments/ansible/molecule/default/windows-verify.yml
+++ b/deployments/ansible/molecule/default/windows-verify.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
       SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN: fake-token
       SPLUNK_HEC_URL: https://ingest.fake-realm.signalfx.com/v1/log
       SPLUNK_INGEST_URL: https://ingest.fake-realm.signalfx.com
-      SPLUNK_TRACE_URL: https://ingest.fake-realm.signalfx.com/v2/trace
   tasks:
     - name: Check splunk-otel-collector service
       ansible.windows.win_service:
diff --git a/deployments/ansible/molecule/with_instrumentation/windows-verify.yml b/deployments/ansible/molecule/with_instrumentation/windows-verify.yml
index 856cfbc562..654b1cf439 100644
--- a/deployments/ansible/molecule/with_instrumentation/windows-verify.yml
+++ b/deployments/ansible/molecule/with_instrumentation/windows-verify.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
       SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN: fake-token
       SPLUNK_HEC_URL: https://ingest.fake-realm.signalfx.com/v1/log
       SPLUNK_INGEST_URL: https://ingest.fake-realm.signalfx.com
-      SPLUNK_TRACE_URL: https://ingest.fake-realm.signalfx.com/v2/trace
     iis_reg_values:
       COR_ENABLE_PROFILING: "1"
       COR_PROFILER: "{B4C89B0F-9908-4F73-9F59-0D77C5A06874}"
diff --git a/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/README.md b/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/README.md
index 6d29b51b79..e981110817 100644
--- a/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/README.md
+++ b/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/README.md
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ $> ansible-playbook playbook.yaml -e start_service=false
   The `SPLUNK_API_URL` environment variable will be set with this value for the
   collector service. (**default:** `https://api.{{ splunk_realm }}.signalfx.com`)
 
-- `splunk_trace_url`: The Splunk trace endpoint URL, e.g.
-  `https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com/v2/trace`. The `SPLUNK_TRACE_URL` environment
-  variable will be set with this value for the collector service. (**default:**
-  `{{ splunk_ingest_url }}/v2/trace`)
-
 - `splunk_hec_url`: The Splunk HEC endpoint URL, e.g.
   `https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com/v1/log`. The `SPLUNK_HEC_URL` environment
   variable will be set with this value for the collector service. (**default:**
diff --git a/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/tasks/otel_win_install.yml b/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/tasks/otel_win_install.yml
index ddeb11bdcf..b01b0e897b 100644
--- a/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/tasks/otel_win_install.yml
+++ b/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/tasks/otel_win_install.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
       - "{{ 'SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB=' + (splunk_memory_total_mib | string)
                if (splunk_memory_total_mib | string) != '' else '' }}"
       - "{{ 'SPLUNK_REALM=' + splunk_realm if splunk_realm != '' else '' }}"
-      - "{{ 'SPLUNK_TRACE_URL=' + splunk_trace_url if splunk_trace_url != '' else '' }}"
 
 - name: Filter out undefined arguments
   when: splunk_collector_msi_is_configurable is defined
diff --git a/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/tasks/vars.yml b/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/tasks/vars.yml
index ffb89559b1..cb7bf8ef05 100644
--- a/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/tasks/vars.yml
+++ b/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/tasks/vars.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,5 @@
       SPLUNK_LISTEN_INTERFACE: "{{ splunk_listen_interface if splunk_listen_interface != '' else omit }}"
       SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB: "{{ splunk_memory_total_mib }}"
       SPLUNK_REALM: "{{ splunk_realm }}"
-      SPLUNK_TRACE_URL: "{{ splunk_trace_url }}"
     splunk_otel_collector_service_registry_key: HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\splunk-otel-collector
   when: ansible_os_family == "Windows"
diff --git a/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/tasks/win_configurable_vars.yml b/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/tasks/win_configurable_vars.yml
index 3b4796d102..1e5600b60c 100644
--- a/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/tasks/win_configurable_vars.yml
+++ b/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/tasks/win_configurable_vars.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
     splunk_api_url: https://api.{{splunk_realm}}.signalfx.com
   when: splunk_api_url is not defined or (splunk_api_url | trim) == ""
 
-- name: Set default trace url
-  set_fact:
-    splunk_trace_url: "{{splunk_ingest_url}}/v2/trace"
-  when: splunk_trace_url is not defined or (splunk_trace_url | trim) == ""
-
 - name: Set default hec url
   set_fact:
     splunk_hec_url: "{{splunk_ingest_url}}/v1/log"
diff --git a/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/templates/splunk-otel-collector.conf.j2 b/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/templates/splunk-otel-collector.conf.j2
index 329abca4f7..f7fe833ab4 100644
--- a/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/templates/splunk-otel-collector.conf.j2
+++ b/deployments/ansible/roles/collector/templates/splunk-otel-collector.conf.j2
@@ -3,13 +3,6 @@ SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN={{ splunk_access_token }}
 SPLUNK_REALM={{ splunk_realm }}
 SPLUNK_API_URL={{ splunk_api_url | default("https://api." + splunk_realm + ".signalfx.com") }}
 SPLUNK_INGEST_URL={{ splunk_ingest_url | default("https://ingest." + splunk_realm + ".signalfx.com") }}
-{% if splunk_trace_url is defined and splunk_trace_url %}
-SPLUNK_TRACE_URL={{ splunk_trace_url }}
-{% elif splunk_ingest_url is defined and splunk_ingest_url %}
-SPLUNK_TRACE_URL={{ splunk_ingest_url + "/v2/trace" }}
-{% else %}
-SPLUNK_TRACE_URL={{ "https://ingest." + splunk_realm + ".signalfx.com/v2/trace" }}
-{% endif %}
 {% if splunk_hec_url is defined and splunk_hec_url %}
 SPLUNK_HEC_URL={{ splunk_hec_url }}
 {% elif splunk_ingest_url is defined and splunk_ingest_url %}
diff --git a/deployments/chef/attributes/default.rb b/deployments/chef/attributes/default.rb
index 206a77d25b..945701ea8c 100644
--- a/deployments/chef/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/deployments/chef/attributes/default.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 default['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_api_url'] = "https://api.#{node['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_realm']}.signalfx.com"
 default['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_ingest_url'] = "https://ingest.#{node['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_realm']}.signalfx.com"
-default['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_trace_url'] = "#{node['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_ingest_url']}/v2/trace"
 default['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_hec_url'] = "#{node['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_ingest_url']}/v1/log"
 default['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_hec_token'] = "#{node['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_access_token']}"
 default['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_memory_total_mib'] = '512'
diff --git a/deployments/chef/recipes/collector_win_config_options.rb b/deployments/chef/recipes/collector_win_config_options.rb
index 2ad9247f55..d421813a3e 100644
--- a/deployments/chef/recipes/collector_win_config_options.rb
+++ b/deployments/chef/recipes/collector_win_config_options.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   { name: 'SPLUNK_INGEST_URL', type: :string, data: node['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_ingest_url'].to_s },
   { name: 'SPLUNK_REALM', type: :string, data: node['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_realm'].to_s },
   { name: 'SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB', type: :string, data: node['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_memory_total_mib'].to_s },
-  { name: 'SPLUNK_TRACE_URL', type: :string, data: node['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_trace_url'].to_s },
 ]
 
 unless node['splunk_otel_collector']['gomemlimit'].to_s.strip.empty?
diff --git a/deployments/chef/templates/splunk-otel-collector.conf.erb b/deployments/chef/templates/splunk-otel-collector.conf.erb
index 04b00ced8f..aa49ad9bdd 100644
--- a/deployments/chef/templates/splunk-otel-collector.conf.erb
+++ b/deployments/chef/templates/splunk-otel-collector.conf.erb
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ SPLUNK_API_URL=<%= node['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_api_url'] %>
 # Splunk ingest endpoint URL.
 SPLUNK_INGEST_URL=<%= node['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_ingest_url'] %>
 
-# Splunk trace endpoint URL.
-SPLUNK_TRACE_URL=<%= node['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_trace_url'] %>
-
 # Splunk HEC endpoint URL.
 SPLUNK_HEC_URL=<%= node['splunk_otel_collector']['splunk_hec_url'] %>
 
diff --git a/deployments/chef/test/integration/custom_vars/test.rb b/deployments/chef/test/integration/custom_vars/test.rb
index af8a5ab144..2e34d27980 100644
--- a/deployments/chef/test/integration/custom_vars/test.rb
+++ b/deployments/chef/test/integration/custom_vars/test.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 splunk_realm = 'test'
 splunk_api_url = 'https://fake-splunk-api.com'
 splunk_ingest_url = 'https://fake-splunk-ingest.com'
-splunk_trace_url = "#{splunk_ingest_url}/v2/trace"
 splunk_hec_url = "#{splunk_ingest_url}/v1/log"
 splunk_hec_token = 'fake-hec-token'
 splunk_memory_total = '256'
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@
     { name: 'SPLUNK_LISTEN_INTERFACE', type: :string, data: splunk_listen_interface },
     { name: 'SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB', type: :string, data: splunk_memory_total },
     { name: 'SPLUNK_REALM', type: :string, data: splunk_realm },
-    { name: 'SPLUNK_TRACE_URL', type: :string, data: splunk_trace_url },
     { name: 'MY_CUSTOM_VAR1', type: :string, data: 'value1' },
     { name: 'MY_CUSTOM_VAR2', type: :string, data: 'value2' },
   ]
@@ -64,7 +62,6 @@
     its('content') { should match /^SPLUNK_LISTEN_INTERFACE=#{splunk_listen_interface}$/ }
     its('content') { should match /^SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB=#{splunk_memory_total}$/ }
     its('content') { should match /^SPLUNK_REALM=test$/ }
-    its('content') { should match /^SPLUNK_TRACE_URL=#{splunk_trace_url}$/ }
     its('content') { should match /^MY_CUSTOM_VAR1=value1$/ }
     its('content') { should match /^MY_CUSTOM_VAR2=value2$/ }
   end
diff --git a/deployments/chef/test/integration/default/test.rb b/deployments/chef/test/integration/default/test.rb
index fe51507a9c..ab85c568be 100644
--- a/deployments/chef/test/integration/default/test.rb
+++ b/deployments/chef/test/integration/default/test.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 splunk_realm = 'test'
 splunk_api_url = "https://api.#{splunk_realm}.signalfx.com"
 splunk_ingest_url = "https://ingest.#{splunk_realm}.signalfx.com"
-splunk_trace_url = "#{splunk_ingest_url}/v2/trace"
 splunk_hec_url = "#{splunk_ingest_url}/v1/log"
 splunk_hec_token = splunk_access_token
 splunk_memory_total = '512'
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@
     { name: 'SPLUNK_INGEST_URL', type: :string, data: splunk_ingest_url },
     { name: 'SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB', type: :string, data: splunk_memory_total },
     { name: 'SPLUNK_REALM', type: :string, data: splunk_realm },
-    { name: 'SPLUNK_TRACE_URL', type: :string, data: splunk_trace_url },
   ]
 
   collector_env_vars_strings = []
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@
     its('content') { should match /^SPLUNK_INGEST_URL=#{splunk_ingest_url}$/ }
     its('content') { should match /^SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB=#{splunk_memory_total}$/ }
     its('content') { should match /^SPLUNK_REALM=test$/ }
-    its('content') { should match /^SPLUNK_TRACE_URL=#{splunk_trace_url}$/ }
     its('content') { should_not match /^SPLUNK_LISTEN_INTERFACE=.*$/ }
   end
   describe file('/etc/systemd/system/splunk-otel-collector.service.d/service-owner.conf') do
diff --git a/deployments/puppet/README.md b/deployments/puppet/README.md
index e2395d0417..b466614bc1 100644
--- a/deployments/puppet/README.md
+++ b/deployments/puppet/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ This class accepts the following parameters:
 | `splunk_realm`                       | **Required**: Which realm to send the data to, e.g. `us0`.  The Splunk ingest and API URLs will be inferred by this value.  The `SPLUNK_REALM` environment variable will be set with this value for the collector service.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | None                                                                                                                          |
 | `splunk_ingest_url`                  | Set the Splunk ingest URL explicitly instead of the URL inferred by the `$splunk_realm` parameter.  The `SPLUNK_INGEST_URL` environment variable will be set with this value for the collector service.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | `https://ingest.${splunk_realm}.signalfx.com`                                                                                 |
 | `splunk_api_url`                     | Set the Splunk API URL explicitly instead of the URL inferred by the `$splunk_realm` parameter.  The `SPLUNK_API_URL` environment variable will be set with this value for the collector service.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | `https://api.${splunk_realm}.signalfx.com`                                                                                    |
-| `splunk_trace_url`                   | Set the Splunk trace endpoint URL explicitly instead of the URL inferred by the `$splunk_ingest_url` parameter.  The `SPLUNK_TRACE_URL` environment variable will be set with this value for the collector service.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | `${splunk_ingest_url}/v2/trace`                                                                                               |
 | `splunk_hec_url`                     | Set the Splunk HEC endpoint URL explicitly instead of the URL inferred by the `$splunk_ingest_url` parameter.  The `SPLUNK_HEC_URL` environment variable will be set with this value for the collector service.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | `${splunk_ingest_url}/v1/log`                                                                                                 |
 | `splunk_hec_token`                   | Set the Splunk HEC authentication token if different than `$splunk_access_token`.  The `SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN` environment variable will be set with this value for the collector service.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | `$splunk_access_token`                                                                                                        |
 | `splunk_bundle_dir`                  | The path to the [Smart Agent bundle directory](https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-collector/blob/main/pkg/extension/smartagentextension/README.md).  The default path is provided by the collector package.  If the specified path is changed from the default value, the path should be an existing directory on the node.  The `SPLUNK_BUNDLE_DIR` environment variable will be set to this value for the collector service.                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Linux: `/usr/lib/splunk-otel-collector/agent-bundle`<br>Windows: `%PROGRAMFILES%\Splunk\OpenTelemetry Collector\agent-bundle` |
diff --git a/deployments/puppet/manifests/collector_win_config_options.pp b/deployments/puppet/manifests/collector_win_config_options.pp
index 93d5c5102a..f1875b1b44 100644
--- a/deployments/puppet/manifests/collector_win_config_options.pp
+++ b/deployments/puppet/manifests/collector_win_config_options.pp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
         'SPLUNK_INGEST_URL' => $splunk_otel_collector::splunk_ingest_url,
         'SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB' => $splunk_otel_collector::splunk_memory_total_mib,
         'SPLUNK_REALM' => $splunk_otel_collector::splunk_realm,
-        'SPLUNK_TRACE_URL' => $splunk_otel_collector::splunk_trace_url,
     }
 
     $gomemlimit = if ($splunk_otel_collector::collector_version == 'latest' or
diff --git a/deployments/puppet/manifests/init.pp b/deployments/puppet/manifests/init.pp
index 8a7711d2f7..e62d7d9550 100644
--- a/deployments/puppet/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/deployments/puppet/manifests/init.pp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   $splunk_realm            = '',  # required
   $splunk_ingest_url       = "https://ingest.${splunk_realm}.signalfx.com",
   $splunk_api_url          = "https://api.${splunk_realm}.signalfx.com",
-  $splunk_trace_url        = "${splunk_ingest_url}/v2/trace",
   $splunk_hec_url          = "${splunk_ingest_url}/v1/log",
   $splunk_hec_token        = $splunk_access_token,
   $splunk_bundle_dir       = $splunk_otel_collector::params::splunk_bundle_dir,
diff --git a/deployments/puppet/templates/splunk-otel-collector.conf.erb b/deployments/puppet/templates/splunk-otel-collector.conf.erb
index c9ad939dab..ec8fc27338 100644
--- a/deployments/puppet/templates/splunk-otel-collector.conf.erb
+++ b/deployments/puppet/templates/splunk-otel-collector.conf.erb
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB=<%= @splunk_memory_total_mib %>
 SPLUNK_LISTEN_INTERFACE=<%= @splunk_listen_interface %>
 <% end -%>
 SPLUNK_REALM=<%= @splunk_realm %>
-SPLUNK_TRACE_URL=<%= @splunk_trace_url %>
 <% unless @gomemlimit.to_s.strip.empty? -%>
 GOMEMLIMIT=<%= @gomemlimit %>
 <% end -%>
diff --git a/deployments/salt/splunk-otel-collector/collector_config.sls b/deployments/salt/splunk-otel-collector/collector_config.sls
index 240ab19efc..3d7352aa08 100644
--- a/deployments/salt/splunk-otel-collector/collector_config.sls
+++ b/deployments/salt/splunk-otel-collector/collector_config.sls
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 
 {% set splunk_ingest_url = salt['pillar.get']('splunk-otel-collector:splunk_ingest_url', 'https://ingest.' + splunk_realm + '.signalfx.com') %}
 
-{% set splunk_trace_url = salt['pillar.get']('splunk-otel-collector:splunk_trace_url', splunk_ingest_url + '/v2/trace') %}
-
 {% set splunk_hec_url = salt['pillar.get']('splunk-otel-collector:splunk_hec_url', splunk_ingest_url + '/v1/log') %}
 
 {% set splunk_hec_token = salt['pillar.get']('splunk-otel-collector:splunk_hec_token', splunk_access_token) %}
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@
         SPLUNK_REALM={{ splunk_realm }}
         SPLUNK_API_URL={{ splunk_api_url }}
         SPLUNK_INGEST_URL={{ splunk_ingest_url }}
-        SPLUNK_TRACE_URL={{ splunk_trace_url }}
         SPLUNK_HEC_URL={{ splunk_hec_url }}
         SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN={{ splunk_hec_token }}
         SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB={{ splunk_memory_total_mib }}
diff --git a/internal/settings/settings.go b/internal/settings/settings.go
index 2be365de35..456b255fc0 100644
--- a/internal/settings/settings.go
+++ b/internal/settings/settings.go
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-collector/internal/confmapprovider/discovery"
 )
 
+// envVarWarnings is a map of warnings to be logged when a specific environment variable is used in a user config.
+type envVarWarnings map[string]string
+
 const (
 	APIURLEnvVar              = "SPLUNK_API_URL"
 	ConfigEnvVar              = "SPLUNK_CONFIG"
@@ -51,7 +54,9 @@ const (
 	MemTotalEnvVar    = "SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB"
 	RealmEnvVar       = "SPLUNK_REALM"
 	// nolint:gosec
-	TokenEnvVar          = "SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN" // this isn't a hardcoded token
+	TokenEnvVar = "SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN" // this isn't a hardcoded token
+
+	// Deprecated: SPLUNK_TRACE_URL env var is deprecated, SPLUNK_REALM or SPLUNK_INGEST_URL should be used instead.
 	TraceIngestURLEnvVar = "SPLUNK_TRACE_URL"
 
 	DefaultGatewayConfig   = "/etc/otel/collector/gateway_config.yaml"
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@ var defaultFeatureGates = []string{}
 
 type Settings struct {
 	discovery                *discovery.Provider
+	envVarWarnings           envVarWarnings
 	configPaths              *stringArrayFlagValue
 	setOptionArguments       *stringArrayFlagValue
 	configDir                *stringPointerFlagValue
@@ -97,6 +103,16 @@ type Settings struct {
 	dryRun                   bool
 }
 
+func newSettings() *Settings {
+	return &Settings{
+		configPaths:             new(stringArrayFlagValue),
+		setOptionArguments:      new(stringArrayFlagValue),
+		configDir:               new(stringPointerFlagValue),
+		discoveryPropertiesFile: new(stringPointerFlagValue),
+		envVarWarnings:          make(envVarWarnings),
+	}
+}
+
 func New(args []string) (*Settings, error) {
 	s, err := parseArgs(args)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -174,18 +190,9 @@ func getConfigDir(f *Settings) string {
 
 // ConfMapProviderFactories returns list of confmap.ProviderFactory for the collector core service.
 func (s *Settings) ConfMapProviderFactories() []confmap.ProviderFactory {
-	return s.confMapProviderFactories
-}
-
-func loadConfMapProviders(s *Settings) error {
-	var err error
-	if s.discovery, err = discovery.New(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create discovery provider: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	s.confMapProviderFactories = []confmap.ProviderFactory{
+	return []confmap.ProviderFactory{
 		// Upstream providers
-		envprovider.NewFactory(),
+		&warningProviderFactory{ProviderFactory: envprovider.NewFactory(), warnings: s.envVarWarnings},
 		fileprovider.NewFactory(),
 
 		// Custom providers
@@ -194,7 +201,6 @@ func loadConfMapProviders(s *Settings) error {
 		s.discovery.DiscoveryModeProviderFactory(),
 		s.discovery.PropertiesFileProviderFactory(),
 	}
-	return nil
 }
 
 // ConfMapConverterFactories returns confmap.Converters for the collector core service.
@@ -229,15 +235,11 @@ func (s *Settings) IsDryRun() bool {
 func parseArgs(args []string) (*Settings, error) {
 	flagSet := flag.NewFlagSet("otelcol", flag.ContinueOnError)
 
-	settings := &Settings{
-		configPaths:             new(stringArrayFlagValue),
-		setOptionArguments:      new(stringArrayFlagValue),
-		configDir:               new(stringPointerFlagValue),
-		discoveryPropertiesFile: new(stringPointerFlagValue),
-	}
+	settings := newSettings()
 
-	if err := loadConfMapProviders(settings); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed loading confmap.Providers: %w", err)
+	var err error
+	if settings.discovery, err = discovery.New(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create discovery provider: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	flagSet.Var(settings.configPaths, "config", "Locations to the config file(s), "+
@@ -402,6 +404,13 @@ func setDefaultEnvVars(s *Settings) error {
 			if err := os.Setenv(e, v); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			// Add a deprecation warning if SPLUNK_TRACE_URL is being used in user config.
+			if e == TraceIngestURLEnvVar {
+				s.envVarWarnings[TraceIngestURLEnvVar] = fmt.Sprintf(
+					"%q environment variable is deprecated and will not be set automatically in future"+
+						" releases. Please update your config to use %q or %q instead. ", TraceIngestURLEnvVar,
+					RealmEnvVar, IngestURLEnvVar)
+			}
 			if e == ListenInterfaceEnvVar {
 				log.Printf("set %q to %q", e, v)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/settings/settings_test.go b/internal/settings/settings_test.go
index 0f00cccf79..793f724a43 100644
--- a/internal/settings/settings_test.go
+++ b/internal/settings/settings_test.go
@@ -261,7 +261,10 @@ func TestSetDefaultEnvVarsSetsURLsFromRealm(t *testing.T) {
 
 	realm := "us1"
 	os.Setenv("SPLUNK_REALM", realm)
-	require.NoError(t, setDefaultEnvVars(nil))
+	set := newSettings()
+	require.NoError(t, setDefaultEnvVars(set))
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(set.envVarWarnings))
+	assert.Contains(t, set.envVarWarnings["SPLUNK_TRACE_URL"], `"SPLUNK_TRACE_URL" environment variable is deprecated`)
 
 	expectedEnvVars := [][]string{
 		{"SPLUNK_API_URL", fmt.Sprintf("https://api.%s.signalfx.com", realm)},
@@ -276,6 +279,24 @@ func TestSetDefaultEnvVarsSetsURLsFromRealm(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestNoWarningsIfTraceURLSetExplicitly(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Cleanup(clearEnv(t))
+
+	os.Setenv("SPLUNK_REALM", "us1")
+	os.Setenv("SPLUNK_TRACE_URL", "https://ingest.trace-realm.signalfx.com/v2/trace")
+	set := newSettings()
+	require.NoError(t, setDefaultEnvVars(set))
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(set.envVarWarnings))
+
+	val, ok := os.LookupEnv("SPLUNK_INGEST_URL")
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, "https://ingest.us1.signalfx.com", val)
+
+	val, ok = os.LookupEnv("SPLUNK_TRACE_URL")
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, "https://ingest.trace-realm.signalfx.com/v2/trace", val)
+}
+
 func TestSetDefaultEnvVarsSetsHECTokenFromAccessTokenEnvVar(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(clearEnv(t))
 
@@ -292,7 +313,10 @@ func TestSetDefaultEnvVarsSetsTraceURLFromIngestURL(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(clearEnv(t))
 
 	os.Setenv("SPLUNK_INGEST_URL", "https://ingest.fake-realm.signalfx.com/")
-	require.NoError(t, setDefaultEnvVars(nil))
+	set := newSettings()
+	require.NoError(t, setDefaultEnvVars(set))
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(set.envVarWarnings))
+	assert.Contains(t, set.envVarWarnings["SPLUNK_TRACE_URL"], `"SPLUNK_TRACE_URL" environment variable is deprecated`)
 
 	val, ok := os.LookupEnv("SPLUNK_TRACE_URL")
 	assert.True(t, ok)
diff --git a/internal/settings/warning_provider.go b/internal/settings/warning_provider.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a323532162
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/settings/warning_provider.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// Copyright  Splunk, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package settings
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+)
+
+// warningProviderFactory is a wrapper for a confmap.ProviderFactory that logs warnings for particular URIs.
+type warningProviderFactory struct {
+	confmap.ProviderFactory
+	warnings map[string]string
+}
+
+func (wpf *warningProviderFactory) Create(set confmap.ProviderSettings) confmap.Provider {
+	return &warningProvider{
+		Provider: wpf.ProviderFactory.Create(set),
+		warnings: wpf.warnings,
+		logger:   set.Logger,
+	}
+}
+
+type warningProvider struct {
+	confmap.Provider
+	warnings map[string]string
+	logger   *zap.Logger
+}
+
+func (wp *warningProvider) Retrieve(ctx context.Context, uri string, watcher confmap.WatcherFunc) (*confmap.Retrieved, error) {
+	val := uri[len(wp.Provider.Scheme())+1:]
+	if warning, ok := wp.warnings[val]; ok {
+		wp.logger.Warn(warning)
+	}
+	return wp.Provider.Retrieve(ctx, uri, watcher)
+}
diff --git a/internal/settings/warning_provider_test.go b/internal/settings/warning_provider_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f11ef30b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/settings/warning_provider_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// Copyright  Splunk, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package settings
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/envprovider"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zaptest/observer"
+)
+
+func TestWarningProviderRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("TEST", "test-value")
+	wfp := &warningProviderFactory{
+		ProviderFactory: envprovider.NewFactory(),
+		warnings:        map[string]string{"TEST": "This is a test warning"},
+	}
+
+	logCore, logObserver := observer.New(zap.WarnLevel)
+	logger := zap.New(logCore)
+	wp := wfp.Create(confmap.ProviderSettings{Logger: logger})
+
+	retrieved, err := wp.Retrieve(context.Background(), "env:TEST", nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	rawVal, rErr := retrieved.AsRaw()
+	require.NoError(t, rErr)
+	assert.Equal(t, "test-value", rawVal.(string))
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, logObserver.Len())
+	assert.Equal(t, "This is a test warning", logObserver.All()[0].Message)
+}
diff --git a/packaging/choco/splunk-otel-collector/splunk-otel-collector.nuspec b/packaging/choco/splunk-otel-collector/splunk-otel-collector.nuspec
index 661e297f78..8af46d1471 100644
--- a/packaging/choco/splunk-otel-collector/splunk-otel-collector.nuspec
+++ b/packaging/choco/splunk-otel-collector/splunk-otel-collector.nuspec
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ The following package parameters are available:
  * `/SPLUNK_API_URL`: URL of the Splunk API endpoint (e.g. `https://api.us1.signalfx.com`). Default value is `https://api.$SPLUNK_REALM.signalfx.com`.
  * `/SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN`: The Splunk HEC authentication token. Default value is the same as `SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN`.
  * `/SPLUNK_HEC_URL`: URL of the Splunk HEC endpoint (e.g. `https://ingest.us1.signalfx.com/v1/log`). Default value is `https://ingest.$SPLUNK_REALM.signalfx.com/v1/log`
- * `/SPLUNK_TRACE_URL`: URL of the Splunk trace endpoint (e.g. `https://ingest.us1.signalfx.com/v2/trace`). Default value is `https://ingest.$SPLUNK_REALM.signalfx.com/v2/trace`
  * `/SPLUNK_BUNDLE_DIR`: The path to the Smart Agent bundle directory for the `smartagent` receiver and extension. The default path is provided by the Collector package. If the specified path is changed from the default value, the path should be an existing directory on the system. Default value is `\Program Files\Splunk\OpenTelemetry Collector\agent-bundle`.
  * `/SPLUNK_LISTEN_INTERFACE`: The network interface the collector receivers will listen on. Default value is `127.0.0.1` for agent mode and `0.0.0.0` for gateway.
  * `/MODE`: This parameter is used for setting the Collector configuration file to `\ProgramData\Splunk\OpenTelemetry Collector\agent_config.yaml` or `\ProgramData\Splunk\OpenTelemetry Collector\gateway_config.yaml`. Possible values are `agent` and `gateway`. Default value is `agent`.
diff --git a/packaging/choco/splunk-otel-collector/tools/chocolateyinstall.ps1 b/packaging/choco/splunk-otel-collector/tools/chocolateyinstall.ps1
index 4420128708..037a88cec2 100644
--- a/packaging/choco/splunk-otel-collector/tools/chocolateyinstall.ps1
+++ b/packaging/choco/splunk-otel-collector/tools/chocolateyinstall.ps1
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ $env_var_names = @(
     "SPLUNK_API_URL",
     "SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN",
     "SPLUNK_HEC_URL",
-    "SPLUNK_TRACE_URL",
     "SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB",
     "SPLUNK_BUNDLE_DIR",
     "SPLUNK_LISTEN_INTERFACE"
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ set_env_var_value_from_package_params $env_vars $pp "SPLUNK_INGEST_URL"
 set_env_var_value_from_package_params $env_vars $pp "SPLUNK_API_URL"            "https://api.$realm.signalfx.com"
 set_env_var_value_from_package_params $env_vars $pp "SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN"          $env_vars["SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN"]
 set_env_var_value_from_package_params $env_vars $pp "SPLUNK_HEC_URL"            "https://ingest.$realm.signalfx.com/v1/log"
-set_env_var_value_from_package_params $env_vars $pp "SPLUNK_TRACE_URL"          "https://ingest.$realm.signalfx.com/v2/trace"
 set_env_var_value_from_package_params $env_vars $pp "SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB"   "512"
 set_env_var_value_from_package_params $env_vars $pp "SPLUNK_BUNDLE_DIR"         "$installation_path\agent-bundle"
 
diff --git a/packaging/fpm/etc/otel/collector/splunk-otel-collector.conf.example b/packaging/fpm/etc/otel/collector/splunk-otel-collector.conf.example
index d253683183..399ef541d1 100644
--- a/packaging/fpm/etc/otel/collector/splunk-otel-collector.conf.example
+++ b/packaging/fpm/etc/otel/collector/splunk-otel-collector.conf.example
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ SPLUNK_API_URL=https://api.us0.signalfx.com
 # Splunk ingest endpoint URL.
 SPLUNK_INGEST_URL=https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com
 
-# Splunk trace endpoint URL.
-SPLUNK_TRACE_URL=https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com/v2/trace
-
 # Splunk HEC endpoint URL, if forwarding to Splunk Observability Cloud
 SPLUNK_HEC_URL=https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com/v1/log
 # If you're forwarding to a Splunk Enterprise instance running on example.com, with HEC at port 8088:
diff --git a/packaging/installer/install.ps1 b/packaging/installer/install.ps1
index 477add1c4a..e49e4db351 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/install.ps1
+++ b/packaging/installer/install.ps1
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@
     (OPTIONAL) Set the base API URL explicitly instead of the URL inferred from the specified realm (default: https://api.REALM.signalfx.com).
     .EXAMPLE
     .\install.ps1 -access_token "ACCESSTOKEN" -api_url "https://api.us1.signalfx.com"
-.PARAMETER trace_url
-    (OPTIONAL) Set the trace endpoint URL explicitly instead of the endpoint inferred from the specified realm (default: https://ingest.REALM.signalfx.com/v2/trace).
-    .EXAMPLE
-    .\install.ps1 -access_token "ACCESSTOKEN" -trace_url "https://ingest.us1.signalfx.com/v2/trace"
 .PARAMETER hec_url
     (OPTIONAL) Set the HEC endpoint URL explicitly instead of the endpoint inferred from the specified realm (default: https://ingest.REALM.signalfx.com/v1/log).
     .EXAMPLE
@@ -138,7 +134,6 @@ param (
     [string]$network_interface = "",
     [string]$ingest_url = "",
     [string]$api_url = "",
-    [string]$trace_url = "",
     [string]$hec_url = "",
     [string]$hec_token = "",
     [bool]$insecure = $false,
@@ -479,10 +474,6 @@ if ($api_url -eq "") {
     $api_url = "https://api.$realm.signalfx.com"
 }
 
-if ($trace_url -eq "") {
-    $trace_url = "$ingest_url/v2/trace"
-}
-
 if ($hec_url -eq "") {
     $hec_url = "$ingest_url/v1/log"
 }
@@ -579,7 +570,6 @@ $collector_env_vars = @{
     "SPLUNK_INGEST_URL"       = "$ingest_url";
     "SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB" = "$memory";
     "SPLUNK_REALM"            = "$realm";
-    "SPLUNK_TRACE_URL"        = "$trace_url";
 }
 
 if ($network_interface -Ne "") {
diff --git a/packaging/installer/install.sh b/packaging/installer/install.sh
index 6d65cb0761..2050568be0 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/install.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/install.sh
@@ -1727,7 +1727,6 @@ parse_args_and_install() {
   configure_env_file "SPLUNK_REALM" "$realm" "$collector_env_path"
   configure_env_file "SPLUNK_API_URL" "$api_url" "$collector_env_path"
   configure_env_file "SPLUNK_INGEST_URL" "$ingest_url" "$collector_env_path"
-  configure_env_file "SPLUNK_TRACE_URL" "$trace_url" "$collector_env_path"
   configure_env_file "SPLUNK_HEC_URL" "$hec_url" "$collector_env_path"
   configure_env_file "SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN" "$hec_token" "$collector_env_path"
   configure_env_file "SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB" "$memory" "$collector_env_path"
diff --git a/packaging/msi/make.ps1 b/packaging/msi/make.ps1
index 8113f96d21..a41defad60 100644
--- a/packaging/msi/make.ps1
+++ b/packaging/msi/make.ps1
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ function Confirm-MSI {
     ((Get-Content -path "$configpath" -Raw) -Replace '\${SPLUNK_HEC_URL}', 'https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com/v1/log') | Set-Content -Path "$configpath"
     ((Get-Content -path "$configpath" -Raw) -Replace '\${SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN}', 'testing456') | Set-Content -Path "$configpath"
     ((Get-Content -path "$configpath" -Raw) -Replace '\${SPLUNK_INGEST_URL}', 'https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com') | Set-Content -Path "$configpath"
-    ((Get-Content -path "$configpath" -Raw) -Replace '\${SPLUNK_TRACE_URL}', 'https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com/v2/trace') | Set-Content -Path "$configpath"
     ((Get-Content -path "$configpath" -Raw) -Replace '\${SPLUNK_BUNDLE_DIR}', 'C:\Program Files\Splunk\OpenTelemetry Collector\agent-bundle') | Set-Content -Path "$configpath"
 
     # start service
diff --git a/packaging/msi/splunk-otel-collector.wxs b/packaging/msi/splunk-otel-collector.wxs
index badbe9158d..c22af40c6f 100644
--- a/packaging/msi/splunk-otel-collector.wxs
+++ b/packaging/msi/splunk-otel-collector.wxs
@@ -39,14 +39,12 @@
       <Property Id="SPLUNK_API_URL"    Secure="yes" />
       <Property Id="SPLUNK_INGEST_URL" Secure="yes" />
       <Property Id="SPLUNK_HEC_URL"    Secure="yes" />
-      <Property Id="SPLUNK_TRACE_URL"  Secure="yes" />
       <Property Id="SPLUNK_BUNDLE_DIR" Secure="yes" />
 
       <CustomAction Id="Set_SPLUNK_CONFIG"     Property="SPLUNK_CONFIG"     Value="[CommonAppDataFolder]Splunk\OpenTelemetry Collector\[SPLUNK_SETUP_COLLECTOR_MODE]_config.yaml" />
       <CustomAction Id="Set_SPLUNK_API_URL"    Property="SPLUNK_API_URL"    Value="https://api.[SPLUNK_REALM].signalfx.com"/>
       <CustomAction Id="Set_SPLUNK_INGEST_URL" Property="SPLUNK_INGEST_URL" Value="https://ingest.[SPLUNK_REALM].signalfx.com"/>
       <CustomAction Id="Set_SPLUNK_HEC_URL"    Property="SPLUNK_HEC_URL"    Value="[SPLUNK_INGEST_URL]/v1/log"/>
-      <CustomAction Id="Set_SPLUNK_TRACE_URL"  Property="SPLUNK_TRACE_URL"  Value="[SPLUNK_INGEST_URL]/v2/trace"/>
       <CustomAction Id="Set_SPLUNK_BUNDLE_DIR" Property="SPLUNK_BUNDLE_DIR" Value="[INSTALLDIR]agent-bundle" />
 
       <InstallExecuteSequence>
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@
          <Custom Action="Set_SPLUNK_INGEST_URL" After="LaunchConditions">NOT SPLUNK_INGEST_URL</Custom>
          <!-- The properties below depend on another properties and should be run only after all other properties are set -->
          <Custom Action="Set_SPLUNK_HEC_URL"    After="CostFinalize">NOT SPLUNK_HEC_URL</Custom>
-         <Custom Action="Set_SPLUNK_TRACE_URL"  After="CostFinalize">NOT SPLUNK_TRACE_URL</Custom>
          <Custom Action="Set_SPLUNK_BUNDLE_DIR" After="CostFinalize">NOT SPLUNK_BUNDLE_DIR</Custom>
          <!-- After files installation the registry is set for the service, check optional configurations -->
          <Custom Action="AddOptionalConfigurationsCustomActionData" Before="AddOptionalConfigurations" />
@@ -115,7 +112,6 @@
                <MultiStringValue>SPLUNK_HEC_URL=[SPLUNK_HEC_URL]</MultiStringValue>
                <MultiStringValue>SPLUNK_INGEST_URL=[SPLUNK_INGEST_URL]</MultiStringValue>
                <MultiStringValue>SPLUNK_REALM=[SPLUNK_REALM]</MultiStringValue>
-               <MultiStringValue>SPLUNK_TRACE_URL=[SPLUNK_TRACE_URL]</MultiStringValue>
             </RegistryValue>
          </RegistryKey>
       </Component>
diff --git a/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/README/inputs.conf.spec b/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/README/inputs.conf.spec
index 7fcf63a0c5..f3ceec83e0 100644
--- a/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/README/inputs.conf.spec
+++ b/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/README/inputs.conf.spec
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ splunk_memory_limit_mib = <value>
 splunk_memory_total_mib = <value>
 * Value to use for the `SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB` environment variable
 
-splunk_trace_url = <value>
-* Endpoint for `SPLUNK_TRACE_URL`
-
 splunk_ingest_url = <value>
 * Endpoint for `SPLUNK_API_URL`
 
diff --git a/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/configs/ta-agent-config.yaml b/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/configs/ta-agent-config.yaml
index 010a163601..6b0e4c0315 100644
--- a/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/configs/ta-agent-config.yaml
+++ b/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/configs/ta-agent-config.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 # - SPLUNK_COLLECTD_DIR: The path to the collectd config directory for the Smart Agent, e.g. /usr/lib/splunk-otel-collector/agent-bundle/run/collectd
 # - SPLUNK_INGEST_URL: The Splunk ingest URL, e.g. https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com
 # - SPLUNK_LISTEN_INTERFACE: The network interface the agent receivers listen on.
-# - SPLUNK_TRACE_URL: The Splunk trace endpoint URL, e.g. https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com/v2/trace
 
 extensions:
   health_check:
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ exporters:
   # Traces
   sapm:
     access_token: "${env:SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
-    endpoint: "${env:SPLUNK_TRACE_URL}"
+    endpoint: "${env:SPLUNK_INGEST_URL}/v2/trace"
   # Metrics + Events
   signalfx:
     access_token: "${env:SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
diff --git a/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/configs/ta-agent-to-gateway-config.yaml b/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/configs/ta-agent-to-gateway-config.yaml
index 3871954a14..6315d32dad 100644
--- a/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/configs/ta-agent-to-gateway-config.yaml
+++ b/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/configs/ta-agent-to-gateway-config.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # - SPLUNK_HEC_URL: The Splunk HEC endpoint URL, e.g. https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com/v1/log
 # - SPLUNK_INGEST_URL: The Splunk ingest URL, e.g. https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com
 # - SPLUNK_LISTEN_INTERFACE: The network interface the agent receivers listen on.
-# - SPLUNK_TRACE_URL: The Splunk trace endpoint URL, e.g. https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com:443
 
 extensions:
   health_check:
diff --git a/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/default/inputs.conf b/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/default/inputs.conf
index 8f0410db35..fb40fc3984 100644
--- a/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/default/inputs.conf
+++ b/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/default/inputs.conf
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ splunk_api_url=https://api.us0.signalfx.com
 splunk_bundle_dir=$SPLUNK_OTEL_TA_PLATFORM_HOME/bin/agent-bundle
 splunk_collectd_dir=$SPLUNK_OTEL_TA_PLATFORM_HOME/bin/agent-bundle/run/collectd
 splunk_ingest_url=https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com
-splunk_trace_url=https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com/v2/trace
 splunk_listen_interface=localhost
 splunk_realm=us0
 splunk_config=$SPLUNK_OTEL_TA_HOME/configs/ta-agent-config.yaml
diff --git a/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/linux_x86_64/bin/Splunk_TA_otel.sh b/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/linux_x86_64/bin/Splunk_TA_otel.sh
index a927011098..91575c9db3 100755
--- a/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/linux_x86_64/bin/Splunk_TA_otel.sh
+++ b/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/linux_x86_64/bin/Splunk_TA_otel.sh
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ splunk_memory_limit_mib_name="splunk_memory_limit_mib"
 splunk_memory_limit_mib_value=""
 splunk_memory_total_mib_name="splunk_memory_total_mib"
 splunk_memory_total_mib_value=""
-splunk_trace_url_name="splunk_trace_url"
-splunk_trace_url_value=""
 splunk_otel_log_file_name="splunk_otel_log_file"
 splunk_otel_log_file_value=""
 splunk_ingest_url_name="splunk_ingest_url"
@@ -205,13 +203,6 @@ splunk_TA_otel_read_configs() {
             splunk_TA_otel_log_msg "DEBUG" "Set $splunk_memory_total_mib_name to $splunk_memory_total_mib_value"
         fi
 
-        has_splunk_trace_url="$(echo "$line" | grep "$splunk_trace_url_name")"
-        if [ "$has_splunk_trace_url" ] ; then
-            splunk_TA_otel_log_msg "DEBUG" "reading $splunk_trace_url_name from line $has_splunk_trace_url"
-            splunk_trace_url_value="$(echo "$has_splunk_trace_url" | grep -Eo ">(.*?)<" | sed 's/^>\(.*\)<$/\1/')"
-            splunk_TA_otel_log_msg "INFO" "Set $splunk_trace_url_name to $splunk_trace_url_value"
-        fi
-
         has_splunk_otel_log_file_name="$(echo "$line" | grep "$splunk_otel_log_file_name")"
         if [ "$has_splunk_otel_log_file_name" ] ; then
             splunk_TA_otel_log_msg "DEBUG" "reading $splunk_otel_log_file_name from line $has_splunk_otel_log_file_name"
@@ -364,11 +355,6 @@ splunk_TA_otel_run_agent() {
     else
       splunk_TA_otel_log_msg "DEBUG" "NOT SET: $splunk_memory_total_mib_name"
     fi
-    if [ "$splunk_trace_url_value" ] ; then
-      export SPLUNK_TRACE_URL="$splunk_trace_url_value"
-    else
-      splunk_TA_otel_log_msg "INFO" "NOT SET: $splunk_trace_url_name"
-    fi
     if [ "$splunk_otel_log_file_value" ] ; then
       export SPLUNK_OTEL_LOG_FILE_NAME="$splunk_otel_log_file_value"
     else
diff --git a/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/windows_x86_64/bin/Splunk_TA_otel.cmd b/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/windows_x86_64/bin/Splunk_TA_otel.cmd
index 5632bfb28a..da8c7565bb 100644
--- a/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/windows_x86_64/bin/Splunk_TA_otel.cmd
+++ b/packaging/technical-addon/Splunk_TA_otel/windows_x86_64/bin/Splunk_TA_otel.cmd
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ set "splunk_memory_limit_mib_name=splunk_memory_limit_mib"
 set "splunk_memory_limit_mib_value="
 set "splunk_memory_total_mib_name=splunk_memory_total_mib"
 set "splunk_memory_total_mib_value="
-set "splunk_trace_url_name=splunk_trace_url"
-set "splunk_trace_url_value="
 set "splunk_otel_log_file_name=splunk_otel_log_file"
 set "splunk_otel_log_file_value="
 set "splunk_ingest_url_name=splunk_ingest_url"
@@ -158,11 +156,6 @@ if "%splunk_memory_total_mib_value%" == "" (
 ) else (
     set "SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB=%splunk_memory_total_mib_value%"
 )
-if "%splunk_trace_url_value%" == "" (
-    call :splunk_TA_otel_log_msg "DEBUG" "Param %splunk_trace_url_name% not set"
-) else (
-    set "SPLUNK_TRACE_URL=%splunk_trace_url_value%"
-)
 if "%splunk_otel_log_file_value%" == "" (
     call :splunk_TA_otel_log_msg "DEBUG" "Param %splunk_otel_log_file_name% not set"
 ) else (
@@ -219,7 +212,7 @@ exit /B 0
 :splunk_TA_otel_read_configs
 echo "INFO grabbing config from stdin..."
 
-for /F "tokens=1,2 delims==" %%I in ('powershell -noninteractive -noprofile -command "$input | Select-String -Pattern '.*?(%gomemlimit_name%|%splunk_api_url_name%|%splunk_bundle_dir_name%|%splunk_config_name%|%splunk_config_dir_name%|%splunk_collectd_dir_name%|%splunk_debug_config_server_name%|%splunk_config_yaml_name%|%splunk_gateway_url_name%|%splunk_hec_url_name%|%splunk_listen_interface_name%|%splunk_memory_limit_mib_name%|%splunk_memory_total_mib_name%|%splunk_trace_url_name%|%splunk_otel_log_file_name%|%splunk_ingest_url_name%|%splunk_realm_name%|%splunk_access_token_file_name%|session_key).*?>(.*?)<' | ForEach-Object { $_.Matches.Groups[1].Value + '=' + $_.Matches.Groups[2].Value }"') do (
+for /F "tokens=1,2 delims==" %%I in ('powershell -noninteractive -noprofile -command "$input | Select-String -Pattern '.*?(%gomemlimit_name%|%splunk_api_url_name%|%splunk_bundle_dir_name%|%splunk_config_name%|%splunk_config_dir_name%|%splunk_collectd_dir_name%|%splunk_debug_config_server_name%|%splunk_config_yaml_name%|%splunk_gateway_url_name%|%splunk_hec_url_name%|%splunk_listen_interface_name%|%splunk_memory_limit_mib_name%|%splunk_memory_total_mib_name%|%splunk_otel_log_file_name%|%splunk_ingest_url_name%|%splunk_realm_name%|%splunk_access_token_file_name%|session_key).*?>(.*?)<' | ForEach-Object { $_.Matches.Groups[1].Value + '=' + $_.Matches.Groups[2].Value }"') do (
     if "%%I"=="%gomemlimit_name%" set "gomemlimit_value=%%J"
     if "%%I"=="%splunk_api_url_name%" set "splunk_api_url_value=%%J"
     if "%%I"=="%splunk_bundle_dir_name%" set "splunk_bundle_dir_value=%%J"
@@ -233,7 +226,6 @@ for /F "tokens=1,2 delims==" %%I in ('powershell -noninteractive -noprofile -com
     if "%%I"=="%splunk_listen_interface_name%" set "splunk_listen_interface_value=%%J"
     if "%%I"=="%splunk_memory_limit_mib_name%" set "splunk_memory_limit_mib_value=%%J"
     if "%%I"=="%splunk_memory_total_mib_name%" set "splunk_memory_total_mib_value=%%J"
-    if "%%I"=="%splunk_trace_url_name%" set "splunk_trace_url_value=%%J"
     if "%%I"=="%splunk_otel_log_file_name%" set "splunk_otel_log_file_value=%%J"
     if "%%I"=="%splunk_ingest_url_name%" set "splunk_ingest_url_value=%%J"
     if "%%I"=="%splunk_realm_name%" set "splunk_realm_value=%%J"
diff --git a/packaging/technical-addon/packaging-scripts/cicd-tests/mysql/ta-agent-config.yaml b/packaging/technical-addon/packaging-scripts/cicd-tests/mysql/ta-agent-config.yaml
index 0f9ed173be..587f8b9df5 100644
--- a/packaging/technical-addon/packaging-scripts/cicd-tests/mysql/ta-agent-config.yaml
+++ b/packaging/technical-addon/packaging-scripts/cicd-tests/mysql/ta-agent-config.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 # - SPLUNK_COLLECTD_DIR: The path to the collectd config directory for the Smart Agent, e.g. /usr/lib/splunk-otel-collector/agent-bundle/run/collectd
 # - SPLUNK_INGEST_URL: The Splunk ingest URL, e.g. https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com
 # - SPLUNK_LISTEN_INTERFACE: The network interface the agent receivers listen on.
-# - SPLUNK_TRACE_URL: The Splunk trace endpoint URL, e.g. https://ingest.us0.signalfx.com/v2/trace
 
 extensions:
   health_check:
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ exporters:
   # Traces
   sapm:
     access_token: "${env:SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
-    endpoint: "${env:SPLUNK_TRACE_URL}"
+    endpoint: "${env:SPLUNK_INGEST_URL}/v2/trace"
   # Metrics + Events
   signalfx:
     access_token: "${env:SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
diff --git a/packaging/tests/deployments/puppet/puppet_test.py b/packaging/tests/deployments/puppet/puppet_test.py
index d1a3060ff5..f144050f05 100644
--- a/packaging/tests/deployments/puppet/puppet_test.py
+++ b/packaging/tests/deployments/puppet/puppet_test.py
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ def verify_env_file(container, api_url=SPLUNK_API_URL, ingest_url=SPLUNK_INGEST_
     verify_config_file(container, SPLUNK_ENV_PATH, "SPLUNK_HEC_URL", f"{ingest_url}/v1/log")
     verify_config_file(container, SPLUNK_ENV_PATH, "SPLUNK_INGEST_URL", ingest_url)
     verify_config_file(container, SPLUNK_ENV_PATH, "SPLUNK_REALM", SPLUNK_REALM)
-    verify_config_file(container, SPLUNK_ENV_PATH, "SPLUNK_TRACE_URL", f"{ingest_url}/v2/trace")
 
 
 def skip_if_necessary(distro, puppet_release):
@@ -500,7 +499,6 @@ class {{ splunk_otel_collector:
     assert get_registry_value("SPLUNK_API_URL") == SPLUNK_API_URL
     assert get_registry_value("SPLUNK_INGEST_URL") == SPLUNK_INGEST_URL
     assert get_registry_value("SPLUNK_HEC_URL") == f"{SPLUNK_INGEST_URL}/v1/log"
-    assert get_registry_value("SPLUNK_TRACE_URL") == f"{SPLUNK_INGEST_URL}/v2/trace"
     assert get_registry_value("SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN") == SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN
     try:
         listen_interface = get_registry_value("SPLUNK_LISTEN_INTERFACE")
@@ -530,7 +528,6 @@ def test_win_puppet_custom_vars():
     assert get_registry_value("SPLUNK_INGEST_URL") == ingest_url
     assert get_registry_value("SPLUNK_HEC_URL") == f"{ingest_url}/v1/log"
     assert get_registry_value("SPLUNK_LISTEN_INTERFACE") == "0.0.0.0"
-    assert get_registry_value("SPLUNK_TRACE_URL") == f"{ingest_url}/v2/trace"
     assert get_registry_value("SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN") == "fake-hec-token"
     assert get_registry_value("MY_CUSTOM_VAR1") == "value1"
     assert get_registry_value("MY_CUSTOM_VAR2") == "value2"
diff --git a/packaging/tests/deployments/salt/salt_test.py b/packaging/tests/deployments/salt/salt_test.py
index 3e89839f58..4855b8a735 100644
--- a/packaging/tests/deployments/salt/salt_test.py
+++ b/packaging/tests/deployments/salt/salt_test.py
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ def verify_env_file(container, api_url=SPLUNK_API_URL, ingest_url=SPLUNK_INGEST_
     verify_config_file(container, SPLUNK_ENV_PATH, "SPLUNK_REALM", SPLUNK_REALM)
     verify_config_file(container, SPLUNK_ENV_PATH, "SPLUNK_API_URL", api_url)
     verify_config_file(container, SPLUNK_ENV_PATH, "SPLUNK_INGEST_URL", ingest_url)
-    verify_config_file(container, SPLUNK_ENV_PATH, "SPLUNK_TRACE_URL", f"{ingest_url}/v2/trace")
     verify_config_file(container, SPLUNK_ENV_PATH, "SPLUNK_HEC_URL", f"{ingest_url}/v1/log")
     verify_config_file(container, SPLUNK_ENV_PATH, "SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN", hec_token)
     verify_config_file(container, SPLUNK_ENV_PATH, "SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB", SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB)
diff --git a/packaging/tests/installer_test.py b/packaging/tests/installer_test.py
index 266345fe91..52934dc31d 100644
--- a/packaging/tests/installer_test.py
+++ b/packaging/tests/installer_test.py
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ def verify_env_file(container, mode="agent", config_path=None, memory=TOTAL_MEMO
     verify_config_file(container, env_path, "SPLUNK_REALM", SPLUNK_REALM)
     verify_config_file(container, env_path, "SPLUNK_API_URL", api_url)
     verify_config_file(container, env_path, "SPLUNK_INGEST_URL", ingest_url)
-    verify_config_file(container, env_path, "SPLUNK_TRACE_URL", f"{ingest_url}/v2/trace")
     verify_config_file(container, env_path, "SPLUNK_HEC_URL", f"{ingest_url}/v1/log")
     verify_config_file(container, env_path, "SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN", SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN)
     verify_config_file(container, env_path, "SPLUNK_MEMORY_TOTAL_MIB", memory)
diff --git a/tests/msi/msi_test.go b/tests/msi/msi_test.go
index 1be429854c..d617c97e2e 100644
--- a/tests/msi/msi_test.go
+++ b/tests/msi/msi_test.go
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ func assertServiceConfiguration(t *testing.T, msiProperties map[string]string) {
 		"SPLUNK_REALM":        installRealm,
 		"SPLUNK_API_URL":      optionalInstallPropertyOrDefault(msiProperties, "SPLUNK_API_URL", "https://api."+installRealm+".signalfx.com"),
 		"SPLUNK_INGEST_URL":   ingestURL,
-		"SPLUNK_TRACE_URL":    ingestURL + "/v2/trace",
 		"SPLUNK_HEC_URL":      ingestURL + "/v1/log",
 		"SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN":    optionalInstallPropertyOrDefault(msiProperties, "SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN", msiProperties["SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN"]),
 		"SPLUNK_BUNDLE_DIR":   filepath.Join(programFilesDir, "Splunk", "OpenTelemetry Collector", "agent-bundle"),