diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a8a7f8bff..fe1f1856e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -199,15 +199,8 @@
       <classifier>testlib</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-
+    
     <!-- Add OpenTelemetry implementation and exporters for use in integration tests -->
-    <!-- TODO: Remove this alpha dependency when the bug in OpenTelemetry has been fixed that makes SdkTracer implement ExtendedTracer -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
-      <artifactId>opentelemetry-api-incubator</artifactId>
-      <version>1.40.0-alpha</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
       <artifactId>opentelemetry-sdk</artifactId>