diff --git a/instrumentation/logback/logback-appender-1.0/library/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/logback/logback-appender-1.0/library/build.gradle.kts
index 71153f442189..fbc8cf09056a 100644
--- a/instrumentation/logback/logback-appender-1.0/library/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/logback/logback-appender-1.0/library/build.gradle.kts
@@ -47,26 +47,6 @@ graalvmNative {
 
   binaries.all {
     resources.autodetect()
-
-    // see https://github.com/junit-team/junit5/wiki/Upgrading-to-JUnit-5.13
-    // should not be needed after updating native build tools to 0.11.0
-    val initializeAtBuildTime = listOf(
-      "org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayNameGenerator\$IndicativeSentences",
-      "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor\$ClassInfo",
-      "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor\$LifecycleMethods",
-      "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassTemplateInvocationTestDescriptor",
-      "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassTemplateTestDescriptor",
-      "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.DynamicDescendantFilter\$Mode",
-      "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ExclusiveResourceCollector\$1",
-      "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.MethodBasedTestDescriptor\$MethodInfo",
-      "org.junit.jupiter.engine.discovery.ClassSelectorResolver\$DummyClassTemplateInvocationContext",
-      "org.junit.platform.engine.support.store.NamespacedHierarchicalStore\$EvaluatedValue",
-      "org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DiscoveryIssueNotifier",
-      "org.junit.platform.launcher.core.HierarchicalOutputDirectoryProvider",
-      "org.junit.platform.launcher.core.LauncherDiscoveryResult\$EngineResultInfo",
-      "org.junit.platform.suite.engine.SuiteTestDescriptor\$LifecycleMethods",
-    )
-    buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=${initializeAtBuildTime.joinToString(",")}")
   }
 
   // See https://github.com/graalvm/native-build-tools/issues/572
diff --git a/smoke-tests-otel-starter/spring-boot-3.2/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests-otel-starter/spring-boot-3.2/build.gradle.kts
index ea5c0e71c9bc..0f1ccf155b0a 100644
--- a/smoke-tests-otel-starter/spring-boot-3.2/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests-otel-starter/spring-boot-3.2/build.gradle.kts
@@ -75,28 +75,4 @@ graalvmNative {
     useJUnitPlatform()
     setForkEvery(1)
   }
-
-  // see https://github.com/junit-team/junit5/wiki/Upgrading-to-JUnit-5.13
-  // should not be needed after updating native build tools to 0.11.0
-  val initializeAtBuildTime = listOf(
-    "org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayNameGenerator\$IndicativeSentences",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor\$ClassInfo",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor\$LifecycleMethods",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassTemplateInvocationTestDescriptor",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassTemplateTestDescriptor",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.DynamicDescendantFilter\$Mode",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ExclusiveResourceCollector\$1",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.MethodBasedTestDescriptor\$MethodInfo",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.discovery.ClassSelectorResolver\$DummyClassTemplateInvocationContext",
-    "org.junit.platform.engine.support.store.NamespacedHierarchicalStore\$EvaluatedValue",
-    "org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DiscoveryIssueNotifier",
-    "org.junit.platform.launcher.core.HierarchicalOutputDirectoryProvider",
-    "org.junit.platform.launcher.core.LauncherDiscoveryResult\$EngineResultInfo",
-    "org.junit.platform.suite.engine.SuiteTestDescriptor\$LifecycleMethods",
-  )
-  binaries {
-    named("test") {
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=${initializeAtBuildTime.joinToString(",")}")
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/smoke-tests-otel-starter/spring-boot-3/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests-otel-starter/spring-boot-3/build.gradle.kts
index 9671dc8bcc43..1b7b865e7b7d 100644
--- a/smoke-tests-otel-starter/spring-boot-3/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests-otel-starter/spring-boot-3/build.gradle.kts
@@ -78,28 +78,4 @@ graalvmNative {
     useJUnitPlatform()
     setForkEvery(1)
   }
-
-  // see https://github.com/junit-team/junit5/wiki/Upgrading-to-JUnit-5.13
-  // should not be needed after updating native build tools to 0.11.0
-  val initializeAtBuildTime = listOf(
-    "org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayNameGenerator\$IndicativeSentences",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor\$ClassInfo",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor\$LifecycleMethods",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassTemplateInvocationTestDescriptor",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassTemplateTestDescriptor",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.DynamicDescendantFilter\$Mode",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ExclusiveResourceCollector\$1",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.MethodBasedTestDescriptor\$MethodInfo",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.discovery.ClassSelectorResolver\$DummyClassTemplateInvocationContext",
-    "org.junit.platform.engine.support.store.NamespacedHierarchicalStore\$EvaluatedValue",
-    "org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DiscoveryIssueNotifier",
-    "org.junit.platform.launcher.core.HierarchicalOutputDirectoryProvider",
-    "org.junit.platform.launcher.core.LauncherDiscoveryResult\$EngineResultInfo",
-    "org.junit.platform.suite.engine.SuiteTestDescriptor\$LifecycleMethods",
-  )
-  binaries {
-    named("test") {
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=${initializeAtBuildTime.joinToString(",")}")
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/smoke-tests-otel-starter/spring-boot-reactive-3/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests-otel-starter/spring-boot-reactive-3/build.gradle.kts
index 71e0daffc54b..64049fbe61fb 100644
--- a/smoke-tests-otel-starter/spring-boot-reactive-3/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests-otel-starter/spring-boot-reactive-3/build.gradle.kts
@@ -69,28 +69,4 @@ graalvmNative {
     useJUnitPlatform()
     setForkEvery(1)
   }
-
-  // see https://github.com/junit-team/junit5/wiki/Upgrading-to-JUnit-5.13
-  // should not be needed after updating native build tools to 0.11.0
-  val initializeAtBuildTime = listOf(
-    "org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayNameGenerator\$IndicativeSentences",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor\$ClassInfo",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor\$LifecycleMethods",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassTemplateInvocationTestDescriptor",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassTemplateTestDescriptor",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.DynamicDescendantFilter\$Mode",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ExclusiveResourceCollector\$1",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.MethodBasedTestDescriptor\$MethodInfo",
-    "org.junit.jupiter.engine.discovery.ClassSelectorResolver\$DummyClassTemplateInvocationContext",
-    "org.junit.platform.engine.support.store.NamespacedHierarchicalStore\$EvaluatedValue",
-    "org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DiscoveryIssueNotifier",
-    "org.junit.platform.launcher.core.HierarchicalOutputDirectoryProvider",
-    "org.junit.platform.launcher.core.LauncherDiscoveryResult\$EngineResultInfo",
-    "org.junit.platform.suite.engine.SuiteTestDescriptor\$LifecycleMethods",
-  )
-  binaries {
-    named("test") {
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=${initializeAtBuildTime.joinToString(",")}")
-    }
-  }
 }