diff --git a/instrumentation/hystrix-1.4/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/hystrix-1.4/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index a5b26f2d81c6..67fa6b7b68fe 100644
--- a/instrumentation/hystrix-1.4/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/hystrix-1.4/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ tasks {
   withType<Test>().configureEach {
     // Disable so failure testing below doesn't inadvertently change the behavior.
     jvmArgs("-Dhystrix.command.default.circuitBreaker.enabled=false")
-    jvmArgs("-Dio.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.io.opentelemetry.context.enableStrictContext=false")
 
     systemProperty("collectMetadata", findProperty("collectMetadata")?.toString() ?: "false")