diff --git a/instrumentation/logback/logback-appender-1.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/logback/logback-appender-1.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index 660bf9a6b2ce..705211f467cf 100644
--- a/instrumentation/logback/logback-appender-1.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/logback/logback-appender-1.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ dependencies {
 
   implementation(project(":instrumentation:logback:logback-appender-1.0:library"))
 
-  testInstrumentation(project(":instrumentation:logback:logback-mdc-1.0:javaagent"))
-
   testImplementation("org.awaitility:awaitility")
 }
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/logback/logback-appender-1.0/javaagent/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/logback/appender/v1_0/LogbackTest.java b/instrumentation/logback/logback-appender-1.0/javaagent/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/logback/appender/v1_0/LogbackTest.java
index f91ad32f394d..83299de4e385 100644
--- a/instrumentation/logback/logback-appender-1.0/javaagent/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/logback/appender/v1_0/LogbackTest.java
+++ b/instrumentation/logback/logback-appender-1.0/javaagent/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/logback/appender/v1_0/LogbackTest.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import io.opentelemetry.api.common.AttributeKey;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.logs.Severity;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.SpanContext;
-import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.TraceFlags;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.testing.junit.AgentInstrumentationExtension;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.testing.junit.InstrumentationExtension;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.common.InstrumentationScopeInfo;
@@ -168,15 +167,6 @@ private static void test(
                       satisfies(
                           EXCEPTION_STACKTRACE, v -> v.contains(LogbackTest.class.getName()))));
             }
-            if (withParent) {
-              SpanContext spanContext = testing.spans().get(0).getSpanContext();
-              attributeAsserts.addAll(
-                  Arrays.asList(
-                      equalTo(AttributeKey.stringKey("trace_id"), spanContext.getTraceId()),
-                      equalTo(AttributeKey.stringKey("span_id"), spanContext.getSpanId()),
-                      equalTo(
-                          AttributeKey.stringKey("trace_flags"), TraceFlags.getSampled().asHex())));
-            }
             logRecord.hasAttributesSatisfyingExactly(attributeAsserts);
           });
     } else {
diff --git a/instrumentation/logback/logback-mdc-1.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/logback/mdc/v1_0/LogbackMdcInstrumentationModule.java b/instrumentation/logback/logback-mdc-1.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/logback/mdc/v1_0/LogbackMdcInstrumentationModule.java
index dc4c51c44a8e..88b58a0246fb 100644
--- a/instrumentation/logback/logback-mdc-1.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/logback/mdc/v1_0/LogbackMdcInstrumentationModule.java
+++ b/instrumentation/logback/logback-mdc-1.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/logback/mdc/v1_0/LogbackMdcInstrumentationModule.java
@@ -29,11 +29,4 @@ public List<TypeInstrumentation> typeInstrumentations() {
   public boolean isIndyReady() {
     return true;
   }
-
-  @Override
-  public int order() {
-    // run before logback appender instrumentation so that the appender instrumentation can observe
-    // the attributes added to the mdc by this instrumentation
-    return -1;
-  }
 }