diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 13a28e0e5..e33a3ecdc 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -126,28 +126,3 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./volumes/postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data:Z
     restart: always
-
-  otel:
-    image: otel/opentelemetry-collector:latest
-    command: --config otel-local-config.yaml
-    networks:
-      - lemmyinternal
-      - lemmyexternalproxy
-    ports:
-      - "4317:4317"
-    volumes:
-      - ./otel.yml:/otel-local-config.yaml:Z
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    depends_on:
-      - jaeger
-
-  jaeger:
-    image: jaegertracing/all-in-one:1
-    networks:
-      - lemmyinternal
-      - lemmyexternalproxy
-    ports:
-      - "14250:14250"
-      # To view traces, visit http://localhost:16686
-      - "16686:16686"
-    restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/docker/otel.yml b/docker/otel.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 91168c372..000000000
--- a/docker/otel.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-receivers:
-  otlp:
-    protocols:
-      grpc:
-        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4137
-
-processors:
-  batch:
-
-exporters:
-  logging:
-  jaeger:
-    endpoint: jaeger:14250
-    tls:
-      insecure: true
-
-service:
-  pipelines:
-    traces:
-      receivers:
-        - otlp
-      processors:
-        - batch
-      exporters:
-        - logging
-        - jaeger