diff --git a/.buildkite/test-amd.yaml b/.buildkite/test-amd.yaml
index ffdf4b83c..1ccc823ef 100644
--- a/.buildkite/test-amd.yaml
+++ b/.buildkite/test-amd.yaml
@@ -340,11 +340,6 @@ steps:
   - vllm/
   - tests/v1/tracing
   commands:
-  - "pip install \
-      'opentelemetry-sdk>=1.26.0' \
-      'opentelemetry-api>=1.26.0' \
-      'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp>=1.26.0' \
-      'opentelemetry-semantic-conventions-ai>=0.4.1'"
   - pytest -v -s v1/tracing
 
 ##### fast check tests  #####
@@ -1963,11 +1958,6 @@ steps:
   - vllm/
   - tests/v1/tracing
   commands:
-  - "pip install \
-      'opentelemetry-sdk>=1.26.0' \
-      'opentelemetry-api>=1.26.0' \
-      'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp>=1.26.0' \
-      'opentelemetry-semantic-conventions-ai>=0.4.1'"
   - pytest -v -s v1/tracing
 
 ##### fast check tests  #####
diff --git a/.buildkite/test_areas/misc.yaml b/.buildkite/test_areas/misc.yaml
index c6b43b97a..c2e916164 100644
--- a/.buildkite/test_areas/misc.yaml
+++ b/.buildkite/test_areas/misc.yaml
@@ -88,11 +88,6 @@ steps:
   - vllm/
   - tests/v1/tracing
   commands:
-  - "pip install \
-      'opentelemetry-sdk>=1.26.0' \
-      'opentelemetry-api>=1.26.0' \
-      'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp>=1.26.0' \
-      'opentelemetry-semantic-conventions-ai>=0.4.1'"
   - pytest -v -s v1/tracing
 
 - label: Python-only Installation