diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/SleuthFeignBuilder.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/SleuthFeignBuilder.java
index 6553a6cc1..c665e456b 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/SleuthFeignBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/SleuthFeignBuilder.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.instrument.web.client.feign;
 
+import feign.Retryer;
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ final class SleuthFeignBuilder {
 	private SleuthFeignBuilder() {}
 
 	static Feign.Builder builder(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
-		return Feign.builder()
+		return Feign.builder().retryer(Retryer.NEVER_RETRY)
 				.client(client(beanFactory));
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/SleuthHystrixFeignBuilder.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/SleuthHystrixFeignBuilder.java
index 1efe8cadf..21f480152 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/SleuthHystrixFeignBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/SleuthHystrixFeignBuilder.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.instrument.web.client.feign;
 
+import feign.Retryer;
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ final class SleuthHystrixFeignBuilder {
 	private SleuthHystrixFeignBuilder() {}
 
 	static Feign.Builder builder(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
-		return HystrixFeign.builder()
+		return HystrixFeign.builder().retryer(Retryer.NEVER_RETRY)
 				.client(client(beanFactory));
 	}