diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/messaging/TraceMessagingAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/messaging/TraceMessagingAutoConfiguration.java
index 6bddda2ff..e685b44c5 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/messaging/TraceMessagingAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/messaging/TraceMessagingAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ import org.springframework.kafka.listener.AbstractMessageListenerContainer;
 import org.springframework.kafka.listener.MessageListener;
 import org.springframework.kafka.listener.MessageListenerContainer;
 import org.springframework.kafka.listener.adapter.MessagingMessageListenerAdapter;
-import org.springframework.kafka.support.DefaultKafkaHeaderMapper;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.messaging.Message;
 import org.springframework.messaging.MessagingException;
@@ -161,21 +160,6 @@ public class TraceMessagingAutoConfiguration {
 					.build();
 		}
 
-		@Bean(name = SleuthDefaultKafkaHeaderMapper.BEAN_NAME)
-		@ConditionalOnMissingBean
-		DefaultKafkaHeaderMapper sleuthDefaultKafkaHeaderMapper() {
-			return new SleuthDefaultKafkaHeaderMapper();
-		}
-
-		@Bean
-		@ConditionalOnProperty(value = "spring.sleuth.messaging.kafka.mapper.enabled",
-				matchIfMissing = true)
-		// for tests
-		@ConditionalOnMissingBean
-		SleuthKafkaHeaderMapperBeanPostProcessor sleuthDefaultKafkaHeaderMapperBeanPostProcessor() {
-			return new SleuthKafkaHeaderMapperBeanPostProcessor();
-		}
-
 		@Bean
 		// for tests
 		@ConditionalOnMissingBean
@@ -457,37 +441,6 @@ class TracingJmsBeanPostProcessor implements BeanPostProcessor {
 
 }
 
-class SleuthDefaultKafkaHeaderMapper extends DefaultKafkaHeaderMapper {
-
-	// related to #1430
-	static final String BEAN_NAME = "kafkaBinderHeaderMapper";
-
-	SleuthDefaultKafkaHeaderMapper() {
-		setMapAllStringsOut(true);
-	}
-
-}
-
-class SleuthKafkaHeaderMapperBeanPostProcessor implements BeanPostProcessor {
-
-	@Override
-	public Object postProcessAfterInitialization(Object bean, String beanName)
-			throws BeansException {
-		if (bean instanceof SleuthDefaultKafkaHeaderMapper) {
-			return sleuthDefaultKafkaHeaderMapper(bean);
-		}
-		else if (bean instanceof DefaultKafkaHeaderMapper) {
-			((DefaultKafkaHeaderMapper) bean).setMapAllStringsOut(true);
-		}
-		return bean;
-	}
-
-	Object sleuthDefaultKafkaHeaderMapper(Object bean) {
-		return bean;
-	}
-
-}
-
 class SqsQueueMessageHandlerFactory extends QueueMessageHandlerFactory {
 
 	private TracingMethodMessageHandlerAdapter handlerAdapter;
diff --git a/tests/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-messaging-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/messaging/TraceMessagingAutoConfigurationTests.java b/tests/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-messaging-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/messaging/TraceMessagingAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 96e7d7d9d..7de2d5e99 100644
--- a/tests/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-messaging-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/messaging/TraceMessagingAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/tests/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-messaging-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/messaging/TraceMessagingAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ public class TraceMessagingAutoConfigurationTests {
 	@Autowired
 	MySleuthKafkaAspect mySleuthKafkaAspect;
 
-	@Autowired
-	TestSleuthKafkaHeaderMapperBeanPostProcessor testSleuthKafkaHeaderMapperBeanPostProcessor;
-
 	@Autowired
 	ProducerFactory producerFactory;
 
@@ -105,8 +102,6 @@ public class TraceMessagingAutoConfigurationTests {
 		then(this.mySleuthKafkaAspect.consumerWrapped).isTrue();
 
 		then(this.mySleuthKafkaAspect.adapterWrapped).isTrue();
-
-		then(this.testSleuthKafkaHeaderMapperBeanPostProcessor.tracingCalled).isTrue();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -189,11 +184,6 @@ public class TraceMessagingAutoConfigurationTests {
 			return new TestSleuthJmsBeanPostProcessor(beanFactory);
 		}
 
-		@Bean
-		TestSleuthKafkaHeaderMapperBeanPostProcessor testSleuthKafkaHeaderMapperBeanPostProcessor() {
-			return new TestSleuthKafkaHeaderMapperBeanPostProcessor();
-		}
-
 		@KafkaListener(topics = "backend", groupId = "foo")
 		public void onMessage(ConsumerRecord<?, ?> message) {
 			System.err.println(message);
@@ -269,19 +259,6 @@ class TestSleuthJmsBeanPostProcessor extends TracingConnectionFactoryBeanPostPro
 
 }
 
-class TestSleuthKafkaHeaderMapperBeanPostProcessor
-		extends SleuthKafkaHeaderMapperBeanPostProcessor {
-
-	boolean tracingCalled = false;
-
-	@Override
-	Object sleuthDefaultKafkaHeaderMapper(Object bean) {
-		this.tracingCalled = true;
-		return super.sleuthDefaultKafkaHeaderMapper(bean);
-	}
-
-}
-
 @Configuration
 class ProducerSamplerConfig {