diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/async/AsyncDefaultAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/async/AsyncDefaultAutoConfiguration.java
index fbd79103a..1e8420171 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/async/AsyncDefaultAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/async/AsyncDefaultAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.core.task.SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor;
 import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.AsyncConfigurer;
 import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.AsyncConfigurerSupport;
-import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableAsync;
 
 /**
  * {@link org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration Auto-configuration}
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableAsync;
  * @see LazyTraceExecutor
  * @see TraceAsyncAspect
  */
-@EnableAsync
 @Configuration
 @ConditionalOnProperty(value = "spring.sleuth.async.enabled", matchIfMissing = true)
 @ConditionalOnBean(Tracer.class)