diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/async/LazyTraceScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/async/LazyTraceScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java
index 06f8cc396..2a72377b2 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/async/LazyTraceScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/async/LazyTraceScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java
@@ -363,9 +363,7 @@ class LazyTraceScheduledThreadPoolExecutor extends ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	@Deprecated
 	public void finalize() {
-		super.finalize();
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/async/LazyTraceScheduledThreadPoolExecutorTests.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/async/LazyTraceScheduledThreadPoolExecutorTests.java
index ab3695335..a5cf2e9ef 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/async/LazyTraceScheduledThreadPoolExecutorTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/async/LazyTraceScheduledThreadPoolExecutorTests.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public class LazyTraceScheduledThreadPoolExecutorTests {
 		new LazyTraceScheduledThreadPoolExecutor(10, beanFactory, executor).finalize();
 
 		BDDAssertions.then(wasCalled).isFalse();
+		BDDAssertions.then(executor.isShutdown()).isFalse();
 	}
 
 }