diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/rxjava/SleuthRxJavaSchedulersHook.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/rxjava/SleuthRxJavaSchedulersHook.java
index f164de280..34816b95e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/rxjava/SleuthRxJavaSchedulersHook.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/rxjava/SleuthRxJavaSchedulersHook.java
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.Span;
 import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.TraceKeys;
 import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.Tracer;
-
 import rx.functions.Action0;
 import rx.plugins.RxJavaErrorHandler;
 import rx.plugins.RxJavaObservableExecutionHook;
 import rx.plugins.RxJavaPlugins;
 import rx.plugins.RxJavaSchedulersHook;
-import rx.plugins.SleuthRxJavaPlugins;
 
 /**
  * {@link RxJavaSchedulersHook} that wraps an {@link Action0} into its tracing
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ class SleuthRxJavaSchedulersHook extends RxJavaSchedulersHook {
 			RxJavaObservableExecutionHook observableExecutionHook
 				= RxJavaPlugins.getInstance().getObservableExecutionHook();
 			logCurrentStateOfRxJavaPlugins(errorHandler, observableExecutionHook);
-			SleuthRxJavaPlugins.resetPlugins();
+			RxJavaPlugins.getInstance().reset();
 			RxJavaPlugins.getInstance().registerSchedulersHook(this);
 			RxJavaPlugins.getInstance().registerErrorHandler(errorHandler);
 			RxJavaPlugins.getInstance().registerObservableExecutionHook(observableExecutionHook);
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/rx/plugins/SleuthRxJavaPlugins.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/rx/plugins/SleuthRxJavaPlugins.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e746eb04..000000000
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/rx/plugins/SleuthRxJavaPlugins.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-package rx.plugins;
-
-/**
- * {@link RxJavaPlugins} helper class to access the package scope method of
- * {@link RxJavaPlugins#reset()}.
- *
- * @deprecated Will disappear once this gets closed
- * https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/issues/2297
- *
- * @author Shivang Shah
- */
-@Deprecated
-public class SleuthRxJavaPlugins {
-
-	public static void resetPlugins() {
-		RxJavaPlugins.getInstance().reset();
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/rxjava/SleuthRxJavaSchedulersHookTests.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/rxjava/SleuthRxJavaSchedulersHookTests.java
index 4d30ba702..17f1c482f 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/rxjava/SleuthRxJavaSchedulersHookTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/rxjava/SleuthRxJavaSchedulersHookTests.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import rx.plugins.RxJavaErrorHandler;
 import rx.plugins.RxJavaObservableExecutionHook;
 import rx.plugins.RxJavaPlugins;
 import rx.plugins.RxJavaSchedulersHook;
-import rx.plugins.SleuthRxJavaPlugins;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ public class SleuthRxJavaSchedulersHookTests {
 	@Before
 	@After
 	public void setup() {
-		SleuthRxJavaPlugins.resetPlugins();
+		RxJavaPlugins.getInstance().reset();
 		caller = new StringBuilder();
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/rxjava/SleuthRxJavaTests.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/rxjava/SleuthRxJavaTests.java
index 4c1215d90..d4326f59d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/rxjava/SleuthRxJavaTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/rxjava/SleuthRxJavaTests.java
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 
 import rx.Observable;
 import rx.functions.Action0;
-import rx.plugins.SleuthRxJavaPlugins;
 import rx.schedulers.Schedulers;
 
 import static com.jayway.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 import static org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.assertions.SleuthAssertions.then;
+import rx.plugins.RxJavaPlugins;
 
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @SpringApplicationConfiguration(classes = {SleuthRxJavaTests.TestConfig.class})
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class SleuthRxJavaTests {
 	@BeforeClass
 	@AfterClass
 	public static void cleanUp() {
-		SleuthRxJavaPlugins.resetPlugins();
+		RxJavaPlugins.getInstance().reset();
 	}
 
 	@Test