diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/task/configuration/observation/ObservationApplicationRunner.java b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/task/configuration/observation/ObservationApplicationRunner.java
index 8214cf92..740bd78f 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/task/configuration/observation/ObservationApplicationRunner.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/task/configuration/observation/ObservationApplicationRunner.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.ApplicationRunner;
  *
  * @author Marcin Grzejszczak
  */
-class ObservationApplicationRunner implements ApplicationRunner, Observation.ObservationConventionAware<TaskObservationConvention> {
+class ObservationApplicationRunner implements ApplicationRunner {
 
 	private static final DefaultTaskObservationConvention INSTANCE = new DefaultTaskObservationConvention();
 
@@ -71,9 +71,4 @@ class ObservationApplicationRunner implements ApplicationRunner, Observation.Obs
 		}
 		return this.registry;
 	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void setObservationConvention(TaskObservationConvention taskObservationConvention) {
-		this.taskObservationConvention = taskObservationConvention;
-	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/task/configuration/observation/ObservationCommandLineRunner.java b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/task/configuration/observation/ObservationCommandLineRunner.java
index 92036643..68af6c06 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/task/configuration/observation/ObservationCommandLineRunner.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/task/configuration/observation/ObservationCommandLineRunner.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
  *
  * @author Marcin Grzejszczak
  */
-class ObservationCommandLineRunner implements CommandLineRunner, Observation.ObservationConventionAware<TaskObservationConvention> {
+class ObservationCommandLineRunner implements CommandLineRunner {
 
 	private static final DefaultTaskObservationConvention INSTANCE = new DefaultTaskObservationConvention();
 
@@ -70,9 +70,4 @@ class ObservationCommandLineRunner implements CommandLineRunner, Observation.Obs
 		}
 		return this.registry;
 	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void setObservationConvention(TaskObservationConvention taskObservationConvention) {
-		this.taskObservationConvention = taskObservationConvention;
-	}
 }