diff --git a/extensions/agroal/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/deployment/AgroalProcessor.java b/extensions/agroal/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/deployment/AgroalProcessor.java
index b7bf482799c2c..8d10a198e13aa 100644
--- a/extensions/agroal/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/deployment/AgroalProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/agroal/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/deployment/AgroalProcessor.java
@@ -115,12 +115,6 @@ void build(
         for (AggregatedDataSourceBuildTimeConfigBuildItem aggregatedDataSourceBuildTimeConfig : aggregatedDataSourceBuildTimeConfigs) {
             validateBuildTimeConfig(aggregatedDataSourceBuildTimeConfig);
 
-            if (aggregatedDataSourceBuildTimeConfig.getJdbcConfig().tracing()) {
-                reflectiveClass
-                        .produce(ReflectiveClassBuildItem.builder(DataSources.TRACING_DRIVER_CLASSNAME).methods()
-                                .build());
-            }
-
             if (aggregatedDataSourceBuildTimeConfig.getJdbcConfig().telemetry()) {
                 otelJdbcInstrumentationActive = true;
             }
@@ -165,14 +159,6 @@ private static void validateBuildTimeConfig(AggregatedDataSourceBuildTimeConfigB
         String fullDataSourceName = aggregatedConfig.isDefault() ? "default datasource"
                 : "datasource named '" + aggregatedConfig.getName() + "'";
 
-        if (jdbcBuildTimeConfig.tracing()) {
-            if (!QuarkusClassLoader.isClassPresentAtRuntime(DataSources.TRACING_DRIVER_CLASSNAME)) {
-                throw new ConfigurationException(
-                        "Unable to load the tracing driver " + DataSources.TRACING_DRIVER_CLASSNAME + " for the "
-                                + fullDataSourceName);
-            }
-        }
-
         String driverName = aggregatedConfig.getResolvedDriverClass();
         Class<?> driver;
         try {
diff --git a/extensions/agroal/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/runtime/DataSourceJdbcBuildTimeConfig.java b/extensions/agroal/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/runtime/DataSourceJdbcBuildTimeConfig.java
index 0c6525ab55edd..e50624f04206e 100644
--- a/extensions/agroal/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/runtime/DataSourceJdbcBuildTimeConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/agroal/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/runtime/DataSourceJdbcBuildTimeConfig.java
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ public interface DataSourceJdbcBuildTimeConfig {
      */
     Optional<Boolean> enableMetrics();
 
-    /**
-     * Enable JDBC tracing. Disabled by default.
-     */
-    @WithDefault("false")
-    boolean tracing();
-
     /**
      * Enable OpenTelemetry JDBC instrumentation.
      */
diff --git a/extensions/agroal/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/runtime/DataSourceJdbcRuntimeConfig.java b/extensions/agroal/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/runtime/DataSourceJdbcRuntimeConfig.java
index 60ab80b51c658..4df3e21ca8820 100644
--- a/extensions/agroal/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/runtime/DataSourceJdbcRuntimeConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/agroal/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/runtime/DataSourceJdbcRuntimeConfig.java
@@ -144,14 +144,6 @@ public interface DataSourceJdbcRuntimeConfig {
     @ConfigDocMapKey("property-key")
     Map<String, String> additionalJdbcProperties();
 
-    /**
-     * Enable JDBC tracing.
-     *
-     * @deprecated in favor of OpenTelemetry {@link #telemetry()}
-     */
-    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "3.16")
-    DataSourceJdbcTracingRuntimeConfig tracing();
-
     /**
      * Enable OpenTelemetry JDBC instrumentation.
      */
diff --git a/extensions/agroal/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/runtime/DataSourceJdbcTracingRuntimeConfig.java b/extensions/agroal/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/runtime/DataSourceJdbcTracingRuntimeConfig.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 53230396da71f..0000000000000
--- a/extensions/agroal/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/runtime/DataSourceJdbcTracingRuntimeConfig.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-package io.quarkus.agroal.runtime;
-
-import java.util.Optional;
-
-import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.ConfigDocDefault;
-import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.ConfigGroup;
-import io.smallrye.config.WithDefault;
-
-/**
- * @deprecated in favor of OpenTelemetry {@link DataSourceJdbcRuntimeConfig#telemetry()}
- */
-@ConfigGroup
-@Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "3.16")
-public interface DataSourceJdbcTracingRuntimeConfig {
-
-    /**
-     * Enable JDBC tracing.
-     */
-    @ConfigDocDefault("false if quarkus.datasource.jdbc.tracing=false and true if quarkus.datasource.jdbc.tracing=true")
-    Optional<Boolean> enabled();
-
-    /**
-     * Trace calls with active Spans only
-     */
-    @WithDefault("false")
-    boolean traceWithActiveSpanOnly();
-
-    /**
-     * Ignore specific queries from being traced
-     */
-    @ConfigDocDefault("Ignore specific queries from being traced, multiple queries can be specified separated by semicolon, double quotes should be escaped with \\")
-    Optional<String> ignoreForTracing();
-
-}
diff --git a/extensions/agroal/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/runtime/DataSources.java b/extensions/agroal/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/runtime/DataSources.java
index 5f72e43467730..4ecd25d404fc0 100644
--- a/extensions/agroal/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/runtime/DataSources.java
+++ b/extensions/agroal/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/agroal/runtime/DataSources.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.Driver;
 import java.sql.Statement;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -68,10 +67,6 @@ public class DataSources {
 
     private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(DataSources.class.getName());
 
-    public static final String TRACING_DRIVER_CLASSNAME = "io.opentracing.contrib.jdbc.TracingDriver";
-    private static final String JDBC_URL_PREFIX = "jdbc:";
-    private static final String JDBC_TRACING_URL_PREFIX = "jdbc:tracing:";
-
     private final DataSourcesBuildTimeConfig dataSourcesBuildTimeConfig;
     private final DataSourcesRuntimeConfig dataSourcesRuntimeConfig;
     private final DataSourcesJdbcBuildTimeConfig dataSourcesJdbcBuildTimeConfig;
@@ -206,45 +201,6 @@ public AgroalDataSource doCreateDataSource(String dataSourceName, boolean failIf
 
         String jdbcUrl = dataSourceJdbcRuntimeConfig.url().get();
 
-        if (dataSourceJdbcBuildTimeConfig.tracing()) {
-            boolean tracingEnabled = dataSourceJdbcRuntimeConfig.tracing().enabled()
-                    .orElse(dataSourceJdbcBuildTimeConfig.tracing());
-
-            if (tracingEnabled) {
-                String rootTracingUrl = !jdbcUrl.startsWith(JDBC_TRACING_URL_PREFIX)
-                        ? jdbcUrl.replace(JDBC_URL_PREFIX, JDBC_TRACING_URL_PREFIX)
-                        : jdbcUrl;
-
-                StringBuilder tracingURL = new StringBuilder(rootTracingUrl);
-
-                if (dataSourceJdbcRuntimeConfig.tracing().traceWithActiveSpanOnly()) {
-                    if (!tracingURL.toString().contains("?")) {
-                        tracingURL.append("?");
-                    }
-
-                    tracingURL.append("traceWithActiveSpanOnly=true");
-                }
-
-                if (dataSourceJdbcRuntimeConfig.tracing().ignoreForTracing().isPresent()) {
-                    if (!tracingURL.toString().contains("?")) {
-                        tracingURL.append("?");
-                    }
-
-                    Arrays.stream(dataSourceJdbcRuntimeConfig.tracing().ignoreForTracing().get().split(";"))
-                            .filter(query -> !query.isEmpty())
-                            .forEach(query -> tracingURL.append("ignoreForTracing=")
-                                    .append(query.replaceAll("\"", "\\\""))
-                                    .append(";"));
-                }
-
-                // Override datasource URL with tracing driver prefixed URL
-                jdbcUrl = tracingURL.toString();
-
-                //remove driver class so that agroal connectionFactory will use the tracking driver anyway
-                driver = null;
-            }
-        }
-
         String resolvedDbKind = matchingSupportEntry.resolvedDbKind;
         AgroalConnectionConfigurer agroalConnectionConfigurer = Arc.container()
                 .instance(AgroalConnectionConfigurer.class, new JdbcDriverLiteral(resolvedDbKind))