diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-otel-without-tracing/src/instrument.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-otel-without-tracing/src/instrument.ts
index 52c4403b2164..47078a504e18 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-otel-without-tracing/src/instrument.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-otel-without-tracing/src/instrument.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Sentry.init({
   tunnel: `http://localhost:3031/`, // proxy server
   // Tracing is completely disabled
 
-  integrations: [Sentry.httpIntegration({ spans: true })],
+  integrations: [Sentry.httpIntegration({ spans: false })],
 
   // Custom OTEL setup
   skipOpenTelemetrySetup: true,