diff --git a/apollo-router/src/plugins/telemetry/otel/layer.rs b/apollo-router/src/plugins/telemetry/otel/layer.rs
index e1d20ec739d..866bf50a350 100644
--- a/apollo-router/src/plugins/telemetry/otel/layer.rs
+++ b/apollo-router/src/plugins/telemetry/otel/layer.rs
@@ -1101,7 +1101,6 @@ where
                 attributes.insert(OTEL_ORIGINAL_NAME.into(), builder.name.into());
                 builder.name = forced_span_name.into();
             }
-
             // Assign end time, build and start span, drop span to export
             builder
                 .with_end_time(SystemTime::now())
diff --git a/apollo-router/src/query_planner/bridge_query_planner.rs b/apollo-router/src/query_planner/bridge_query_planner.rs
index 30ebd5b36b2..4d94335e813 100644
--- a/apollo-router/src/query_planner/bridge_query_planner.rs
+++ b/apollo-router/src/query_planner/bridge_query_planner.rs
@@ -559,12 +559,6 @@ impl BridgeQueryPlanner {
     ) -> Result<graphql::Response, QueryPlannerError> {
         let schema = self.schema.api_schema();
         let operation = doc.get_operation(key.operation_name.as_deref())?;
-        apollo_compiler::execution::check_introspection_max_depth(&doc.executable, operation)
-            .map_err(|_e| {
-                QueryPlannerError::Introspection(IntrospectionError {
-                    message: Some("Maximum introspection depth exceeded".to_owned()),
-                })
-            })?;
         let variable_values = Default::default();
         let variable_values =
             apollo_compiler::execution::coerce_variable_values(schema, operation, &variable_values)
diff --git a/apollo-router/tests/integration/telemetry/datadog.rs b/apollo-router/tests/integration/telemetry/datadog.rs
index a88f16160b4..d2d3f58d255 100644
--- a/apollo-router/tests/integration/telemetry/datadog.rs
+++ b/apollo-router/tests/integration/telemetry/datadog.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ async fn test_default_span_names() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
             .unwrap(),
         id.to_datadog()
     );
+    router.graceful_shutdown().await;
     TraceSpec::builder()
         .services(["client", "router", "subgraph"].into())
         .span_names(
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ async fn test_default_span_names() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
         .build()
         .validate_trace(id)
         .await?;
-    router.graceful_shutdown().await;
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ async fn test_override_span_names() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
             .unwrap(),
         id.to_datadog()
     );
+    router.graceful_shutdown().await;
     TraceSpec::builder()
         .services(["client", "router", "subgraph"].into())
         .span_names(
@@ -125,7 +126,6 @@ async fn test_override_span_names() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
         .build()
         .validate_trace(id)
         .await?;
-    router.graceful_shutdown().await;
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ async fn test_override_span_names_late() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
             .unwrap(),
         id.to_datadog()
     );
+    router.graceful_shutdown().await;
     TraceSpec::builder()
         .services(["client", "router", "subgraph"].into())
         .span_names(
@@ -177,7 +178,6 @@ async fn test_override_span_names_late() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
         .build()
         .validate_trace(id)
         .await?;
-    router.graceful_shutdown().await;
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ async fn test_basic() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
             .unwrap(),
         id.to_datadog()
     );
+    router.graceful_shutdown().await;
     TraceSpec::builder()
         .operation_name("ExampleQuery")
         .services(["client", "router", "subgraph"].into())
@@ -240,7 +241,6 @@ async fn test_basic() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
         .build()
         .validate_trace(id)
         .await?;
-    router.graceful_shutdown().await;
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ async fn test_with_parent_span() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
             .unwrap(),
         id.to_datadog()
     );
+    router.graceful_shutdown().await;
     TraceSpec::builder()
         .operation_name("ExampleQuery")
         .services(["client", "router", "subgraph"].into())
@@ -308,7 +309,6 @@ async fn test_with_parent_span() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
         .build()
         .validate_trace(id)
         .await?;
-    router.graceful_shutdown().await;
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ async fn test_resource_mapping_override() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
         .get("apollo-custom-trace-id")
         .unwrap()
         .is_empty());
+    router.graceful_shutdown().await;
     TraceSpec::builder()
         .services(["client", "router", "subgraph"].into())
         .span_names(
@@ -403,7 +404,6 @@ async fn test_resource_mapping_override() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
         .build()
         .validate_trace(id)
         .await?;
-    router.graceful_shutdown().await;
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ async fn test_span_metrics() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
         .get("apollo-custom-trace-id")
         .unwrap()
         .is_empty());
+    router.graceful_shutdown().await;
     TraceSpec::builder()
         .operation_name("ExampleQuery")
         .services(["client", "router", "subgraph"].into())
@@ -450,7 +451,6 @@ async fn test_span_metrics() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
         .build()
         .validate_trace(id)
         .await?;
-    router.graceful_shutdown().await;
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -495,12 +495,12 @@ impl TraceSpec {
             .await?;
         tracing::debug!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&trace)?);
         self.verify_trace_participants(&trace)?;
+        self.verify_spans_present(&trace)?;
+        self.validate_measured_spans(&trace)?;
         self.verify_operation_name(&trace)?;
         self.verify_priority_sampled(&trace)?;
         self.verify_version(&trace)?;
-        self.verify_spans_present(&trace)?;
         self.validate_span_kinds(&trace)?;
-        self.validate_measured_spans(&trace)?;
         Ok(())
     }