diff --git a/query-engine/query-engine-node-api/src/engine.rs b/query-engine/query-engine-node-api/src/engine.rs
index 23782af1776a..2cb7a8dbb406 100644
--- a/query-engine/query-engine-node-api/src/engine.rs
+++ b/query-engine/query-engine-node-api/src/engine.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use std::{
     sync::Arc,
 };
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
-use tracing::{field, instrument::WithSubscriber, Instrument, Span};
+use tracing::{field, instrument::WithSubscriber, Instrument};
 use tracing_subscriber::filter::LevelFilter;
 use user_facing_errors::Error;
 
@@ -385,12 +385,7 @@ impl QueryEngine {
 
             let query = RequestBody::try_from_str(&body, engine.engine_protocol())?;
 
-            let span = if tx_id.is_none() {
-                tracing::info_span!("prisma:engine", user_facing = true)
-            } else {
-                Span::none()
-            };
-
+            let span = tracing::info_span!("prisma:engine", user_facing = true);
             let trace_id = telemetry::helpers::set_parent_context_from_json_str(&span, &trace);
 
             async move {