diff --git a/jormungandr/src/network/subscription.rs b/jormungandr/src/network/subscription.rs
index 2ddcd573b6..26fbd28255 100644
--- a/jormungandr/src/network/subscription.rs
+++ b/jormungandr/src/network/subscription.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use jormungandr_lib::interfaces::FragmentOrigin;
 use futures::future::BoxFuture;
 use futures::prelude::*;
 use futures::ready;
-use tracing::Span;
 
 use std::error::Error as _;
 use std::mem;
@@ -42,11 +41,10 @@ pub async fn process_block_announcements<S>(
     mbox: MessageBox<BlockMsg>,
     node_id: Address,
     global_state: GlobalStateR,
-    span: Span,
 ) where
     S: TryStream<Ok = net_data::Header, Error = Error>,
 {
-    let sink = BlockAnnouncementProcessor::new(mbox, node_id, global_state, span);
+    let sink = BlockAnnouncementProcessor::new(mbox, node_id, global_state);
     stream
         .into_stream()
         .forward(sink)
@@ -61,11 +59,10 @@ pub async fn process_gossip<S>(
     mbox: MessageBox<TopologyMsg>,
     node_id: Address,
     global_state: GlobalStateR,
-    span: Span,
 ) where
     S: TryStream<Ok = net_data::Gossip, Error = Error>,
 {
-    let processor = GossipProcessor::new(mbox, node_id, global_state, span);
+    let processor = GossipProcessor::new(mbox, node_id, global_state);
     stream
         .into_stream()
         .forward(processor)
@@ -83,11 +80,10 @@ pub async fn process_fragments<S>(
     mbox: MessageBox<TransactionMsg>,
     node_id: Address,
     global_state: GlobalStateR,
-    span: Span,
 ) where
     S: TryStream<Ok = net_data::Fragment, Error = Error>,
 {
-    let sink = FragmentProcessor::new(mbox, node_id, global_state, span);
+    let sink = FragmentProcessor::new(mbox, node_id, global_state);
     stream
         .into_stream()
         .forward(sink)
@@ -103,7 +99,6 @@ pub struct BlockAnnouncementProcessor {
     node_id: Address,
     global_state: GlobalStateR,
     pending_processing: PendingProcessing,
-    span: Span,
 }
 
 impl BlockAnnouncementProcessor {
@@ -111,14 +106,12 @@ impl BlockAnnouncementProcessor {
         mbox: MessageBox<BlockMsg>,
         node_id: Address,
         global_state: GlobalStateR,
-        span: Span,
     ) -> Self {
         BlockAnnouncementProcessor {
             mbox,
             node_id,
             global_state,
             pending_processing: PendingProcessing::default(),
-            span,
         }
     }
 
@@ -135,7 +128,7 @@ impl BlockAnnouncementProcessor {
                 tracing::debug!("received block from node that is not in the peer map");
             }
         }
-        .instrument(self.span.clone());
+        .in_current_span();
         // It's OK to overwrite a pending future because only the latest
         // timestamp matters.
         self.pending_processing.start(fut);
@@ -155,7 +148,6 @@ pub struct FragmentProcessor {
     global_state: GlobalStateR,
     buffered_fragments: Vec<Fragment>,
     pending_processing: PendingProcessing,
-    span: Span,
 }
 
 impl FragmentProcessor {
@@ -163,7 +155,6 @@ impl FragmentProcessor {
         mbox: MessageBox<TransactionMsg>,
         node_id: Address,
         global_state: GlobalStateR,
-        span: Span,
     ) -> Self {
         FragmentProcessor {
             mbox,
@@ -171,12 +162,10 @@ impl FragmentProcessor {
             global_state,
             buffered_fragments: Vec::with_capacity(buffer_sizes::inbound::FRAGMENTS),
             pending_processing: PendingProcessing::default(),
-            span,
         }
     }
 
     fn refresh_stat(&mut self) {
-        let refresh_span = self.span.clone();
         let state = self.global_state.clone();
         let node_id = self.node_id;
         let fut = async move {
@@ -185,7 +174,7 @@ impl FragmentProcessor {
                 tracing::debug!("received fragment from node that is not in the peer map",);
             }
         }
-        .instrument(refresh_span);
+        .in_current_span();
         // It's OK to overwrite a pending future because only the latest
         // timestamp matters.
         self.pending_processing.start(fut);
@@ -196,7 +185,6 @@ pub struct GossipProcessor {
     mbox: MessageBox<TopologyMsg>,
     node_id: Address,
     global_state: GlobalStateR,
-    span: Span,
     pending_processing: PendingProcessing,
 }
 
@@ -205,13 +193,11 @@ impl GossipProcessor {
         mbox: MessageBox<TopologyMsg>,
         node_id: Address,
         global_state: GlobalStateR,
-        span: Span,
     ) -> Self {
         GossipProcessor {
             mbox,
             node_id,
             global_state,
-            span,
             pending_processing: Default::default(),
         }
     }
@@ -337,8 +323,6 @@ impl Sink<net_data::Fragment> for FragmentProcessor {
 
 impl FragmentProcessor {
     fn poll_send_fragments(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Error>> {
-        let span = self.span.clone();
-        let _enter = span.enter();
         ready!(self.mbox.poll_ready(cx)).map_err(|e| {
             tracing::debug!(reason = %e, "error sending fragments for processing");
             Error::new(Code::Internal, e)
@@ -367,7 +351,6 @@ impl FragmentProcessor {
     }
 
     fn poll_flush_mbox(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Error>> {
-        let _enter = self.span.enter();
         Pin::new(&mut self.mbox).poll_flush(cx).map_err(|e| {
             tracing::error!(
                 reason = %e,
@@ -378,7 +361,6 @@ impl FragmentProcessor {
     }
 
     fn poll_complete_refresh_stat(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<()> {
-        let _enter = self.span.enter();
         self.pending_processing.poll_complete(cx)
     }
 }
@@ -392,8 +374,6 @@ impl Sink<net_data::Gossip> for GossipProcessor {
     }
 
     fn start_send(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, gossip: net_data::Gossip) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let span = self.span.clone();
-        let _enter = span.enter();
         let nodes = gossip.nodes.decode().map_err(|e| {
             tracing::info!(
                 reason = %e.source().unwrap(),
@@ -426,7 +406,7 @@ impl Sink<net_data::Gossip> for GossipProcessor {
                     });
             },
         )
-        .instrument(span.clone())
+        .in_current_span()
         .map(|_| ());
         self.pending_processing.start(fut);
         Ok(())