diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/opentracing_shim/__init__.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/opentracing_shim/__init__.py
index 6c76444e6ee..a68c229b125 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/opentracing_shim/__init__.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/opentracing_shim/__init__.py
@@ -395,6 +395,8 @@ def close(self):
         else:
             self._span.unwrap().end()
 
+        detach(self._token)
+
 
 class ScopeManagerShim(opentracing.ScopeManager):
     """Implements :class:`opentracing.ScopeManager` by setting and getting the
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-opentracing-shim/tests/test_shim.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-opentracing-shim/tests/test_shim.py
index 445ce6ce161..0d093809138 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-opentracing-shim/tests/test_shim.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-opentracing-shim/tests/test_shim.py
@@ -532,6 +532,8 @@ def test_extract_empty_context_returns_invalid_context(self):
         try:
             carrier = {}
 
+            from ipdb import set_trace
+            set_trace()
             ctx = self.shim.extract(opentracing.Format.HTTP_HEADERS, carrier)
             self.assertEqual(ctx.unwrap(), trace.INVALID_SPAN_CONTEXT)
         finally: