diff --git a/impl/graphsync_test.go b/impl/graphsync_test.go
index 3b5d1341..141d0341 100644
--- a/impl/graphsync_test.go
+++ b/impl/graphsync_test.go
@@ -378,8 +378,6 @@ func TestGraphsyncRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 		"request(0)->terminateRequest(0)",
 	}, tracing.TracesToStrings())
 	processUpdateSpan := tracing.FindSpanByTraceString("response(0)")
-	require.False(t, testutil.AttributeValueInTraceSpan(t, *processUpdateSpan, "isUpdate").AsBool())
-	require.False(t, testutil.AttributeValueInTraceSpan(t, *processUpdateSpan, "isCancel").AsBool())
 	require.Equal(t, int64(0), testutil.AttributeValueInTraceSpan(t, *processUpdateSpan, "priority").AsInt64())
 	require.Equal(t, []string{string(td.extensionName)}, testutil.AttributeValueInTraceSpan(t, *processUpdateSpan, "extensions").AsStringSlice())
 }
@@ -818,9 +816,6 @@ func TestPauseResumeViaUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	}, tracing.TracesToStrings())
 	// make sure the attributes are what we expect
 	processUpdateSpan := tracing.FindSpanByTraceString("response(0)->processUpdate(0)")
-	require.True(t, testutil.AttributeValueInTraceSpan(t, *processUpdateSpan, "isUpdate").AsBool())
-	require.False(t, testutil.AttributeValueInTraceSpan(t, *processUpdateSpan, "isCancel").AsBool())
-	require.Equal(t, int64(0), testutil.AttributeValueInTraceSpan(t, *processUpdateSpan, "priority").AsInt64())
 	require.Equal(t, []string{string(td.extensionName)}, testutil.AttributeValueInTraceSpan(t, *processUpdateSpan, "extensions").AsStringSlice())
 	// pause recorded
 	tracing.SingleExceptionEvent(t, "response(0)->executeTask(0)", "github.com/ipfs/go-graphsync/responsemanager/hooks.ErrPaused", hooks.ErrPaused{}.Error(), false)
@@ -904,9 +899,6 @@ func TestPauseResumeViaUpdateOnBlockHook(t *testing.T) {
 	}, tracing.TracesToStrings())
 	// make sure the attributes are what we expect
 	processUpdateSpan := tracing.FindSpanByTraceString("response(0)->processUpdate(0)")
-	require.True(t, testutil.AttributeValueInTraceSpan(t, *processUpdateSpan, "isUpdate").AsBool())
-	require.False(t, testutil.AttributeValueInTraceSpan(t, *processUpdateSpan, "isCancel").AsBool())
-	require.Equal(t, int64(0), testutil.AttributeValueInTraceSpan(t, *processUpdateSpan, "priority").AsInt64())
 	require.Equal(t, []string{string(td.extensionName)}, testutil.AttributeValueInTraceSpan(t, *processUpdateSpan, "extensions").AsStringSlice())
 	// pause recorded
 	tracing.SingleExceptionEvent(t, "response(0)->executeTask(0)", "github.com/ipfs/go-graphsync/responsemanager/hooks.ErrPaused", hooks.ErrPaused{}.Error(), false)
diff --git a/responsemanager/server.go b/responsemanager/server.go
index 21bd03c1..388cbc16 100644
--- a/responsemanager/server.go
+++ b/responsemanager/server.go
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ func (rm *ResponseManager) processUpdate(key responseKey, update gsmsg.GraphSync
 
 	_, span := otel.Tracer("graphsync").Start(trace.ContextWithSpan(rm.ctx, response.span), "processUpdate", trace.WithAttributes(
 		attribute.Int("id", int(update.ID())),
-		attribute.Int("priority", int(update.Priority())),
-		attribute.String("root", update.Root().String()),
-		attribute.Bool("isCancel", update.IsCancel()),
-		attribute.Bool("isUpdate", update.IsUpdate()),
 		attribute.StringSlice("extensions", update.ExtensionNames()),
 	))
 	defer span.End()
@@ -186,8 +182,6 @@ func (rm *ResponseManager) processRequests(p peer.ID, requests []gsmsg.GraphSync
 			attribute.Int("id", int(request.ID())),
 			attribute.Int("priority", int(request.Priority())),
 			attribute.String("root", request.Root().String()),
-			attribute.Bool("isCancel", request.IsCancel()),
-			attribute.Bool("isUpdate", request.IsUpdate()),
 			attribute.StringSlice("extensions", request.ExtensionNames()),
 		))
 		rm.connManager.Protect(p, request.ID().Tag())