diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/MuzzlePlugin.groovy b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/MuzzlePlugin.groovy
index 6ba5c9ac08..4ef740d69d 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/MuzzlePlugin.groovy
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/MuzzlePlugin.groovy
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import org.eclipse.aether.spi.connector.transport.TransporterFactory
 import org.eclipse.aether.transport.http.HttpTransporterFactory
 import org.eclipse.aether.version.Version
 import org.gradle.api.Action
-import org.gradle.api.GradleException
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.Task
@@ -279,12 +278,6 @@ class MuzzlePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         Method assertionMethod = instrumentationCL.loadClass('datadog.trace.agent.tooling.muzzle.MuzzleVersionScanPlugin')
           .getMethod('assertInstrumentationMuzzled', ClassLoader.class, ClassLoader.class, boolean.class)
         assertionMethod.invoke(null, instrumentationCL, userCL, muzzleDirective.assertPass)
-
-        for (Thread thread : Thread.getThreads()) {
-          if (thread.getName().startsWith("dd-")) {
-            throw new GradleException("Task $taskName has spawned a thread: $thread. This will prevent GC of dynamic muzzle classes. Aborting muzzle run.")
-          }
-        }
       }
     }
     runAfter.finalizedBy(muzzleTask)