diff --git a/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/ConsumerRecordsInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/ConsumerRecordsInstrumentation.java
index 27dc2032e3..d3ad91cc3b 100644
--- a/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/ConsumerRecordsInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/ConsumerRecordsInstrumentation.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.kafkaclients;
 
+import static io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.api.Java8BytecodeBridge.currentContext;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.isMethod;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.isPublic;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.named;
@@ -12,8 +13,9 @@ import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.returns;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.takesArgument;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.takesArguments;
 
-import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.SpanContext;
+import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.field.VirtualField;
+import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.SpanKey;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeTransformer;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -63,10 +65,13 @@ public class ConsumerRecordsInstrumentation implements TypeInstrumentation {
     public static <K, V> void wrap(
         @Advice.This ConsumerRecords<?, ?> records,
         @Advice.Return(readOnly = false) Iterable<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> iterable) {
-      if (iterable != null) {
-        SpanContext receiveSpanContext =
-            VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecords.class, SpanContext.class).get(records);
-        iterable = TracingIterable.wrap(iterable, receiveSpanContext);
+      // typically, span key suppression should happen inside the Instrumenter, but receiveContext
+      // is being used as the parent context for the span instead of the current context
+      if (iterable != null
+          && SpanKey.CONSUMER_PROCESS.fromContextOrNull(currentContext()) == null) {
+        Context receiveContext =
+            VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecords.class, Context.class).get(records);
+        iterable = TracingIterable.wrap(iterable, receiveContext);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -79,9 +84,9 @@ public class ConsumerRecordsInstrumentation implements TypeInstrumentation {
         @Advice.This ConsumerRecords<?, ?> records,
         @Advice.Return(readOnly = false) List<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> list) {
       if (list != null) {
-        SpanContext receiveSpanContext =
-            VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecords.class, SpanContext.class).get(records);
-        list = TracingList.wrap(list, receiveSpanContext);
+        Context receiveContext =
+            VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecords.class, Context.class).get(records);
+        list = TracingList.wrap(list, receiveContext);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -93,10 +98,13 @@ public class ConsumerRecordsInstrumentation implements TypeInstrumentation {
     public static <K, V> void wrap(
         @Advice.This ConsumerRecords<?, ?> records,
         @Advice.Return(readOnly = false) Iterator<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> iterator) {
-      if (iterator != null) {
-        SpanContext receiveSpanContext =
-            VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecords.class, SpanContext.class).get(records);
-        iterator = TracingIterator.wrap(iterator, receiveSpanContext);
+      // typically, span key suppression should happen inside the Instrumenter, but receiveContext
+      // is being used as the parent context for the span instead of the current context
+      if (iterator != null
+          && SpanKey.CONSUMER_PROCESS.fromContextOrNull(currentContext()) == null) {
+        Context receiveContext =
+            VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecords.class, Context.class).get(records);
+        iterator = TracingIterator.wrap(iterator, receiveContext);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/KafkaConsumerInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/KafkaConsumerInstrumentation.java
index 0f20e21814..e49d30cf2e 100644
--- a/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/KafkaConsumerInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/KafkaConsumerInstrumentation.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.kafkaclients;
 
 import static io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.api.Java8BytecodeBridge.currentContext;
-import static io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.api.Java8BytecodeBridge.spanFromContext;
 import static io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.kafkaclients.KafkaSingletons.consumerReceiveInstrumenter;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.isPublic;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.named;
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.returns;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.takesArgument;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.takesArguments;
 
-import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.SpanContext;
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.field.VirtualField;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.kafka.internal.ReceivedRecords;
@@ -73,9 +71,9 @@ public class KafkaConsumerInstrumentation implements TypeInstrumentation {
         // context even though the span has ended
         // this is the suggested behavior according to the spec batch receive scenario:
         // https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/trace/semantic_conventions/messaging.md#batch-receiving
-        VirtualField<ConsumerRecords, SpanContext> consumerRecordsSpan =
-            VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecords.class, SpanContext.class);
-        consumerRecordsSpan.set(records, spanFromContext(context).getSpanContext());
+        VirtualField<ConsumerRecords, Context> consumerRecordsContext =
+            VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecords.class, Context.class);
+        consumerRecordsContext.set(records, context);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/TracingIterable.java b/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/TracingIterable.java
index 980c43c5d4..4f0478f012 100644
--- a/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/TracingIterable.java
+++ b/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/TracingIterable.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.kafkaclients;
 
-import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.SpanContext;
+import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.kafka.KafkaClientsConsumerProcessTracing;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.kafka.KafkaClientsConsumerProcessWrapper;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ public class TracingIterable<K, V>
     implements Iterable<ConsumerRecord<K, V>>,
         KafkaClientsConsumerProcessWrapper<Iterable<ConsumerRecord<K, V>>> {
   private final Iterable<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> delegate;
-  @Nullable private final SpanContext receiveSpanContext;
+  @Nullable private final Context receiveContext;
   private boolean firstIterator = true;
 
   protected TracingIterable(
-      Iterable<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> delegate, @Nullable SpanContext receiveSpanContext) {
+      Iterable<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> delegate, @Nullable Context receiveContext) {
     this.delegate = delegate;
-    this.receiveSpanContext = receiveSpanContext;
+    this.receiveContext = receiveContext;
   }
 
   public static <K, V> Iterable<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> wrap(
-      Iterable<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> delegate, @Nullable SpanContext receiveSpanContext) {
+      Iterable<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> delegate, @Nullable Context receiveContext) {
     if (KafkaClientsConsumerProcessTracing.wrappingEnabled()) {
-      return new TracingIterable<>(delegate, receiveSpanContext);
+      return new TracingIterable<>(delegate, receiveContext);
     }
     return delegate;
   }
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class TracingIterable<K, V>
     // However, this is not thread-safe, but usually the first (hopefully only) traversal of
     // ConsumerRecords is performed in the same thread that called poll()
     if (firstIterator) {
-      it = TracingIterator.wrap(delegate.iterator(), receiveSpanContext);
+      it = TracingIterator.wrap(delegate.iterator(), receiveContext);
       firstIterator = false;
     } else {
       it = delegate.iterator();
diff --git a/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/TracingIterator.java b/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/TracingIterator.java
index 80c1653297..e00e15bf05 100644
--- a/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/TracingIterator.java
+++ b/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/TracingIterator.java
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.kafkaclients;
 
 import static io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.kafkaclients.KafkaSingletons.consumerProcessInstrumenter;
 
-import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Span;
-import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.SpanContext;
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Scope;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.kafka.KafkaClientsConsumerProcessTracing;
@@ -32,21 +30,17 @@ public class TracingIterator<K, V>
   @Nullable private Scope currentScope;
 
   private TracingIterator(
-      Iterator<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> delegateIterator, @Nullable SpanContext receiveSpanContext) {
+      Iterator<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> delegateIterator, @Nullable Context receiveContext) {
     this.delegateIterator = delegateIterator;
 
-    // use the receive CONSUMER span as parent if it's available
-    Context parentContext = Context.current();
-    if (receiveSpanContext != null) {
-      parentContext = parentContext.with(Span.wrap(receiveSpanContext));
-    }
-    this.parentContext = parentContext;
+    // use the receive CONSUMER as parent if it's available
+    this.parentContext = receiveContext != null ? receiveContext : Context.current();
   }
 
   public static <K, V> Iterator<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> wrap(
-      Iterator<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> delegateIterator, @Nullable SpanContext receiveSpanContext) {
+      Iterator<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> delegateIterator, @Nullable Context receiveContext) {
     if (KafkaClientsConsumerProcessTracing.wrappingEnabled()) {
-      return new TracingIterator<>(delegateIterator, receiveSpanContext);
+      return new TracingIterator<>(delegateIterator, receiveContext);
     }
     return delegateIterator;
   }
diff --git a/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/TracingList.java b/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/TracingList.java
index 33ed10eb58..97684ce895 100644
--- a/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/TracingList.java
+++ b/instrumentation/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/TracingList.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.kafkaclients;
 
-import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.SpanContext;
+import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.kafka.KafkaClientsConsumerProcessTracing;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -16,16 +16,15 @@ import org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.ConsumerRecord;
 public class TracingList<K, V> extends TracingIterable<K, V> implements List<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> {
   private final List<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> delegate;
 
-  private TracingList(
-      List<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> delegate, @Nullable SpanContext receiveSpanContext) {
-    super(delegate, receiveSpanContext);
+  private TracingList(List<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> delegate, @Nullable Context receiveContext) {
+    super(delegate, receiveContext);
     this.delegate = delegate;
   }
 
   public static <K, V> List<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> wrap(
-      List<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> delegate, @Nullable SpanContext receiveSpanContext) {
+      List<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> delegate, @Nullable Context receiveContext) {
     if (KafkaClientsConsumerProcessTracing.wrappingEnabled()) {
-      return new TracingList<>(delegate, receiveSpanContext);
+      return new TracingList<>(delegate, receiveContext);
     }
     return delegate;
   }
diff --git a/instrumentation/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkastreams/PartitionGroupInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkastreams/PartitionGroupInstrumentation.java
index 7527094bc7..b94104b726 100644
--- a/instrumentation/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkastreams/PartitionGroupInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkastreams/PartitionGroupInstrumentation.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.kafkastreams;
 
 import static io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.api.Java8BytecodeBridge.currentContext;
-import static io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.api.Java8BytecodeBridge.wrapSpan;
 import static io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.kafkastreams.KafkaStreamsSingletons.instrumenter;
 import static io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.kafkastreams.StateHolder.HOLDER;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.isMethod;
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.isPackagePrivate;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.named;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.returns;
 
-import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.SpanContext;
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.field.VirtualField;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
@@ -58,13 +56,11 @@ public class PartitionGroupInstrumentation implements TypeInstrumentation {
         return;
       }
 
+      Context receiveContext =
+          VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecord.class, Context.class).get(record.value);
+
       // use the receive CONSUMER span as parent if it's available
-      Context parentContext = currentContext();
-      SpanContext receiveSpanContext =
-          VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecord.class, SpanContext.class).get(record.value);
-      if (receiveSpanContext != null) {
-        parentContext = parentContext.with(wrapSpan(receiveSpanContext));
-      }
+      Context parentContext = receiveContext != null ? receiveContext : currentContext();
 
       if (!instrumenter().shouldStart(parentContext, record.value)) {
         return;
diff --git a/instrumentation/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkastreams/RecordDeserializerInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkastreams/RecordDeserializerInstrumentation.java
index ae05f9ed71..cada146be8 100644
--- a/instrumentation/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkastreams/RecordDeserializerInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkastreams/RecordDeserializerInstrumentation.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.not;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.returns;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.takesArgument;
 
-import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.SpanContext;
+import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.field.VirtualField;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeTransformer;
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ public class RecordDeserializerInstrumentation implements TypeInstrumentation {
       }
 
       // copy the receive CONSUMER span association
-      VirtualField<ConsumerRecord, SpanContext> singleRecordReceiveSpan =
-          VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecord.class, SpanContext.class);
-      singleRecordReceiveSpan.set(result, singleRecordReceiveSpan.get(incoming));
+      VirtualField<ConsumerRecord, Context> singleRecordReceiveContext =
+          VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecord.class, Context.class);
+      singleRecordReceiveContext.set(result, singleRecordReceiveContext.get(incoming));
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkastreams/SourceNodeRecordDeserializerInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkastreams/SourceNodeRecordDeserializerInstrumentation.java
index b14fd8fb5c..ec85d954d1 100644
--- a/instrumentation/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkastreams/SourceNodeRecordDeserializerInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkastreams/SourceNodeRecordDeserializerInstrumentation.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.named;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.returns;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.takesArgument;
 
-import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.SpanContext;
+import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.field.VirtualField;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeTransformer;
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ public class SourceNodeRecordDeserializerInstrumentation implements TypeInstrume
       }
 
       // copy the receive CONSUMER span association
-      VirtualField<ConsumerRecord, SpanContext> singleRecordReceiveSpan =
-          VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecord.class, SpanContext.class);
-      singleRecordReceiveSpan.set(result, singleRecordReceiveSpan.get(incoming));
+      VirtualField<ConsumerRecord, Context> singleRecordReceiveContext =
+          VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecord.class, Context.class);
+      singleRecordReceiveContext.set(result, singleRecordReceiveContext.get(incoming));
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkastreams/StreamThreadInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkastreams/StreamThreadInstrumentation.java
index ebdaaa6d74..65a9f7e9d9 100644
--- a/instrumentation/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkastreams/StreamThreadInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/kafka-streams-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkastreams/StreamThreadInstrumentation.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.isPrivate;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.named;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.returns;
 
-import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.SpanContext;
+import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.field.VirtualField;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.kafka.KafkaClientsConsumerProcessTracing;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
@@ -47,17 +47,16 @@ public class StreamThreadInstrumentation implements TypeInstrumentation {
         return;
       }
 
-      SpanContext receiveSpanContext =
-          VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecords.class, SpanContext.class).get(records);
-      if (receiveSpanContext == null) {
+      Context receiveContext = VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecords.class, Context.class).get(records);
+      if (receiveContext == null) {
         return;
       }
 
-      VirtualField<ConsumerRecord<?, ?>, SpanContext> singleRecordReceiveSpan =
-          VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecord.class, SpanContext.class);
+      VirtualField<ConsumerRecord<?, ?>, Context> singleRecordReceiveContext =
+          VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecord.class, Context.class);
 
       for (ConsumerRecord<?, ?> record : records) {
-        singleRecordReceiveSpan.set(record, receiveSpanContext);
+        singleRecordReceiveContext.set(record, receiveContext);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-kafka-2.7/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/kafka/AbstractMessageListenerContainerInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/spring/spring-kafka-2.7/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/kafka/AbstractMessageListenerContainerInstrumentation.java
index 00a49657d6..ea88ab5d93 100644
--- a/instrumentation/spring/spring-kafka-2.7/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/kafka/AbstractMessageListenerContainerInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-kafka-2.7/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/kafka/AbstractMessageListenerContainerInstrumentation.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.named;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.returns;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.takesArguments;
 
-import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.SpanContext;
+import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.field.VirtualField;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeTransformer;
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ public class AbstractMessageListenerContainerInstrumentation implements TypeInst
     @Advice.OnMethodExit(suppress = Throwable.class)
     public static void onExit(@Advice.Return(readOnly = false) BatchInterceptor<?, ?> interceptor) {
       if (!(interceptor instanceof InstrumentedBatchInterceptor)) {
-        VirtualField receiveSpanVirtualField =
-            VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecords.class, SpanContext.class);
+        VirtualField receiveContextVirtualField =
+            VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecords.class, Context.class);
         VirtualField stateStore = VirtualField.find(ConsumerRecords.class, State.class);
         interceptor =
-            new InstrumentedBatchInterceptor<>(receiveSpanVirtualField, stateStore, interceptor);
+            new InstrumentedBatchInterceptor<>(receiveContextVirtualField, stateStore, interceptor);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-kafka-2.7/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/kafka/InstrumentedBatchInterceptor.java b/instrumentation/spring/spring-kafka-2.7/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/kafka/InstrumentedBatchInterceptor.java
index 37dbb77bae..dca6ba2d10 100644
--- a/instrumentation/spring/spring-kafka-2.7/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/kafka/InstrumentedBatchInterceptor.java
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-kafka-2.7/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/kafka/InstrumentedBatchInterceptor.java
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.spring.kafka;
 
 import static io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.spring.kafka.SpringKafkaSingletons.processInstrumenter;
 
-import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Span;
-import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.SpanContext;
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Scope;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.field.VirtualField;
@@ -18,15 +16,15 @@ import org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.ConsumerRecords;
 import org.springframework.kafka.listener.BatchInterceptor;
 
 public final class InstrumentedBatchInterceptor<K, V> implements BatchInterceptor<K, V> {
-  private final VirtualField<ConsumerRecords<K, V>, SpanContext> receiveSpanVirtualField;
+  private final VirtualField<ConsumerRecords<K, V>, Context> receiveContextVirtualField;
   private final VirtualField<ConsumerRecords<K, V>, State<K, V>> stateStore;
   @Nullable private final BatchInterceptor<K, V> decorated;
 
   public InstrumentedBatchInterceptor(
-      VirtualField<ConsumerRecords<K, V>, SpanContext> receiveSpanVirtualField,
+      VirtualField<ConsumerRecords<K, V>, Context> receiveContextVirtualField,
       VirtualField<ConsumerRecords<K, V>, State<K, V>> stateStore,
       @Nullable BatchInterceptor<K, V> decorated) {
-    this.receiveSpanVirtualField = receiveSpanVirtualField;
+    this.receiveContextVirtualField = receiveContextVirtualField;
     this.stateStore = stateStore;
     this.decorated = decorated;
   }
@@ -45,13 +43,10 @@ public final class InstrumentedBatchInterceptor<K, V> implements BatchIntercepto
   }
 
   private Context getParentContext(ConsumerRecords<K, V> records) {
-    Context parentContext = Context.current();
+    Context receiveContext = receiveContextVirtualField.get(records);
+
     // use the receive CONSUMER span as parent if it's available
-    SpanContext receiveSpanContext = receiveSpanVirtualField.get(records);
-    if (receiveSpanContext != null) {
-      parentContext = parentContext.with(Span.wrap(receiveSpanContext));
-    }
-    return parentContext;
+    return receiveContext != null ? receiveContext : Context.current();
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/javaagent-instrumentation-api/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/api/Java8BytecodeBridge.java b/javaagent-instrumentation-api/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/api/Java8BytecodeBridge.java
index d884c88db4..52ad825f34 100644
--- a/javaagent-instrumentation-api/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/api/Java8BytecodeBridge.java
+++ b/javaagent-instrumentation-api/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/api/Java8BytecodeBridge.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.api;
 
 import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Span;
-import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.SpanContext;
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 
 /**
@@ -38,10 +37,5 @@ public final class Java8BytecodeBridge {
     return Span.fromContext(context);
   }
 
-  /** Calls {@link Span#wrap(SpanContext)}. */
-  public static Span wrapSpan(SpanContext spanContext) {
-    return Span.wrap(spanContext);
-  }
-
   private Java8BytecodeBridge() {}
 }