diff --git a/instrumentation/micrometer/micrometer-1.5/library/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/micrometer/micrometer-1.5/library/build.gradle.kts
index a8782fcac1..3cc08bafa0 100644
--- a/instrumentation/micrometer/micrometer-1.5/library/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/micrometer/micrometer-1.5/library/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  compileOnly("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api-incubator")
-
   library("io.micrometer:micrometer-core:1.5.0")
 
   testImplementation(project(":instrumentation:micrometer:micrometer-1.5:testing"))
diff --git a/instrumentation/micrometer/micrometer-1.5/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/micrometer/v1_5/HistogramAdviceUtil.java b/instrumentation/micrometer/micrometer-1.5/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/micrometer/v1_5/HistogramAdviceUtil.java
index 0c25f318e1..2ef400d1be 100644
--- a/instrumentation/micrometer/micrometer-1.5/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/micrometer/v1_5/HistogramAdviceUtil.java
+++ b/instrumentation/micrometer/micrometer-1.5/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/micrometer/v1_5/HistogramAdviceUtil.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
 
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.distribution.DistributionStatisticConfig;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.util.TimeUtils;
-import io.opentelemetry.api.incubator.metrics.ExtendedDoubleHistogramBuilder;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.metrics.DoubleHistogramBuilder;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -28,12 +27,8 @@ final class HistogramAdviceUtil {
       DoubleHistogramBuilder builder,
       DistributionStatisticConfig config,
       @Nullable TimeUnit timeUnit) {
-    if (!(builder instanceof ExtendedDoubleHistogramBuilder)) {
-      return;
-    }
     NavigableSet<Double> buckets = config.getHistogramBuckets(false);
-    ExtendedDoubleHistogramBuilder extendedBuilder = (ExtendedDoubleHistogramBuilder) builder;
-    extendedBuilder.setExplicitBucketBoundariesAdvice(computeBuckets(buckets, timeUnit));
+    builder.setExplicitBucketBoundariesAdvice(computeBuckets(buckets, timeUnit));
   }
 
   private static List<Double> computeBuckets(