diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/log4j2/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/log4j2/ThreadContextInstrumentation.java b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/log4j2/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/log4j2/ThreadContextInstrumentation.java
index 9aebc903f4..0d33141df4 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/log4j2/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/log4j2/ThreadContextInstrumentation.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/log4j2/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/log4j2/ThreadContextInstrumentation.java
@@ -36,18 +36,6 @@ public class ThreadContextInstrumentation extends Instrumenter.Default {
     return named("org.apache.logging.log4j.ThreadContext");
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void postMatch(
-      final TypeDescription typeDescription,
-      final ClassLoader classLoader,
-      final JavaModule module,
-      final Class<?> classBeingRedefined,
-      final ProtectionDomain protectionDomain) {
-    if (classBeingRedefined != null) {
-      ThreadContextAdvice.mdcClassInitialized(classBeingRedefined);
-    }
-  }
-
   @Override
   public Map<? extends ElementMatcher<? super MethodDescription>, String> transformers() {
     return singletonMap(isTypeInitializer(), ThreadContextAdvice.class.getName());