diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/hystrix-1.4/hystrix-1.4.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/hystrix-1.4/hystrix-1.4.gradle
index 6d20593b1d..3f6de12dfc 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/hystrix-1.4/hystrix-1.4.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/hystrix-1.4/hystrix-1.4.gradle
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-apply plugin: 'version-scan'
-
-versionScan {
-  group = "com.netflix.hystrix"
-  module = 'hystrix-core'
-  versions = "[1.4.0,)"
-  verifyPresent = [
-    "com.netflix.hystrix.AbstractCommand": null,
-  ]
+muzzle {
+  pass {
+    group = "com.netflix.hystrix"
+    module = 'hystrix-core'
+    versions = "[1.4.0,)"
+  }
 }
 
 apply from: "${rootDir}/gradle/java.gradle"
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/hystrix-1.4/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/hystrix/HystrixThreadPoolInstrumentation.java b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/hystrix-1.4/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/hystrix/HystrixThreadPoolInstrumentation.java
index cb7c609f51..3518b38213 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/hystrix-1.4/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/hystrix/HystrixThreadPoolInstrumentation.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/hystrix-1.4/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/hystrix/HystrixThreadPoolInstrumentation.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package datadog.trace.instrumentation.hystrix;
 
-import static datadog.trace.agent.tooling.ClassLoaderMatcher.classLoaderHasClasses;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.isMethod;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.named;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.takesArguments;
@@ -29,11 +28,6 @@ public class HystrixThreadPoolInstrumentation extends Instrumenter.Default {
         "com.netflix.hystrix.strategy.concurrency.HystrixContextScheduler$ThreadPoolWorker");
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public ElementMatcher<ClassLoader> classLoaderMatcher() {
-    return classLoaderHasClasses("com.netflix.hystrix.AbstractCommand");
-  }
-
   @Override
   public Map<ElementMatcher, String> transformers() {
     final Map<ElementMatcher, String> transformers = new HashMap<>();