diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/compaction.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/compaction.rs
index 2cbc7c759a..02518c3d13 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/compaction.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/compaction.rs
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ impl Timeline {
                         }
                         // in case of mismatch, trust the legacy all_keys_iter_item
                         all_keys_iter_item
-                    }.instrument(info_span!("next")).await
+                    }.await
                 }
             }
         }