diff --git a/pkg/core/xtrace/propagation.go b/pkg/core/xtrace/propagation.go
index 92751d84ed..faaf41b403 100644
--- a/pkg/core/xtrace/propagation.go
+++ b/pkg/core/xtrace/propagation.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const (
 	traceID128bitsWidth = 128 / 4
 	spanIDWidth         = 64 / 4
 
-	idPaddingChar = "0"
+	// idPaddingChar = "0"
 
 	flagsDebug      = 0x02
 	flagsSampled    = 0x01
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ func extract(ctx context.Context, headerVal string) (context.Context, trace.Span
 		if len(id) > traceID128bitsWidth {
 			return ctx, empty, errInvalidTraceIDLength
 		}
-		// padding when length is less than 32
-		if len(id) < traceID128bitsWidth {
-			padCharCount := traceID128bitsWidth - len(id)
-			id = strings.Repeat(idPaddingChar, padCharCount) + id
-		}
+		// // padding when length is less than 32
+		// if len(id) < traceID128bitsWidth {
+		// 	padCharCount := traceID128bitsWidth - len(id)
+		// 	id = strings.Repeat(idPaddingChar, padCharCount) + id
+		// }
 		scc.TraceID, err = trace.TraceIDFromHex(id)
 		if err != nil {
 			return ctx, empty, errMalformedTraceID
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ func extract(ctx context.Context, headerVal string) (context.Context, trace.Span
 		if len(id) > spanIDWidth {
 			return ctx, empty, errInvalidSpanIDLength
 		}
-		// padding when length is less than 16
-		if len(id) < spanIDWidth {
-			padCharCount := spanIDWidth - len(id)
-			id = strings.Repeat(idPaddingChar, padCharCount) + id
-		}
+		// // padding when length is less than 16
+		// if len(id) < spanIDWidth {
+		// 	padCharCount := spanIDWidth - len(id)
+		// 	id = strings.Repeat(idPaddingChar, padCharCount) + id
+		// }
 		scc.SpanID, err = trace.SpanIDFromHex(id)
 		if err != nil {
 			return ctx, empty, errMalformedSpanID