diff --git a/instrumentation/httptrace/httptrace.go b/instrumentation/httptrace/httptrace.go
index e9b60604e9..0e8e995d77 100644
--- a/instrumentation/httptrace/httptrace.go
+++ b/instrumentation/httptrace/httptrace.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func FinishRequestSpan(s *tracer.Span, status int, opts ...tracer.FinishOption)
 	}
 	s.SetTag(ext.HTTPCode, statusStr)
 	if status >= 500 && status < 600 {
-		//s.SetTag(ext.Error, fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", statusStr, http.StatusText(status)))
+		s.SetTag(ext.Error, fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", statusStr, http.StatusText(status)))
 		opts = append(opts, tracer.WithError(fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", statusStr, http.StatusText(status))))
 	}
 	s.Finish(opts...)
diff --git a/instrumentation/internal/namingschematest/database_sql.go b/instrumentation/internal/namingschematest/database_sql.go
index 7239b0dbcc..a44fdd54a9 100644
--- a/instrumentation/internal/namingschematest/database_sql.go
+++ b/instrumentation/internal/namingschematest/database_sql.go
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ func dbSQLGenSpans(driverName string, registerOverride bool) harness.GenSpansFn
 			t.Fatal("unknown driver: ", driverName)
 		}
 		sqltrace.Register(driverName, dv, registerOpts...)
-		// defer unregister(driverName)
 		db, err := sqltrace.Open(driverName, dsn, openOpts...)
 		require.NoError(t, err)