diff --git a/plugins/telemetry-otel/build.gradle b/plugins/telemetry-otel/build.gradle
index 9be83e30c3183..735cbd92b691a 100644
--- a/plugins/telemetry-otel/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/telemetry-otel/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ apply plugin: 'opensearch.internal-cluster-test'
 opensearchplugin {
   description 'Opentelemetry based telemetry implementation.'
   classname 'org.opensearch.telemetry.OTelTelemetryPlugin'
-  hasClientJar = true
+  hasClientJar = false
 }
 
 dependencies {