diff --git a/config/initializers/datadog-tracer.rb b/config/initializers/datadog-tracer.rb
index 50ec6b73f..1fb632066 100644
--- a/config/initializers/datadog-tracer.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/datadog-tracer.rb
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 Datadog.configure do |c|
   c.use :rails, service_name: "client-api"
+  c.tracer hostname: "datadog.local", enabled: Rails.env.production?
 end
diff --git a/config/initializers/datadog.rb b/config/initializers/datadog.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 327f52afa..000000000
--- a/config/initializers/datadog.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-# require "ddtrace"
-
-# Datadog.configure do |c|
-#   # This will activate auto-instrumentation for Rails
-#   c.use :rails, service_name: "client-api"
-# end