diff --git a/coderd/workspaces.go b/coderd/workspaces.go
index c809242d8fed5..01f7abb7dd1d8 100644
--- a/coderd/workspaces.go
+++ b/coderd/workspaces.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 
 	"cdr.dev/slog"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/httpmw"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/rbac"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/telemetry"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/tracing"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/util/ptr"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/codersdk"
 )
@@ -798,6 +800,9 @@ func (api *API) watchWorkspace(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Ignore all trace spans after this, they're not too useful.
+	ctx = trace.ContextWithSpan(ctx, tracing.NoopSpan)
+
 	t := time.NewTicker(time.Second * 1)
 	defer t.Stop()
 	for {