diff --git a/llama_stack/apis/conversations/conversations.py b/llama_stack/apis/conversations/conversations.py
index 3b6c50a03..d75683efa 100644
--- a/llama_stack/apis/conversations/conversations.py
+++ b/llama_stack/apis/conversations/conversations.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from llama_stack.apis.agents.openai_responses import (
     OpenAIResponseOutputMessageWebSearchToolCall,
 )
 from llama_stack.apis.version import LLAMA_STACK_API_V1
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
 from llama_stack.schema_utils import json_schema_type, register_schema, webmethod
 
 Metadata = dict[str, str]
diff --git a/llama_stack/apis/datatypes.py b/llama_stack/apis/datatypes.py
index 948ec615f..ae01c5dfc 100644
--- a/llama_stack/apis/datatypes.py
+++ b/llama_stack/apis/datatypes.py
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ class Api(Enum, metaclass=DynamicApiMeta):
     post_training = "post_training"
     tool_runtime = "tool_runtime"
 
-    telemetry = "telemetry"
-
     models = "models"
     shields = "shields"
     vector_stores = "vector_stores"  # only used for routing table
diff --git a/llama_stack/apis/files/files.py b/llama_stack/apis/files/files.py
index f1d3764db..6386f4eca 100644
--- a/llama_stack/apis/files/files.py
+++ b/llama_stack/apis/files/files.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 from llama_stack.apis.common.responses import Order
 from llama_stack.apis.version import LLAMA_STACK_API_V1
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
 from llama_stack.schema_utils import json_schema_type, webmethod
 
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/apis/inference/inference.py b/llama_stack/apis/inference/inference.py
index 049482837..7dc565244 100644
--- a/llama_stack/apis/inference/inference.py
+++ b/llama_stack/apis/inference/inference.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from llama_stack.apis.common.responses import Order
 from llama_stack.apis.models import Model
 from llama_stack.apis.telemetry import MetricResponseMixin
 from llama_stack.apis.version import LLAMA_STACK_API_V1, LLAMA_STACK_API_V1ALPHA
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
 from llama_stack.models.llama.datatypes import (
     BuiltinTool,
     StopReason,
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ from llama_stack.models.llama.datatypes import (
     ToolDefinition,
     ToolPromptFormat,
 )
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
 from llama_stack.schema_utils import json_schema_type, register_schema, webmethod
 
 register_schema(ToolCall)
diff --git a/llama_stack/apis/models/models.py b/llama_stack/apis/models/models.py
index 5486e3bfd..903bd6510 100644
--- a/llama_stack/apis/models/models.py
+++ b/llama_stack/apis/models/models.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, field_validator
 
 from llama_stack.apis.resource import Resource, ResourceType
 from llama_stack.apis.version import LLAMA_STACK_API_V1
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
 from llama_stack.schema_utils import json_schema_type, webmethod
 
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/apis/prompts/prompts.py b/llama_stack/apis/prompts/prompts.py
index b39c363c7..4651b9294 100644
--- a/llama_stack/apis/prompts/prompts.py
+++ b/llama_stack/apis/prompts/prompts.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from typing import Protocol, runtime_checkable
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator, model_validator
 
 from llama_stack.apis.version import LLAMA_STACK_API_V1
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
 from llama_stack.schema_utils import json_schema_type, webmethod
 
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/apis/safety/safety.py b/llama_stack/apis/safety/safety.py
index f6d51871b..249473cae 100644
--- a/llama_stack/apis/safety/safety.py
+++ b/llama_stack/apis/safety/safety.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 from llama_stack.apis.inference import OpenAIMessageParam
 from llama_stack.apis.shields import Shield
 from llama_stack.apis.version import LLAMA_STACK_API_V1
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
 from llama_stack.schema_utils import json_schema_type, webmethod
 
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/apis/shields/shields.py b/llama_stack/apis/shields/shields.py
index 5d967cf02..565e1db15 100644
--- a/llama_stack/apis/shields/shields.py
+++ b/llama_stack/apis/shields/shields.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from llama_stack.apis.resource import Resource, ResourceType
 from llama_stack.apis.version import LLAMA_STACK_API_V1
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
 from llama_stack.schema_utils import json_schema_type, webmethod
 
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/apis/tools/rag_tool.py b/llama_stack/apis/tools/rag_tool.py
index ed7847e23..c508721f1 100644
--- a/llama_stack/apis/tools/rag_tool.py
+++ b/llama_stack/apis/tools/rag_tool.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from typing_extensions import runtime_checkable
 
 from llama_stack.apis.common.content_types import URL, InterleavedContent
 from llama_stack.apis.version import LLAMA_STACK_API_V1
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
 from llama_stack.schema_utils import json_schema_type, register_schema, webmethod
 
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/apis/tools/tools.py b/llama_stack/apis/tools/tools.py
index b6a1a2543..b13ac2f19 100644
--- a/llama_stack/apis/tools/tools.py
+++ b/llama_stack/apis/tools/tools.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from typing_extensions import runtime_checkable
 from llama_stack.apis.common.content_types import URL, InterleavedContent
 from llama_stack.apis.resource import Resource, ResourceType
 from llama_stack.apis.version import LLAMA_STACK_API_V1
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
 from llama_stack.schema_utils import json_schema_type, webmethod
 
 from .rag_tool import RAGToolRuntime
diff --git a/llama_stack/apis/vector_io/vector_io.py b/llama_stack/apis/vector_io/vector_io.py
index 49e4df039..6e855ab99 100644
--- a/llama_stack/apis/vector_io/vector_io.py
+++ b/llama_stack/apis/vector_io/vector_io.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 from llama_stack.apis.inference import InterleavedContent
 from llama_stack.apis.vector_stores import VectorStore
 from llama_stack.apis.version import LLAMA_STACK_API_V1
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.trace_protocol import trace_protocol
 from llama_stack.providers.utils.vector_io.vector_utils import generate_chunk_id
 from llama_stack.schema_utils import json_schema_type, webmethod
 from llama_stack.strong_typing.schema import register_schema
diff --git a/llama_stack/cli/stack/run.py b/llama_stack/cli/stack/run.py
index 06dae7318..728d06ca6 100644
--- a/llama_stack/cli/stack/run.py
+++ b/llama_stack/cli/stack/run.py
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import yaml
 
 from llama_stack.cli.stack.utils import ImageType
 from llama_stack.cli.subcommand import Subcommand
-from llama_stack.core.datatypes import LoggingConfig, StackRunConfig
+from llama_stack.core.datatypes import StackRunConfig
 from llama_stack.core.stack import cast_image_name_to_string, replace_env_vars
 from llama_stack.core.utils.config_resolution import Mode, resolve_config_or_distro
-from llama_stack.log import get_logger
+from llama_stack.log import LoggingConfig, get_logger
 
 REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/core/datatypes.py b/llama_stack/core/datatypes.py
index 172bc17b8..d7175100e 100644
--- a/llama_stack/core/datatypes.py
+++ b/llama_stack/core/datatypes.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from llama_stack.core.storage.datatypes import (
     StorageBackendType,
     StorageConfig,
 )
+from llama_stack.log import LoggingConfig
 from llama_stack.providers.datatypes import Api, ProviderSpec
 
 LLAMA_STACK_BUILD_CONFIG_VERSION = 2
@@ -195,14 +196,6 @@ class TelemetryConfig(BaseModel):
     enabled: bool = Field(default=False, description="enable or disable telemetry")
 
 
-class LoggingConfig(BaseModel):
-    category_levels: dict[str, str] = Field(
-        default_factory=dict,
-        description="""
- Dictionary of different logging configurations for different portions (ex: core, server) of llama stack""",
-    )
-
-
 class OAuth2JWKSConfig(BaseModel):
     # The JWKS URI for collecting public keys
     uri: str
diff --git a/llama_stack/core/distribution.py b/llama_stack/core/distribution.py
index 82cbcf984..9be5ffb49 100644
--- a/llama_stack/core/distribution.py
+++ b/llama_stack/core/distribution.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from llama_stack.providers.datatypes import (
 logger = get_logger(name=__name__, category="core")
 
 
-INTERNAL_APIS = {Api.inspect, Api.providers, Api.prompts, Api.conversations, Api.telemetry}
+INTERNAL_APIS = {Api.inspect, Api.providers, Api.prompts, Api.conversations}
 
 
 def stack_apis() -> list[Api]:
diff --git a/llama_stack/core/library_client.py b/llama_stack/core/library_client.py
index c64b9a391..6203b529e 100644
--- a/llama_stack/core/library_client.py
+++ b/llama_stack/core/library_client.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ from termcolor import cprint
 
 from llama_stack.core.build import print_pip_install_help
 from llama_stack.core.configure import parse_and_maybe_upgrade_config
-from llama_stack.core.datatypes import Api, BuildConfig, BuildProvider, DistributionSpec
+from llama_stack.core.datatypes import BuildConfig, BuildProvider, DistributionSpec
 from llama_stack.core.request_headers import (
     PROVIDER_DATA_VAR,
     request_provider_data_context,
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ from llama_stack.core.stack import (
     get_stack_run_config_from_distro,
     replace_env_vars,
 )
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry import Telemetry
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.tracing import CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT, end_trace, setup_logger, start_trace
 from llama_stack.core.utils.config import redact_sensitive_fields
 from llama_stack.core.utils.context import preserve_contexts_async_generator
 from llama_stack.core.utils.exec import in_notebook
 from llama_stack.log import get_logger, setup_logging
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.tracing import CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT, end_trace, setup_logger, start_trace
 from llama_stack.strong_typing.inspection import is_unwrapped_body_param
 
 logger = get_logger(name=__name__, category="core")
@@ -293,8 +294,8 @@ class AsyncLlamaStackAsLibraryClient(AsyncLlamaStackClient):
             raise _e
 
         assert self.impls is not None
-        if Api.telemetry in self.impls:
-            setup_logger(self.impls[Api.telemetry])
+        if self.config.telemetry.enabled:
+            setup_logger(Telemetry())
 
         if not os.environ.get("PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST"):
             console = Console()
diff --git a/llama_stack/core/resolver.py b/llama_stack/core/resolver.py
index 0b63815ea..805d260fc 100644
--- a/llama_stack/core/resolver.py
+++ b/llama_stack/core/resolver.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from llama_stack.apis.safety import Safety
 from llama_stack.apis.scoring import Scoring
 from llama_stack.apis.scoring_functions import ScoringFunctions
 from llama_stack.apis.shields import Shields
-from llama_stack.apis.telemetry import Telemetry
 from llama_stack.apis.tools import ToolGroups, ToolRuntime
 from llama_stack.apis.vector_io import VectorIO
 from llama_stack.apis.vector_stores import VectorStore
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ from llama_stack.providers.datatypes import (
     Api,
     BenchmarksProtocolPrivate,
     DatasetsProtocolPrivate,
-    InlineProviderSpec,
     ModelsProtocolPrivate,
     ProviderSpec,
     RemoteProviderConfig,
@@ -98,7 +96,6 @@ def api_protocol_map(external_apis: dict[Api, ExternalApiSpec] | None = None) ->
         Api.files: Files,
         Api.prompts: Prompts,
         Api.conversations: Conversations,
-        Api.telemetry: Telemetry,
     }
 
     if external_apis:
@@ -241,24 +238,6 @@ def validate_and_prepare_providers(
         key = api_str if api not in router_apis else f"inner-{api_str}"
         providers_with_specs[key] = specs
 
-    # TODO: remove this logic, telemetry should not have providers.
-    # if telemetry has been enabled in the config initialize our internal impl
-    # telemetry is not an external API so it SHOULD NOT be auto-routed.
-    if run_config.telemetry.enabled:
-        specs = {}
-        p = InlineProviderSpec(
-            api=Api.telemetry,
-            provider_type="inline::meta-reference",
-            pip_packages=[],
-            optional_api_dependencies=[Api.datasetio],
-            module="llama_stack.providers.inline.telemetry.meta_reference",
-            config_class="llama_stack.providers.inline.telemetry.meta_reference.config.TelemetryConfig",
-            description="Meta's reference implementation of telemetry and observability using OpenTelemetry.",
-        )
-        spec = ProviderWithSpec(spec=p, provider_type="inline::meta-reference", provider_id="meta-reference")
-        specs["meta-reference"] = spec
-        providers_with_specs["telemetry"] = specs
-
     return providers_with_specs
 
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/core/routers/__init__.py b/llama_stack/core/routers/__init__.py
index 2f35fe04f..204cbb87f 100644
--- a/llama_stack/core/routers/__init__.py
+++ b/llama_stack/core/routers/__init__.py
@@ -72,14 +72,6 @@ async def get_auto_router_impl(
         raise ValueError(f"API {api.value} not found in router map")
 
     api_to_dep_impl = {}
-    if run_config.telemetry.enabled:
-        api_to_deps = {
-            "inference": {"telemetry": Api.telemetry},
-        }
-        for dep_name, dep_api in api_to_deps.get(api.value, {}).items():
-            if dep_api in deps:
-                api_to_dep_impl[dep_name] = deps[dep_api]
-
     # TODO: move pass configs to routers instead
     if api == Api.inference:
         inference_ref = run_config.storage.stores.inference
@@ -92,6 +84,7 @@ async def get_auto_router_impl(
         )
         await inference_store.initialize()
         api_to_dep_impl["store"] = inference_store
+        api_to_dep_impl["telemetry_enabled"] = run_config.telemetry.enabled
 
     elif api == Api.vector_io:
         api_to_dep_impl["vector_stores_config"] = run_config.vector_stores
diff --git a/llama_stack/core/routers/inference.py b/llama_stack/core/routers/inference.py
index 09241d836..d532bc622 100644
--- a/llama_stack/core/routers/inference.py
+++ b/llama_stack/core/routers/inference.py
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ from llama_stack.apis.inference.inference import (
     OpenAIChatCompletionContentPartTextParam,
 )
 from llama_stack.apis.models import Model, ModelType
-from llama_stack.apis.telemetry import MetricEvent, MetricInResponse, Telemetry
+from llama_stack.apis.telemetry import MetricEvent, MetricInResponse
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.tracing import enqueue_event, get_current_span
 from llama_stack.log import get_logger
 from llama_stack.models.llama.llama3.chat_format import ChatFormat
 from llama_stack.models.llama.llama3.tokenizer import Tokenizer
 from llama_stack.providers.datatypes import HealthResponse, HealthStatus, RoutingTable
 from llama_stack.providers.utils.inference.inference_store import InferenceStore
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.tracing import enqueue_event, get_current_span
 
 logger = get_logger(name=__name__, category="core::routers")
 
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ class InferenceRouter(Inference):
     def __init__(
         self,
         routing_table: RoutingTable,
-        telemetry: Telemetry | None = None,
         store: InferenceStore | None = None,
+        telemetry_enabled: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         logger.debug("Initializing InferenceRouter")
         self.routing_table = routing_table
-        self.telemetry = telemetry
+        self.telemetry_enabled = telemetry_enabled
         self.store = store
-        if self.telemetry:
+        if self.telemetry_enabled:
             self.tokenizer = Tokenizer.get_instance()
             self.formatter = ChatFormat(self.tokenizer)
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class InferenceRouter(Inference):
         model: Model,
     ) -> list[MetricInResponse]:
         metrics = self._construct_metrics(prompt_tokens, completion_tokens, total_tokens, model)
-        if self.telemetry:
+        if self.telemetry_enabled:
             for metric in metrics:
                 enqueue_event(metric)
         return [MetricInResponse(metric=metric.metric, value=metric.value) for metric in metrics]
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class InferenceRouter(Inference):
             # that we do not return an AsyncIterator, our tests expect a stream of chunks we cannot intercept currently.
 
         response = await provider.openai_completion(params)
-        if self.telemetry:
+        if self.telemetry_enabled:
             metrics = self._construct_metrics(
                 prompt_tokens=response.usage.prompt_tokens,
                 completion_tokens=response.usage.completion_tokens,
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class InferenceRouter(Inference):
         if self.store:
             asyncio.create_task(self.store.store_chat_completion(response, params.messages))
 
-        if self.telemetry:
+        if self.telemetry_enabled:
             metrics = self._construct_metrics(
                 prompt_tokens=response.usage.prompt_tokens,
                 completion_tokens=response.usage.completion_tokens,
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ class InferenceRouter(Inference):
             else:
                 if hasattr(chunk, "delta"):
                     completion_text += chunk.delta
-                if hasattr(chunk, "stop_reason") and chunk.stop_reason and self.telemetry:
+                if hasattr(chunk, "stop_reason") and chunk.stop_reason and self.telemetry_enabled:
                     complete = True
                     completion_tokens = await self._count_tokens(completion_text)
             # if we are done receiving tokens
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ class InferenceRouter(Inference):
                 total_tokens = (prompt_tokens or 0) + (completion_tokens or 0)
 
                 # Create a separate span for streaming completion metrics
-                if self.telemetry:
+                if self.telemetry_enabled:
                     # Log metrics in the new span context
                     completion_metrics = self._construct_metrics(
                         prompt_tokens=prompt_tokens,
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ class InferenceRouter(Inference):
         total_tokens = (prompt_tokens or 0) + (completion_tokens or 0)
 
         # Create a separate span for completion metrics
-        if self.telemetry:
+        if self.telemetry_enabled:
             # Log metrics in the new span context
             completion_metrics = self._construct_metrics(
                 prompt_tokens=prompt_tokens,
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ class InferenceRouter(Inference):
                         completion_text += "".join(choice_data["content_parts"])
 
                     # Add metrics to the chunk
-                    if self.telemetry and hasattr(chunk, "usage") and chunk.usage:
+                    if self.telemetry_enabled and hasattr(chunk, "usage") and chunk.usage:
                         metrics = self._construct_metrics(
                             prompt_tokens=chunk.usage.prompt_tokens,
                             completion_tokens=chunk.usage.completion_tokens,
diff --git a/llama_stack/core/server/server.py b/llama_stack/core/server/server.py
index 845686f15..80505c3f9 100644
--- a/llama_stack/core/server/server.py
+++ b/llama_stack/core/server/server.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ from llama_stack.apis.common.responses import PaginatedResponse
 from llama_stack.core.access_control.access_control import AccessDeniedError
 from llama_stack.core.datatypes import (
     AuthenticationRequiredError,
-    LoggingConfig,
     StackRunConfig,
     process_cors_config,
 )
@@ -53,19 +52,13 @@ from llama_stack.core.stack import (
     cast_image_name_to_string,
     replace_env_vars,
 )
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry import Telemetry
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.tracing import CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT, setup_logger
 from llama_stack.core.utils.config import redact_sensitive_fields
 from llama_stack.core.utils.config_resolution import Mode, resolve_config_or_distro
 from llama_stack.core.utils.context import preserve_contexts_async_generator
-from llama_stack.log import get_logger, setup_logging
+from llama_stack.log import LoggingConfig, get_logger, setup_logging
 from llama_stack.providers.datatypes import Api
-from llama_stack.providers.inline.telemetry.meta_reference.config import TelemetryConfig
-from llama_stack.providers.inline.telemetry.meta_reference.telemetry import (
-    TelemetryAdapter,
-)
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.tracing import (
-    CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT,
-    setup_logger,
-)
 
 from .auth import AuthenticationMiddleware
 from .quota import QuotaMiddleware
@@ -451,9 +444,7 @@ def create_app() -> StackApp:
             app.add_middleware(CORSMiddleware, **cors_config.model_dump())
 
     if config.telemetry.enabled:
-        setup_logger(impls[Api.telemetry])
-    else:
-        setup_logger(TelemetryAdapter(TelemetryConfig(), {}))
+        setup_logger(Telemetry())
 
     # Load external APIs if configured
     external_apis = load_external_apis(config)
@@ -511,7 +502,8 @@ def create_app() -> StackApp:
     app.exception_handler(RequestValidationError)(global_exception_handler)
     app.exception_handler(Exception)(global_exception_handler)
 
-    app.add_middleware(TracingMiddleware, impls=impls, external_apis=external_apis)
+    if config.telemetry.enabled:
+        app.add_middleware(TracingMiddleware, impls=impls, external_apis=external_apis)
 
     return app
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/core/server/tracing.py b/llama_stack/core/server/tracing.py
index 4c6df5b42..c4901d9b1 100644
--- a/llama_stack/core/server/tracing.py
+++ b/llama_stack/core/server/tracing.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ from aiohttp import hdrs
 
 from llama_stack.core.external import ExternalApiSpec
 from llama_stack.core.server.routes import find_matching_route, initialize_route_impls
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.tracing import end_trace, start_trace
 from llama_stack.log import get_logger
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.tracing import end_trace, start_trace
 
 logger = get_logger(name=__name__, category="core::server")
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/core/telemetry/__init__.py b/llama_stack/core/telemetry/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bab612c0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_stack/core/telemetry/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
+# the root directory of this source tree.
+
+from .telemetry import Telemetry
+from .trace_protocol import serialize_value, trace_protocol
+from .tracing import (
+    CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT,
+    ROOT_SPAN_MARKERS,
+    end_trace,
+    enqueue_event,
+    get_current_span,
+    setup_logger,
+    span,
+    start_trace,
+)
+
+__all__ = [
+    "Telemetry",
+    "trace_protocol",
+    "serialize_value",
+    "CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT",
+    "ROOT_SPAN_MARKERS",
+    "end_trace",
+    "enqueue_event",
+    "get_current_span",
+    "setup_logger",
+    "span",
+    "start_trace",
+]
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/telemetry.py b/llama_stack/core/telemetry/telemetry.py
similarity index 96%
rename from llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/telemetry.py
rename to llama_stack/core/telemetry/telemetry.py
index b15b1e490..f0cec08ec 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/telemetry.py
+++ b/llama_stack/core/telemetry/telemetry.py
@@ -24,14 +24,13 @@ from llama_stack.apis.telemetry import (
     SpanStartPayload,
     SpanStatus,
     StructuredLogEvent,
-    Telemetry,
     UnstructuredLogEvent,
 )
-from llama_stack.core.datatypes import Api
+from llama_stack.apis.telemetry import (
+    Telemetry as TelemetryBase,
+)
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.tracing import ROOT_SPAN_MARKERS
 from llama_stack.log import get_logger
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.tracing import ROOT_SPAN_MARKERS
-
-from .config import TelemetryConfig
 
 _GLOBAL_STORAGE: dict[str, dict[str | int, Any]] = {
     "active_spans": {},
@@ -50,9 +49,8 @@ def is_tracing_enabled(tracer):
         return span.is_recording()
 
 
-class TelemetryAdapter(Telemetry):
-    def __init__(self, _config: TelemetryConfig, deps: dict[Api, Any]) -> None:
-        self.datasetio_api = deps.get(Api.datasetio)
+class Telemetry(TelemetryBase):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.meter = None
 
         global _TRACER_PROVIDER
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/utils/telemetry/trace_protocol.py b/llama_stack/core/telemetry/trace_protocol.py
similarity index 78%
rename from llama_stack/providers/utils/telemetry/trace_protocol.py
rename to llama_stack/core/telemetry/trace_protocol.py
index e9320b7a8..807b8e2a9 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/utils/telemetry/trace_protocol.py
+++ b/llama_stack/core/telemetry/trace_protocol.py
@@ -9,27 +9,29 @@ import inspect
 import json
 from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator, Callable
 from functools import wraps
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, cast
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from llama_stack.models.llama.datatypes import Primitive
 
+type JSONValue = Primitive | list["JSONValue"] | dict[str, "JSONValue"]
 
-def serialize_value(value: Any) -> Primitive:
+
+def serialize_value(value: Any) -> str:
     return str(_prepare_for_json(value))
 
 
-def _prepare_for_json(value: Any) -> str:
+def _prepare_for_json(value: Any) -> JSONValue:
     """Serialize a single value into JSON-compatible format."""
     if value is None:
         return ""
     elif isinstance(value, str | int | float | bool):
         return value
     elif hasattr(value, "_name_"):
-        return value._name_
+        return cast(str, value._name_)
     elif isinstance(value, BaseModel):
-        return json.loads(value.model_dump_json())
+        return cast(JSONValue, json.loads(value.model_dump_json()))
     elif isinstance(value, list | tuple | set):
         return [_prepare_for_json(item) for item in value]
     elif isinstance(value, dict):
@@ -37,35 +39,35 @@ def _prepare_for_json(value: Any) -> str:
     else:
         try:
             json.dumps(value)
-            return value
+            return cast(JSONValue, value)
         except Exception:
             return str(value)
 
 
-def trace_protocol[T](cls: type[T]) -> type[T]:
+def trace_protocol[T: type[Any]](cls: T) -> T:
     """
     A class decorator that automatically traces all methods in a protocol/base class
     and its inheriting classes.
     """
 
-    def trace_method(method: Callable) -> Callable:
+    def trace_method(method: Callable[..., Any]) -> Callable[..., Any]:
         is_async = asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(method)
         is_async_gen = inspect.isasyncgenfunction(method)
 
-        def create_span_context(self: Any, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> tuple:
+        def create_span_context(self: Any, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> tuple[str, str, dict[str, Primitive]]:
             class_name = self.__class__.__name__
             method_name = method.__name__
             span_type = "async_generator" if is_async_gen else "async" if is_async else "sync"
             sig = inspect.signature(method)
             param_names = list(sig.parameters.keys())[1:]  # Skip 'self'
-            combined_args = {}
+            combined_args: dict[str, str] = {}
             for i, arg in enumerate(args):
                 param_name = param_names[i] if i < len(param_names) else f"position_{i + 1}"
                 combined_args[param_name] = serialize_value(arg)
             for k, v in kwargs.items():
                 combined_args[str(k)] = serialize_value(v)
 
-            span_attributes = {
+            span_attributes: dict[str, Primitive] = {
                 "__autotraced__": True,
                 "__class__": class_name,
                 "__method__": method_name,
@@ -76,8 +78,8 @@ def trace_protocol[T](cls: type[T]) -> type[T]:
             return class_name, method_name, span_attributes
 
         @wraps(method)
-        async def async_gen_wrapper(self: Any, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> AsyncGenerator:
-            from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry import tracing
+        async def async_gen_wrapper(self: Any, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> AsyncGenerator[Any, None]:
+            from llama_stack.core.telemetry import tracing
 
             class_name, method_name, span_attributes = create_span_context(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ def trace_protocol[T](cls: type[T]) -> type[T]:
 
         @wraps(method)
         async def async_wrapper(self: Any, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
-            from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry import tracing
+            from llama_stack.core.telemetry import tracing
 
             class_name, method_name, span_attributes = create_span_context(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ def trace_protocol[T](cls: type[T]) -> type[T]:
 
         @wraps(method)
         def sync_wrapper(self: Any, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
-            from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry import tracing
+            from llama_stack.core.telemetry import tracing
 
             class_name, method_name, span_attributes = create_span_context(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -127,16 +129,17 @@ def trace_protocol[T](cls: type[T]) -> type[T]:
         else:
             return sync_wrapper
 
-    original_init_subclass = getattr(cls, "__init_subclass__", None)
+    original_init_subclass = cast(Callable[..., Any] | None, getattr(cls, "__init_subclass__", None))
 
-    def __init_subclass__(cls_child, **kwargs):  # noqa: N807
+    def __init_subclass__(cls_child: type[Any], **kwargs: Any) -> None:  # noqa: N807
         if original_init_subclass:
-            original_init_subclass(**kwargs)
+            cast(Callable[..., None], original_init_subclass)(**kwargs)
 
         for name, method in vars(cls_child).items():
             if inspect.isfunction(method) and not name.startswith("_"):
                 setattr(cls_child, name, trace_method(method))  # noqa: B010
 
-    cls.__init_subclass__ = classmethod(__init_subclass__)
+    cls_any = cast(Any, cls)
+    cls_any.__init_subclass__ = classmethod(__init_subclass__)
 
     return cls
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/utils/telemetry/tracing.py b/llama_stack/core/telemetry/tracing.py
similarity index 87%
rename from llama_stack/providers/utils/telemetry/tracing.py
rename to llama_stack/core/telemetry/tracing.py
index 62cceb13e..7742ea0f4 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/utils/telemetry/tracing.py
+++ b/llama_stack/core/telemetry/tracing.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import time
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from functools import wraps
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Self
 
 from llama_stack.apis.telemetry import (
     Event,
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ from llama_stack.apis.telemetry import (
     Telemetry,
     UnstructuredLogEvent,
 )
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.trace_protocol import serialize_value
 from llama_stack.log import get_logger
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.trace_protocol import serialize_value
 
 logger = get_logger(__name__, category="core")
 
@@ -89,9 +89,6 @@ def generate_trace_id() -> str:
     return trace_id_to_str(trace_id)
 
 
-CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT = contextvars.ContextVar("trace_context", default=None)
-BACKGROUND_LOGGER = None
-
 LOG_QUEUE_FULL_LOG_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 60.0
 
 
@@ -104,7 +101,7 @@ class BackgroundLogger:
         self._last_queue_full_log_time: float = 0.0
         self._dropped_since_last_notice: int = 0
 
-    def log_event(self, event):
+    def log_event(self, event: Event) -> None:
         try:
             self.log_queue.put_nowait(event)
         except queue.Full:
@@ -137,10 +134,13 @@ class BackgroundLogger:
             finally:
                 self.log_queue.task_done()
 
-    def __del__(self):
+    def __del__(self) -> None:
         self.log_queue.join()
 
 
+BACKGROUND_LOGGER: BackgroundLogger | None = None
+
+
 def enqueue_event(event: Event) -> None:
     """Enqueue a telemetry event to the background logger if available.
 
@@ -155,13 +155,12 @@ def enqueue_event(event: Event) -> None:
 
 
 class TraceContext:
-    spans: list[Span] = []
-
     def __init__(self, logger: BackgroundLogger, trace_id: str):
         self.logger = logger
         self.trace_id = trace_id
+        self.spans: list[Span] = []
 
-    def push_span(self, name: str, attributes: dict[str, Any] = None) -> Span:
+    def push_span(self, name: str, attributes: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> Span:
         current_span = self.get_current_span()
         span = Span(
             span_id=generate_span_id(),
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ class TraceContext:
         self.spans.append(span)
         return span
 
-    def pop_span(self, status: SpanStatus = SpanStatus.OK):
+    def pop_span(self, status: SpanStatus = SpanStatus.OK) -> None:
         span = self.spans.pop()
         if span is not None:
             self.logger.log_event(
@@ -203,10 +202,15 @@ class TraceContext:
                 )
             )
 
-    def get_current_span(self):
+    def get_current_span(self) -> Span | None:
         return self.spans[-1] if self.spans else None
 
 
+CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT: contextvars.ContextVar[TraceContext | None] = contextvars.ContextVar(
+    "trace_context", default=None
+)
+
+
 def setup_logger(api: Telemetry, level: int = logging.INFO):
     global BACKGROUND_LOGGER
 
@@ -217,12 +221,12 @@ def setup_logger(api: Telemetry, level: int = logging.INFO):
     root_logger.addHandler(TelemetryHandler())
 
 
-async def start_trace(name: str, attributes: dict[str, Any] = None) -> TraceContext:
+async def start_trace(name: str, attributes: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> TraceContext | None:
     global CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT, BACKGROUND_LOGGER
 
     if BACKGROUND_LOGGER is None:
         logger.debug("No Telemetry implementation set. Skipping trace initialization...")
-        return
+        return None
 
     trace_id = generate_trace_id()
     context = TraceContext(BACKGROUND_LOGGER, trace_id)
@@ -269,7 +273,7 @@ def severity(levelname: str) -> LogSeverity:
 # TODO: ideally, the actual emitting should be done inside a separate daemon
 # process completely isolated from the server
 class TelemetryHandler(logging.Handler):
-    def emit(self, record: logging.LogRecord):
+    def emit(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> None:
         # horrendous hack to avoid logging from asyncio and getting into an infinite loop
         if record.module in ("asyncio", "selector_events"):
             return
@@ -293,17 +297,17 @@ class TelemetryHandler(logging.Handler):
             )
         )
 
-    def close(self):
+    def close(self) -> None:
         pass
 
 
 class SpanContextManager:
-    def __init__(self, name: str, attributes: dict[str, Any] = None):
+    def __init__(self, name: str, attributes: dict[str, Any] | None = None):
         self.name = name
         self.attributes = attributes
-        self.span = None
+        self.span: Span | None = None
 
-    def __enter__(self):
+    def __enter__(self) -> Self:
         global CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT
         context = CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT.get()
         if not context:
@@ -313,7 +317,7 @@ class SpanContextManager:
         self.span = context.push_span(self.name, self.attributes)
         return self
 
-    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback) -> None:
         global CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT
         context = CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT.get()
         if not context:
@@ -322,13 +326,13 @@ class SpanContextManager:
 
         context.pop_span()
 
-    def set_attribute(self, key: str, value: Any):
+    def set_attribute(self, key: str, value: Any) -> None:
         if self.span:
             if self.span.attributes is None:
                 self.span.attributes = {}
             self.span.attributes[key] = serialize_value(value)
 
-    async def __aenter__(self):
+    async def __aenter__(self) -> Self:
         global CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT
         context = CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT.get()
         if not context:
@@ -338,7 +342,7 @@ class SpanContextManager:
         self.span = context.push_span(self.name, self.attributes)
         return self
 
-    async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
+    async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback) -> None:
         global CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT
         context = CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT.get()
         if not context:
@@ -347,19 +351,19 @@ class SpanContextManager:
 
         context.pop_span()
 
-    def __call__(self, func: Callable):
+    def __call__(self, func: Callable[..., Any]) -> Callable[..., Any]:
         @wraps(func)
-        def sync_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        def sync_wrapper(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
             with self:
                 return func(*args, **kwargs)
 
         @wraps(func)
-        async def async_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        async def async_wrapper(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
             async with self:
                 return await func(*args, **kwargs)
 
         @wraps(func)
-        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        def wrapper(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
             if asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(func):
                 return async_wrapper(*args, **kwargs)
             else:
@@ -368,7 +372,7 @@ class SpanContextManager:
         return wrapper
 
 
-def span(name: str, attributes: dict[str, Any] = None):
+def span(name: str, attributes: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> SpanContextManager:
     return SpanContextManager(name, attributes)
 
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/log.py b/llama_stack/log.py
index 15e628cc3..c11c2c06f 100644
--- a/llama_stack/log.py
+++ b/llama_stack/log.py
@@ -9,15 +9,23 @@ import os
 import re
 from logging.config import dictConfig  # allow-direct-logging
 
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.errors import MarkupError
 from rich.logging import RichHandler
 
-from llama_stack.core.datatypes import LoggingConfig
-
 # Default log level
 DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL = logging.INFO
 
+
+class LoggingConfig(BaseModel):
+    category_levels: dict[str, str] = Field(
+        default_factory=dict,
+        description="""
+Dictionary of different logging configurations for different portions (ex: core, server) of llama stack""",
+    )
+
+
 # Predefined categories
 CATEGORIES = [
     "core",
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/agent_instance.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/agent_instance.py
index 96f271669..9fd3f7d0e 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/agent_instance.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/agent_instance.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ from llama_stack.apis.safety import Safety
 from llama_stack.apis.tools import ToolGroups, ToolInvocationResult, ToolRuntime
 from llama_stack.apis.vector_io import VectorIO
 from llama_stack.core.datatypes import AccessRule
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry import tracing
 from llama_stack.log import get_logger
 from llama_stack.models.llama.datatypes import (
     BuiltinTool,
@@ -78,7 +79,6 @@ from llama_stack.providers.utils.inference.openai_compat import (
     convert_tooldef_to_openai_tool,
 )
 from llama_stack.providers.utils.kvstore import KVStore
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry import tracing
 
 from .persistence import AgentPersistence
 from .safety import SafetyException, ShieldRunnerMixin
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/responses/streaming.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/responses/streaming.py
index e80ffcdd1..f0bafff21 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/responses/streaming.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/responses/streaming.py
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ from llama_stack.apis.inference import (
     OpenAIChoice,
     OpenAIMessageParam,
 )
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry import tracing
 from llama_stack.log import get_logger
 from llama_stack.providers.utils.inference.prompt_adapter import interleaved_content_as_str
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry import tracing
 
 from .types import ChatCompletionContext, ChatCompletionResult
 from .utils import (
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/responses/tool_executor.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/responses/tool_executor.py
index 659dc599e..8e0dc9ecb 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/responses/tool_executor.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/responses/tool_executor.py
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ from llama_stack.apis.inference import (
 )
 from llama_stack.apis.tools import ToolGroups, ToolInvocationResult, ToolRuntime
 from llama_stack.apis.vector_io import VectorIO
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry import tracing
 from llama_stack.log import get_logger
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry import tracing
 
 from .types import ChatCompletionContext, ToolExecutionResult
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/safety.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/safety.py
index 8f3ecf5c9..9baf5a14d 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/safety.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/safety.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import asyncio
 
 from llama_stack.apis.inference import Message
 from llama_stack.apis.safety import Safety, SafetyViolation, ViolationLevel
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry import tracing
 from llama_stack.log import get_logger
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry import tracing
 
 log = get_logger(name=__name__, category="agents::meta_reference")
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/__init__.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 756f351d8..000000000
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
-# the root directory of this source tree.
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/__init__.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 21743b653..000000000
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
-# the root directory of this source tree.
-
-from typing import Any
-
-from llama_stack.core.datatypes import Api
-
-from .config import TelemetryConfig, TelemetrySink
-
-__all__ = ["TelemetryConfig", "TelemetrySink"]
-
-
-async def get_provider_impl(config: TelemetryConfig, deps: dict[Api, Any]):
-    from .telemetry import TelemetryAdapter
-
-    impl = TelemetryAdapter(config, deps)
-    await impl.initialize()
-    return impl
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/config.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/config.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 088dd8439..000000000
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/config.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
-# the root directory of this source tree.
-
-from enum import StrEnum
-from typing import Any
-
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator
-
-
-class TelemetrySink(StrEnum):
-    OTEL_TRACE = "otel_trace"
-    OTEL_METRIC = "otel_metric"
-    CONSOLE = "console"
-
-
-class TelemetryConfig(BaseModel):
-    otel_exporter_otlp_endpoint: str | None = Field(
-        default=None,
-        description="The OpenTelemetry collector endpoint URL (base URL for traces, metrics, and logs). If not set, the SDK will use OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT environment variable.",
-    )
-    service_name: str = Field(
-        # service name is always the same, use zero-width space to avoid clutter
-        default="\u200b",
-        description="The service name to use for telemetry",
-    )
-    sinks: list[TelemetrySink] = Field(
-        default_factory=list,
-        description="List of telemetry sinks to enable (possible values: otel_trace, otel_metric, console)",
-    )
-
-    @field_validator("sinks", mode="before")
-    @classmethod
-    def validate_sinks(cls, v):
-        if isinstance(v, str):
-            return [TelemetrySink(sink.strip()) for sink in v.split(",")]
-        return v or []
-
-    @classmethod
-    def sample_run_config(cls, __distro_dir__: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        return {
-            "service_name": "${env.OTEL_SERVICE_NAME:=\u200b}",
-            "sinks": "${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=}",
-            "otel_exporter_otlp_endpoint": "${env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:=}",
-        }
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/watsonx/watsonx.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/watsonx/watsonx.py
index 2c051719b..b31f1f5e8 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/watsonx/watsonx.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/watsonx/watsonx.py
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ from llama_stack.apis.inference.inference import (
 )
 from llama_stack.apis.models import Model
 from llama_stack.apis.models.models import ModelType
+from llama_stack.core.telemetry.tracing import get_current_span
 from llama_stack.log import get_logger
 from llama_stack.providers.remote.inference.watsonx.config import WatsonXConfig
 from llama_stack.providers.utils.inference.litellm_openai_mixin import LiteLLMOpenAIMixin
 from llama_stack.providers.utils.inference.openai_compat import prepare_openai_completion_params
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.tracing import get_current_span
 
 logger = get_logger(name=__name__, category="providers::remote::watsonx")
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/utils/inference/litellm_openai_mixin.py b/llama_stack/providers/utils/inference/litellm_openai_mixin.py
index 42b89f897..3eef1f272 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/utils/inference/litellm_openai_mixin.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/utils/inference/litellm_openai_mixin.py
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class LiteLLMOpenAIMixin(
         params: OpenAIChatCompletionRequestWithExtraBody,
     ) -> OpenAIChatCompletion | AsyncIterator[OpenAIChatCompletionChunk]:
         # Add usage tracking for streaming when telemetry is active
-        from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.tracing import get_current_span
+        from llama_stack.core.telemetry.tracing import get_current_span
 
         stream_options = params.stream_options
         if params.stream and get_current_span() is not None:
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/utils/telemetry/__init__.py b/llama_stack/providers/utils/telemetry/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 756f351d8..000000000
--- a/llama_stack/providers/utils/telemetry/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
-# the root directory of this source tree.
diff --git a/tests/integration/telemetry/conftest.py b/tests/integration/telemetry/conftest.py
index d11f00c9f..b055e47ac 100644
--- a/tests/integration/telemetry/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/integration/telemetry/conftest.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import ReadableSpan, TracerProvider
 from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import SimpleSpanProcessor
 from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export.in_memory_span_exporter import InMemorySpanExporter
 
-import llama_stack.providers.inline.telemetry.meta_reference.telemetry as telemetry_module
+import llama_stack.core.telemetry.telemetry as telemetry_module
 from llama_stack.testing.api_recorder import patch_httpx_for_test_id
 from tests.integration.fixtures.common import instantiate_llama_stack_client
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/distribution/test_distribution.py b/tests/unit/distribution/test_distribution.py
index 3b0643a13..4161d7b84 100644
--- a/tests/unit/distribution/test_distribution.py
+++ b/tests/unit/distribution/test_distribution.py
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ class TestProviderRegistry:
             assert internal_api not in apis, f"Internal API {internal_api} should not be in providable_apis"
 
         for api in apis:
-            if api == Api.telemetry:
-                continue
             module_name = f"llama_stack.providers.registry.{api.name.lower()}"
             try:
                 importlib.import_module(module_name)