diff --git a/lib/datadog/tracing/trace_operation.rb b/lib/datadog/tracing/trace_operation.rb
index 2433be929ab..3b209c01afa 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/tracing/trace_operation.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/tracing/trace_operation.rb
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ def get_tag(key)
         super || (root_span && root_span.get_tag(key))
       end
 
-
       def get_metric(key)
         @metric[key?] || (root_span && root_span.get_metric(key))
       end
@@ -179,11 +178,6 @@ def tags
         all_tags
       end
 
-
-
-        @resource || (root_span && root_span.resource)
-      end
-
       # Returns true if the resource has been explicitly set
       #
       # @return [Boolean]