diff --git a/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.Tests/BasicTests.cs b/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.Tests/BasicTests.cs
index 77ffb9f2271..3c46ffd7ff1 100644
--- a/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.Tests/BasicTests.cs
+++ b/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.Tests/BasicTests.cs
@@ -236,11 +236,6 @@ public async Task CustomPropagator()
 
             Assert.Equal(expectedTraceId, activity.Context.TraceId);
             Assert.Equal(expectedSpanId, activity.ParentSpanId);
-            Sdk.SetDefaultTextMapPropagator(new CompositeTextMapPropagator(new TextMapPropagator[]
-            {
-                new TraceContextPropagator(),
-                new BaggagePropagator(),
-            }));
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -338,6 +333,11 @@ void ConfigureTestServices(IServiceCollection services)
         public void Dispose()
         {
             this.openTelemetrySdk?.Dispose();
+            Sdk.SetDefaultTextMapPropagator(new CompositeTextMapPropagator(new TextMapPropagator[]
+            {
+                new TraceContextPropagator(),
+                new BaggagePropagator(),
+            }));
         }
 
         private static void WaitForProcessorInvocations(Mock<BaseProcessor<Activity>> activityProcessor, int invocationCount)
diff --git a/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http.Tests/HttpClientTests.Basic.netcore31.cs b/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http.Tests/HttpClientTests.Basic.netcore31.cs
index b0a5f284e9f..70e788647bf 100644
--- a/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http.Tests/HttpClientTests.Basic.netcore31.cs
+++ b/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http.Tests/HttpClientTests.Basic.netcore31.cs
@@ -184,11 +184,6 @@ public async Task HttpClientInstrumentationInjectsHeadersAsync_CustomFormat(bool
 
             Assert.Equal($"00/{activity.Context.TraceId}/{activity.Context.SpanId}/01", traceparents.Single());
             Assert.Equal("k1=v1,k2=v2", tracestates.Single());
-            Sdk.SetDefaultTextMapPropagator(new CompositeTextMapPropagator(new TextMapPropagator[]
-            {
-                new TraceContextPropagator(),
-                new BaggagePropagator(),
-            }));
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -321,6 +316,11 @@ public void Dispose()
         {
             this.serverLifeTime?.Dispose();
             Activity.Current = null;
+            Sdk.SetDefaultTextMapPropagator(new CompositeTextMapPropagator(new TextMapPropagator[]
+            {
+                new TraceContextPropagator(),
+                new BaggagePropagator(),
+            }));
         }
 
         private static void ActivityEnrichment(Activity activity, string method, object obj)
diff --git a/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http.Tests/HttpWebRequestTests.Basic.netfx.cs b/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http.Tests/HttpWebRequestTests.Basic.netfx.cs
index 09a8d2a769e..784d896cbd7 100644
--- a/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http.Tests/HttpWebRequestTests.Basic.netfx.cs
+++ b/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http.Tests/HttpWebRequestTests.Basic.netfx.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ public HttpWebRequestTests()
         public void Dispose()
         {
             this.serverLifeTime?.Dispose();
+            Sdk.SetDefaultTextMapPropagator(new CompositeTextMapPropagator(new TextMapPropagator[]
+            {
+                new TraceContextPropagator(),
+                new BaggagePropagator(),
+            }));
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -141,11 +146,6 @@ public async Task HttpWebRequestInstrumentationInjectsHeadersAsync_CustomFormat(
             Assert.Equal("k1=v1,k2=v2", tracestate);
 
             parent.Stop();
-            Sdk.SetDefaultTextMapPropagator(new CompositeTextMapPropagator(new TextMapPropagator[]
-            {
-                new TraceContextPropagator(),
-                new BaggagePropagator(),
-            }));
         }
 
         [Fact]