diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d674d81979..06ba280191 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4513,8 +4513,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "log4rs 1.0.0",
  "multiaddr",
- "opentelemetry",
- "opentelemetry-jaeger",
  "path-clean",
  "prost-build",
  "serde 1.0.130",
@@ -4527,8 +4525,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
  "toml 0.5.8",
  "tracing",
- "tracing-opentelemetry",
- "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/base_node/state_machine_service/states/horizon_state_sync/horizon_state_synchronization.rs b/base_layer/core/src/base_node/state_machine_service/states/horizon_state_sync/horizon_state_synchronization.rs
index 52c1556bb6..75ff753d50 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/base_node/state_machine_service/states/horizon_state_sync/horizon_state_synchronization.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/base_node/state_machine_service/states/horizon_state_sync/horizon_state_synchronization.rs
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ impl<'a, B: BlockchainBackend + 'static> HorizonStateSynchronization<'a, B> {
             remote_num_kernels - local_num_kernels,
         );
 
-        let latency = client.get_last_request_latency().await?;
+        let latency = client.get_last_request_latency();
         debug!(
             target: LOG_TARGET,
             "Initiating kernel sync with peer `{}` (latency = {}ms)",
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ impl<'a, B: BlockchainBackend + 'static> HorizonStateSynchronization<'a, B> {
         let end = remote_num_outputs;
         let end_hash = to_header.hash();
 
-        let latency = client.get_last_request_latency().await?;
+        let latency = client.get_last_request_latency();
         debug!(
             target: LOG_TARGET,
             "Initiating output sync with peer `{}` (latency = {}ms)",
diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/base_node/sync/header_sync/synchronizer.rs b/base_layer/core/src/base_node/sync/header_sync/synchronizer.rs
index 4ff044218f..ca594087b6 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/base_node/sync/header_sync/synchronizer.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/base_node/sync/header_sync/synchronizer.rs
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ impl<'a, B: BlockchainBackend + 'static> HeaderSynchronizer<'a, B> {
         mut conn: PeerConnection,
     ) -> Result<(), BlockHeaderSyncError> {
         let mut client = conn.connect_rpc::<rpc::BaseNodeSyncRpcClient>().await?;
-        let latency = client.get_last_request_latency().await?;
+        let latency = client.get_last_request_latency();
         debug!(
             target: LOG_TARGET,
             "Initiating header sync with peer `{}` (sync latency = {}ms)",
diff --git a/base_layer/wallet/src/base_node_service/monitor.rs b/base_layer/wallet/src/base_node_service/monitor.rs
index 11003eff8b..9a7df7630b 100644
--- a/base_layer/wallet/src/base_node_service/monitor.rs
+++ b/base_layer/wallet/src/base_node_service/monitor.rs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ where
                 timer.elapsed().as_millis()
             );
 
-            let latency = match client.get_last_request_latency().await? {
+            let latency = match client.get_last_request_latency() {
                 Some(latency) => latency,
                 None => continue,
             };
diff --git a/base_layer/wallet/src/utxo_scanner_service/utxo_scanning.rs b/base_layer/wallet/src/utxo_scanner_service/utxo_scanning.rs
index d5afe96fd1..ed21d9d029 100644
--- a/base_layer/wallet/src/utxo_scanner_service/utxo_scanning.rs
+++ b/base_layer/wallet/src/utxo_scanner_service/utxo_scanning.rs
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ where TBackend: WalletBackend + 'static
             .connect_rpc_using_builder(BaseNodeSyncRpcClient::builder().with_deadline(Duration::from_secs(60)))
             .await?;
 
-        let latency = client.get_last_request_latency().await?;
+        let latency = client.get_last_request_latency();
         self.publish_event(UtxoScannerEvent::ConnectedToBaseNode(
             peer.clone(),
             latency.unwrap_or_default(),
diff --git a/base_layer/wallet/tests/transaction_service/service.rs b/base_layer/wallet/tests/transaction_service/service.rs
index d9b058ad49..eb0593bb67 100644
--- a/base_layer/wallet/tests/transaction_service/service.rs
+++ b/base_layer/wallet/tests/transaction_service/service.rs
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ fn test_htlc_send_and_claim() {
     let bob_connection = run_migration_and_create_sqlite_connection(&bob_db_path, 16).unwrap();
 
     let shutdown = Shutdown::new();
-    let (alice_ts, alice_oms, _alice_comms, mut alice_connectivity) = setup_transaction_service(
+    let (mut alice_ts, mut alice_oms, _alice_comms, mut alice_connectivity) = setup_transaction_service(
         &mut runtime,
         alice_node_identity,
         vec![],
@@ -998,10 +998,8 @@ fn test_htlc_send_and_claim() {
             .expect("Alice sending HTLC transaction")
     });
 
-    let mut alice_ts_clone2 = alice_ts.clone();
-    let mut alice_oms_clone = alice_oms.clone();
     runtime.block_on(async move {
-        let completed_tx = alice_ts_clone2
+        let completed_tx = alice_ts
             .get_completed_transaction(tx_id)
             .await
             .expect("Could not find completed HTLC tx");
@@ -1009,7 +1007,7 @@ fn test_htlc_send_and_claim() {
         let fees = completed_tx.fee;
 
         assert_eq!(
-            alice_oms_clone.get_balance().await.unwrap().pending_incoming_balance,
+            alice_oms.get_balance().await.unwrap().pending_incoming_balance,
             initial_wallet_value - value - fees
         );
     });
diff --git a/common/Cargo.toml b/common/Cargo.toml
index 8dd805cedd..67cb608d9b 100644
--- a/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ sha2 = "0.9.5"
 path-clean = "0.1.0"
 tari_storage = { version = "^0.21", path = "../infrastructure/storage"}
 tracing = "0.1.26"
-tracing-opentelemetry = "0.15.0"
-tracing-subscriber = "0.2.20"
-
-# network tracing, rt-tokio for async batch export
-opentelemetry = { version = "0.16", default-features = false, features = ["trace","rt-tokio"] }
-opentelemetry-jaeger = { version="0.15", features=["rt-tokio"]}
 
 anyhow = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
 git2 = { version = "0.8", optional = true }
diff --git a/comms/rpc_macros/src/generator.rs b/comms/rpc_macros/src/generator.rs
index 312e318284..d3fe17df88 100644
--- a/comms/rpc_macros/src/generator.rs
+++ b/comms/rpc_macros/src/generator.rs
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ impl RpcCodeGenerator {
 
             #client_methods
 
-            pub async fn get_last_request_latency(&mut self) -> Result<Option<std::time::Duration>, #dep_mod::RpcError> {
-                self.inner.get_last_request_latency().await
+            pub fn get_last_request_latency(&mut self) -> Option<std::time::Duration> {
+                self.inner.get_last_request_latency()
             }
 
             pub async fn ping(&mut self) -> Result<std::time::Duration, #dep_mod::RpcError> {
diff --git a/comms/src/protocol/rpc/client/mod.rs b/comms/src/protocol/rpc/client/mod.rs
index bdaa57c368..52abf1049f 100644
--- a/comms/src/protocol/rpc/client/mod.rs
+++ b/comms/src/protocol/rpc/client/mod.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ use std::{
 use tari_shutdown::{Shutdown, ShutdownSignal};
 use tokio::{
     io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite},
-    sync::{mpsc, oneshot, Mutex},
+    sync::{mpsc, oneshot, watch, Mutex},
     time,
 };
 use tower::{Service, ServiceExt};
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ impl RpcClient {
         let (request_tx, request_rx) = mpsc::channel(1);
         let shutdown = Shutdown::new();
         let shutdown_signal = shutdown.to_signal();
-        let connector = ClientConnector::new(request_tx, shutdown);
+        let (last_request_latency_tx, last_request_latency_rx) = watch::channel(None);
+        let connector = ClientConnector::new(request_tx, last_request_latency_rx, shutdown);
         let (ready_tx, ready_rx) = oneshot::channel();
         let tracing_id = tracing::Span::current().id();
         task::spawn({
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ impl RpcClient {
                 config,
                 node_id,
                 request_rx,
+                last_request_latency_tx,
                 framed,
                 ready_tx,
                 protocol_name,
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ impl RpcClient {
     }
 
     /// Return the latency of the last request
-    pub fn get_last_request_latency(&mut self) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Option<Duration>, RpcError>> + '_ {
+    pub fn get_last_request_latency(&mut self) -> Option<Duration> {
         self.connector.get_last_request_latency()
     }
 
@@ -315,13 +317,19 @@ impl Default for RpcClientConfig {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ClientConnector {
     inner: mpsc::Sender<ClientRequest>,
+    last_request_latency_rx: watch::Receiver<Option<Duration>>,
     shutdown: Arc<Mutex<Shutdown>>,
 }
 
 impl ClientConnector {
-    pub(self) fn new(sender: mpsc::Sender<ClientRequest>, shutdown: Shutdown) -> Self {
+    pub(self) fn new(
+        sender: mpsc::Sender<ClientRequest>,
+        last_request_latency_rx: watch::Receiver<Option<Duration>>,
+        shutdown: Shutdown,
+    ) -> Self {
         Self {
             inner: sender,
+            last_request_latency_rx,
             shutdown: Arc::new(Mutex::new(shutdown)),
         }
     }
@@ -331,14 +339,8 @@ impl ClientConnector {
         lock.trigger();
     }
 
-    pub async fn get_last_request_latency(&mut self) -> Result<Option<Duration>, RpcError> {
-        let (reply, reply_rx) = oneshot::channel();
-        self.inner
-            .send(ClientRequest::GetLastRequestLatency(reply))
-            .await
-            .map_err(|_| RpcError::ClientClosed)?;
-
-        reply_rx.await.map_err(|_| RpcError::RequestCancelled)
+    pub fn get_last_request_latency(&mut self) -> Option<Duration> {
+        *self.last_request_latency_rx.borrow()
     }
 
     pub async fn send_ping(&mut self) -> Result<Duration, RpcError> {
@@ -391,12 +393,12 @@ struct RpcClientWorker<TSubstream> {
     config: RpcClientConfig,
     node_id: NodeId,
     request_rx: mpsc::Receiver<ClientRequest>,
+    last_request_latency_tx: watch::Sender<Option<Duration>>,
     framed: CanonicalFraming<TSubstream>,
     // Request ids are limited to u16::MAX because varint encoding is used over the wire and the magnitude of the value
     // sent determines the byte size. A u16 will be more than enough for the purpose
     next_request_id: u16,
     ready_tx: Option<oneshot::Sender<Result<(), RpcError>>>,
-    last_request_latency: Option<Duration>,
     protocol_id: ProtocolId,
     shutdown_signal: ShutdownSignal,
 }
@@ -404,10 +406,12 @@ struct RpcClientWorker<TSubstream> {
 impl<TSubstream> RpcClientWorker<TSubstream>
 where TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + StreamId
 {
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub(self) fn new(
         config: RpcClientConfig,
         node_id: NodeId,
         request_rx: mpsc::Receiver<ClientRequest>,
+        last_request_latency_tx: watch::Sender<Option<Duration>>,
         framed: CanonicalFraming<TSubstream>,
         ready_tx: oneshot::Sender<Result<(), RpcError>>,
         protocol_id: ProtocolId,
@@ -420,7 +424,7 @@ where TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + StreamId
             framed,
             next_request_id: 0,
             ready_tx: Some(ready_tx),
-            last_request_latency: None,
+            last_request_latency_tx,
             protocol_id,
             shutdown_signal,
         }
@@ -454,7 +458,7 @@ where TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + StreamId
                     self.protocol_name(),
                     latency
                 );
-                self.last_request_latency = Some(latency);
+                let _ = self.last_request_latency_tx.send(Some(latency));
                 if let Some(r) = self.ready_tx.take() {
                     let _ = r.send(Ok(()));
                 }
@@ -514,9 +518,6 @@ where TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + StreamId
             SendRequest { request, reply } => {
                 self.do_request_response(request, reply).await?;
             },
-            GetLastRequestLatency(reply) => {
-                let _ = reply.send(self.last_request_latency);
-            },
             SendPing(reply) => {
                 self.do_ping_pong(reply).await?;
             },
@@ -647,7 +648,7 @@ where TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + StreamId
             let resp = match self.read_response(request_id).await {
                 Ok(resp) => {
                     if let Some(t) = timer.take() {
-                        self.last_request_latency = Some(t.elapsed());
+                        let _ = self.last_request_latency_tx.send(Some(t.elapsed()));
                     }
                     event!(Level::TRACE, "Message received");
                     trace!(
@@ -821,7 +822,6 @@ pub enum ClientRequest {
         request: BaseRequest<Bytes>,
         reply: oneshot::Sender<mpsc::Receiver<Result<Response<Bytes>, RpcStatus>>>,
     },
-    GetLastRequestLatency(oneshot::Sender<Option<Duration>>),
     SendPing(oneshot::Sender<Result<Duration, RpcStatus>>),
 }
 
diff --git a/comms/src/protocol/rpc/client/tests.rs b/comms/src/protocol/rpc/client/tests.rs
index 0dc4a4c595..d12faeb7d4 100644
--- a/comms/src/protocol/rpc/client/tests.rs
+++ b/comms/src/protocol/rpc/client/tests.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use crate::{
     protocol::{
         rpc::{
             test::{
-                greeting_service::{GreetingClient, GreetingServer, GreetingService},
+                greeting_service::{GreetingClient, GreetingServer, GreetingService, SlowStreamRequest},
                 mock::create_mocked_rpc_context,
             },
             NamedProtocolService,
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ use crate::{
     runtime::task,
     test_utils::mocks::{new_peer_connection_mock_pair, PeerConnectionMockState},
 };
+use std::{env, time::Duration};
 use tari_shutdown::Shutdown;
 use tari_test_utils::{async_assert_eventually, unpack_enum};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
+use tokio_stream::StreamExt;
 
 async fn setup(num_concurrent_sessions: usize) -> (PeerConnection, PeerConnectionMockState, Shutdown) {
     let (conn1, conn1_state, conn2, conn2_state) = new_peer_connection_mock_pair().await;
@@ -171,3 +173,33 @@ mod lazy_pool {
         unpack_enum!(RpcClientPoolError::PeerConnectionDropped { .. } = err);
     }
 }
+
+mod last_request_latency {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[runtime::test]
+    async fn it_returns_the_latency_until_the_first_response() {
+        let (mut conn, _, _shutdown) = setup(1).await;
+
+        let mut client = conn.connect_rpc::<GreetingClient>().await.unwrap();
+
+        let resp = client
+            .slow_stream(SlowStreamRequest {
+                num_items: 100,
+                item_size: 10,
+                delay_ms: 10,
+            })
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        resp.collect::<Vec<_>>().await.into_iter().for_each(|r| {
+            r.unwrap();
+        });
+
+        let latency = client.get_last_request_latency().unwrap();
+        // CI could be really slow, so to prevent flakiness exclude the assert
+        if env::var("CI").is_err() {
+            assert!(latency < Duration::from_millis(100));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/comms/src/protocol/rpc/test/greeting_service.rs b/comms/src/protocol/rpc/test/greeting_service.rs
index d974f433cc..00d3aad61e 100644
--- a/comms/src/protocol/rpc/test/greeting_service.rs
+++ b/comms/src/protocol/rpc/test/greeting_service.rs
@@ -447,8 +447,8 @@ impl GreetingClient {
         self.inner.server_streaming(request, 8).await
     }
 
-    pub async fn get_last_request_latency(&mut self) -> Result<Option<Duration>, RpcError> {
-        self.inner.get_last_request_latency().await
+    pub fn get_last_request_latency(&mut self) -> Option<Duration> {
+        self.inner.get_last_request_latency()
     }
 
     pub async fn ping(&mut self) -> Result<Duration, RpcError> {
diff --git a/comms/src/protocol/rpc/test/smoke.rs b/comms/src/protocol/rpc/test/smoke.rs
index 8ca1bfce52..0fc1f05256 100644
--- a/comms/src/protocol/rpc/test/smoke.rs
+++ b/comms/src/protocol/rpc/test/smoke.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ async fn request_response_errors_and_streaming() {
         .unwrap();
 
     // Latency is available "for free" as part of the connect protocol
-    assert!(client.get_last_request_latency().await.unwrap().is_some());
+    assert!(client.get_last_request_latency().is_some());
 
     let resp = client
         .say_hello(SayHelloRequest {