diff --git a/examples/hotrod/pkg/tracing/http.go b/examples/hotrod/pkg/tracing/http.go
index 1ceca45197a..b82cccc556f 100644
--- a/examples/hotrod/pkg/tracing/http.go
+++ b/examples/hotrod/pkg/tracing/http.go
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ type HTTPClient struct {
 	Client         *http.Client
 }
 
-func NewHTTPClient(tp trace.TracerProvider) HTTPClient {
-	return HTTPClient{
+func NewHTTPClient(tp trace.TracerProvider) *HTTPClient {
+	return &HTTPClient{
 		TracerProvider: tp,
-		Client:         &http.Client{Transport: &otelhttp.Transport{}},
+		Client:         &http.Client{Transport: otelhttp.NewTransport(http.DefaultTransport, otelhttp.WithTracerProvider(tp))},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/hotrod/pkg/tracing/mux.go b/examples/hotrod/pkg/tracing/mux.go
index 5e41d4c3650..01d841e969d 100644
--- a/examples/hotrod/pkg/tracing/mux.go
+++ b/examples/hotrod/pkg/tracing/mux.go
@@ -26,25 +26,29 @@ import (
 )
 
 // NewServeMux creates a new TracedServeMux.
-func NewServeMux(tracer trace.TracerProvider, logger log.Factory) *TracedServeMux {
+func NewServeMux(copyBaggage bool, tracer trace.TracerProvider, logger log.Factory) *TracedServeMux {
 	return &TracedServeMux{
-		mux:    http.NewServeMux(),
-		tracer: tracer,
-		logger: logger,
+		mux:         http.NewServeMux(),
+		copyBaggage: copyBaggage,
+		tracer:      tracer,
+		logger:      logger,
 	}
 }
 
 // TracedServeMux is a wrapper around http.ServeMux that instruments handlers for tracing.
 type TracedServeMux struct {
-	mux    *http.ServeMux
-	tracer trace.TracerProvider
-	logger log.Factory
+	mux         *http.ServeMux
+	copyBaggage bool
+	tracer      trace.TracerProvider
+	logger      log.Factory
 }
 
 // Handle implements http.ServeMux#Handle, which is used to register new handler.
 func (tm *TracedServeMux) Handle(pattern string, handler http.Handler) {
 	tm.logger.Bg().Debug("registering traced handler", zap.String("endpoint", pattern))
 
+	otelhttp.WithRouteTag(pattern, handler)
+
 	middleware := otelhttp.NewHandler(handler, pattern,
 		otelhttp.WithTracerProvider(tm.tracer))
 	tm.mux.Handle(pattern, middleware)
diff --git a/examples/hotrod/services/customer/client.go b/examples/hotrod/services/customer/client.go
index 291fc208c6b..8514d0f140f 100644
--- a/examples/hotrod/services/customer/client.go
+++ b/examples/hotrod/services/customer/client.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 // Client is a remote client that implements customer.Interface
 type Client struct {
 	logger   log.Factory
-	client   tracing.HTTPClient
+	client   *tracing.HTTPClient
 	hostPort string
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/hotrod/services/customer/server.go b/examples/hotrod/services/customer/server.go
index 06d15ba940d..475d21c4ad5 100644
--- a/examples/hotrod/services/customer/server.go
+++ b/examples/hotrod/services/customer/server.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
@@ -58,8 +57,8 @@ func (s *Server) Run() error {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) createServeMux() http.Handler {
-	mux := tracing.NewServeMux(s.tracer, s.logger)
-	mux.Handle("/customer", otelhttp.WithRouteTag("/customer", http.HandlerFunc(s.customer)))
+	mux := tracing.NewServeMux(false, s.tracer, s.logger)
+	mux.Handle("/customer", http.HandlerFunc(s.customer))
 	return mux
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/hotrod/services/frontend/best_eta.go b/examples/hotrod/services/frontend/best_eta.go
index fdd6c9442a2..27924b6810c 100644
--- a/examples/hotrod/services/frontend/best_eta.go
+++ b/examples/hotrod/services/frontend/best_eta.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
@@ -77,9 +76,6 @@ func (eta *bestETA) Get(ctx context.Context, customerID string) (*Response, erro
 	}
 	eta.logger.For(ctx).Info("Found customer", zap.Any("customer", customer))
 
-	span := trace.SpanFromContext(ctx)
-	span.AddEvent("customer", trace.WithAttributes(attribute.Key(customer.Name).String(customer.Location)))
-
 	drivers, err := eta.driver.FindNearest(ctx, customer.Location)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/examples/hotrod/services/frontend/server.go b/examples/hotrod/services/frontend/server.go
index a56be66a4d5..45527569f85 100644
--- a/examples/hotrod/services/frontend/server.go
+++ b/examples/hotrod/services/frontend/server.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (s *Server) Run() error {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) createServeMux() http.Handler {
-	mux := tracing.NewServeMux(s.tracer, s.logger)
+	mux := tracing.NewServeMux(true, s.tracer, s.logger)
 	p := path.Join("/", s.basepath)
 	mux.Handle(p, http.StripPrefix(p, http.FileServer(s.assetFS)))
 	mux.Handle(path.Join(p, "/dispatch"), http.HandlerFunc(s.dispatch))
diff --git a/examples/hotrod/services/route/client.go b/examples/hotrod/services/route/client.go
index 4832f27a136..9448c21cfe6 100644
--- a/examples/hotrod/services/route/client.go
+++ b/examples/hotrod/services/route/client.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 // Client is a remote client that implements route.Interface
 type Client struct {
 	logger   log.Factory
-	client   tracing.HTTPClient
+	client   *tracing.HTTPClient
 	hostPort string
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/hotrod/services/route/server.go b/examples/hotrod/services/route/server.go
index 9cba5932c0a..9d2643f9301 100644
--- a/examples/hotrod/services/route/server.go
+++ b/examples/hotrod/services/route/server.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (s *Server) Run() error {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) createServeMux() http.Handler {
-	mux := tracing.NewServeMux(s.tracer, s.logger)
+	mux := tracing.NewServeMux(false, s.tracer, s.logger)
 	mux.Handle("/route", http.HandlerFunc(s.route))
 	mux.Handle("/debug/vars", expvar.Handler()) // expvar
 	mux.Handle("/metrics", promhttp.Handler())  // Prometheus