diff --git a/trace/src/ctx.rs b/trace/src/ctx.rs
index 54606b7c33..0c8699c82d 100644
--- a/trace/src/ctx.rs
+++ b/trace/src/ctx.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use http::HeaderMap;
+use observability_deps::tracing::info;
 use rand::Rng;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use snafu::Snafu;
@@ -176,7 +177,11 @@ fn decode_b3(
         // Debug implies an accept decision
         true => true,
         false => decoded_header(headers, B3_SAMPLED_HEADER)?
-            .map(|value| value == "1" || value == "true")
+            .map(|value| {
+                // TEMPORARY (#2297)
+                info!(sampled=%value, "traced request");
+                value == "1" || value == "true"
+            })
             .unwrap_or(false),
     };
 
@@ -184,6 +189,16 @@ fn decode_b3(
         return Ok(None);
     }
 
+    let ctx = SpanContext {
+        trace_id: required_header(headers, B3_TRACE_ID_HEADER)?,
+        parent_span_id: parsed_header(headers, B3_PARENT_SPAN_ID_HEADER)?,
+        span_id: required_header(headers, B3_SPAN_ID_HEADER)?,
+        collector: Some(Arc::clone(collector)),
+    };
+
+    // TEMPORARY (#2297)
+    info!(?ctx, "tracing request");
+
     Ok(Some(SpanContext {
         trace_id: required_header(headers, B3_TRACE_ID_HEADER)?,
         parent_span_id: parsed_header(headers, B3_PARENT_SPAN_ID_HEADER)?,
diff --git a/trace/src/tower.rs b/trace/src/tower.rs
index bc9e2ac84b..313f173735 100644
--- a/trace/src/tower.rs
+++ b/trace/src/tower.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use crate::{ctx::SpanContext, span::EnteredSpan, TraceCollector};
 use futures::ready;
 use http::{Request, Response};
 use http_body::SizeHint;
-use observability_deps::tracing::{error, info};
+use observability_deps::tracing::error;
 use pin_project::pin_project;
 use std::future::Future;
 use std::pin::Pin;
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ where
     }
 
     fn call(&mut self, mut request: Request<ReqBody>) -> Self::Future {
-        use itertools::Itertools;
-        // TEMPORARY
-        info!(headers=%request.headers().keys().join(","), "gRPC request with headers");
         let span = match SpanContext::from_headers(&self.collector, request.headers()) {
             Ok(Some(ctx)) => {
                 let span = ctx.child("IOx");