diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/django/middleware.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/django/middleware.py
index ebb664ba87..9e1ed2cb88 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/django/middleware.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/django/middleware.py
@@ -299,10 +299,7 @@ def process_response(self, request, response):
                 activation.__exit__(None, None, None)
 
         if self._environ_token in request.META.keys():
-            if is_asgi_request:
-                detach(request.META.get(self._environ_token))
-            else:
-                detach(request.environ.get(self._environ_token))
+            detach(request.META.get(self._environ_token))
             request.META.pop(self._environ_token)
 
         return response