diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 2cca15f1d14..bf9ff03b876 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -139,13 +139,12 @@ linters-settings:
         files:
           - "**_test.go"
 
-      # TODO: enable after import is not used anywhere
-      # disallow-otel-contrib-translator:
-      #   deny:
-      #     - pkg: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/translator/jaeger
-      #       desc: "Use jptrace package instead of opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/translator/jaeger"
-      #   files:
-      #     - "!**/jptrace/**"
+      disallow-otel-contrib-translator:
+        deny:
+          - pkg: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/translator/jaeger
+            desc: "Use jptrace package instead of opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/translator/jaeger"
+        files:
+          - "!**/jptrace/**"
 
   goimports:
     local-prefixes: github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger