diff --git a/apollo-router/src/query_planner/execution.rs b/apollo-router/src/query_planner/execution.rs
index 7e55e28106..4b26d1c21f 100644
--- a/apollo-router/src/query_planner/execution.rs
+++ b/apollo-router/src/query_planner/execution.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use crate::json_ext::Path;
 use crate::json_ext::Value;
 use crate::json_ext::ValueExt;
 use crate::plugins::subscription::SubscriptionConfig;
+use crate::query_planner::fetch::FetchNode;
 use crate::query_planner::fetch::Variables;
 use crate::query_planner::FlattenNode;
 use crate::query_planner::Primary;
@@ -252,7 +253,6 @@ impl PlanNode {
                                     .supergraph_request(parameters.supergraph_request.clone())
                                     .variables(variables)
                                     .current_dir(current_dir.clone())
-                                    .deferred_fetches(parameters.deferred_fetches.clone())
                                     .build();
                                 (value, errors) = match service.oneshot(request).await {
                                     Ok(r) => r,
@@ -264,6 +264,13 @@ impl PlanNode {
                                             .build()],
                                     ),
                                 };
+                                FetchNode::deferred_fetches(
+                                    current_dir,
+                                    &fetch_node.id,
+                                    parameters.deferred_fetches,
+                                    &value,
+                                    &errors,
+                                );
                             }
                             None => {
                                 value = Value::Object(Object::default());
diff --git a/apollo-router/src/query_planner/fetch.rs b/apollo-router/src/query_planner/fetch.rs
index 65edb72153..ed02917d8b 100644
--- a/apollo-router/src/query_planner/fetch.rs
+++ b/apollo-router/src/query_planner/fetch.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use serde_json_bytes::ByteString;
 use serde_json_bytes::Map;
-use tokio::sync::broadcast;
 use tokio::sync::broadcast::Sender;
 use tower::ServiceExt;
 use tracing::instrument;
@@ -378,8 +377,6 @@ impl FetchNode {
         output_rewrites: &Option<Vec<DataRewrite>>,
         schema: &Schema,
         paths: Vec<Vec<Path>>,
-        id: Option<String>,
-        deferred_fetches: &HashMap<String, broadcast::Sender<(Value, Vec<Error>)>>,
         operation_str: &str,
         variables: Map<ByteString, Value>,
     ) -> (Value, Vec<Error>) {
@@ -436,13 +433,12 @@ impl FetchNode {
             output_rewrites,
             service_name,
         );
-        Self::deferred_fetches(current_dir, id, deferred_fetches, &value, &errors);
         (value, errors)
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn deferred_fetches(
         current_dir: &Path,
-        id: Option<String>,
+        id: &Option<String>,
         deferred_fetches: &HashMap<String, Sender<(Value, Vec<Error>)>>,
         value: &Value,
         errors: &[Error],
diff --git a/apollo-router/src/services/connector_service.rs b/apollo-router/src/services/connector_service.rs
index 9842de3e73..0eaaa0a3ed 100644
--- a/apollo-router/src/services/connector_service.rs
+++ b/apollo-router/src/services/connector_service.rs
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ impl tower::Service<ConnectRequest> for ConnectorService {
                 "otel.kind" = "INTERNAL",
                 "apollo.connector.type" = CONNECTOR_TYPE_HTTP,
                 "apollo.connector.detail" = tracing::field::Empty,
-                "apollo.connector.field.name" = connector.field_name().to_string(),
-                "apollo.connector.selection" = connector.selection.to_string(),
+                "apollo.connector.field.name" = %connector.field_name(),
+                "apollo.connector.selection" = %connector.selection,
                 "apollo.connector.source.name" = tracing::field::Empty,
                 "apollo.connector.source.detail" = tracing::field::Empty,
                 "apollo_private.sent_time_offset" = fetch_time_offset,
diff --git a/apollo-router/src/services/fetch.rs b/apollo-router/src/services/fetch.rs
index a6071a90ed..2a452a584b 100644
--- a/apollo-router/src/services/fetch.rs
+++ b/apollo-router/src/services/fetch.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 #![allow(missing_docs)] // FIXME
 
-use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use serde_json_bytes::Value;
-use tokio::sync::broadcast;
 use tower::BoxError;
 
 use crate::error::Error;
@@ -23,7 +21,6 @@ pub(crate) struct Request {
     pub(crate) supergraph_request: Arc<http::Request<GraphQLRequest>>,
     pub(crate) variables: Variables,
     pub(crate) current_dir: Path,
-    pub(crate) deferred_fetches: HashMap<String, broadcast::Sender<(Value, Vec<Error>)>>,
 }
 
 pub(crate) type Response = (Value, Vec<Error>);
@@ -40,7 +37,6 @@ impl Request {
         supergraph_request: Arc<http::Request<GraphQLRequest>>,
         variables: Variables,
         current_dir: Path,
-        deferred_fetches: HashMap<String, broadcast::Sender<(Value, Vec<Error>)>>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             context,
@@ -48,7 +44,6 @@ impl Request {
             supergraph_request,
             variables,
             current_dir,
-            deferred_fetches,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/apollo-router/src/services/fetch_service.rs b/apollo-router/src/services/fetch_service.rs
index ca358a56bc..875ca16692 100644
--- a/apollo-router/src/services/fetch_service.rs
+++ b/apollo-router/src/services/fetch_service.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ impl FetchService {
         let FetchRequest {
             fetch_node,
             supergraph_request,
-            deferred_fetches,
             variables,
             context,
             current_dir,
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ impl FetchService {
             service_name,
             requires,
             output_rewrites,
-            id,
             ..
         } = fetch_node;
 
@@ -142,7 +140,6 @@ impl FetchService {
                 &output_rewrites,
                 &service_name,
             );
-            FetchNode::deferred_fetches(&current_dir, id, &deferred_fetches, &value, &errors);
             Ok((value, errors))
         })
     }
@@ -156,7 +153,6 @@ impl FetchService {
         let FetchRequest {
             fetch_node,
             supergraph_request,
-            deferred_fetches,
             variables,
             current_dir,
             context,
@@ -169,7 +165,6 @@ impl FetchService {
             operation_name,
             requires,
             output_rewrites,
-            id,
             ..
         } = fetch_node;
 
@@ -210,7 +205,6 @@ impl FetchService {
         let aqs = aliased_operation.to_string(); // TODO
         let sns = service_name.clone();
         let current_dir = current_dir.clone();
-        let deferred_fetches = deferred_fetches.clone();
         let service = subgraph_service_factory
             .create(&sns)
             .expect("we already checked that the service exists during planning; qed");
@@ -247,8 +241,6 @@ impl FetchService {
                 &output_rewrites,
                 &schema,
                 variables.inverted_paths,
-                id,
-                &deferred_fetches,
                 &aqs,
                 variables.variables,
             )