diff --git a/tck/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/fault/tolerance/tck/telemetryMetrics/util/InMemoryMetricReader.java b/tck/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/fault/tolerance/tck/telemetryMetrics/util/InMemoryMetricReader.java
index 6beb732f..0abdc03c 100644
--- a/tck/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/fault/tolerance/tck/telemetryMetrics/util/InMemoryMetricReader.java
+++ b/tck/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/fault/tolerance/tck/telemetryMetrics/util/InMemoryMetricReader.java
@@ -49,17 +49,21 @@
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.metrics.data.SumData;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.metrics.export.CollectionRegistration;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.metrics.export.MetricReader;
-import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
-import jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.CDI;
 
-@ApplicationScoped
 public class InMemoryMetricReader implements MetricReader {
 
+    private static InMemoryMetricReader instance;
+
     private CollectionRegistration collectionRegistration;
     private boolean isShutdown = false;
 
     public static InMemoryMetricReader current() {
-        return CDI.current().select(InMemoryMetricReader.class).get();
+        synchronized (InMemoryMetricReader.class) {
+            if (instance == null) {
+                instance = new InMemoryMetricReader();
+            }
+            return instance;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -85,6 +89,9 @@ public CompletableResultCode forceFlush() {
     public CompletableResultCode shutdown() {
         collectionRegistration = null;
         isShutdown = true;
+        synchronized (InMemoryMetricReader.class) {
+            instance = null;
+        }
         return CompletableResultCode.ofSuccess();
     }
 
@@ -106,6 +113,10 @@ public Optional<MetricData> getMetric(TelemetryMetricID id) {
     }
 
     private Optional<MetricData> getMetric(String name) {
+        if (collectionRegistration == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("InMemoryMetricReader has not been registered");
+        }
+
         Collection<MetricData> allMetrics = collectionRegistration.collectAllMetrics();
         List<MetricData> matchingMetrics = allMetrics.stream()
                 .filter(md -> md.getName().equals(name))
diff --git a/tck/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/fault/tolerance/tck/telemetryMetrics/util/PullExporterAutoConfigurationCustomizerProvider.java b/tck/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/fault/tolerance/tck/telemetryMetrics/util/PullExporterAutoConfigurationCustomizerProvider.java
index b872db33..aa33742c 100644
--- a/tck/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/fault/tolerance/tck/telemetryMetrics/util/PullExporterAutoConfigurationCustomizerProvider.java
+++ b/tck/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/fault/tolerance/tck/telemetryMetrics/util/PullExporterAutoConfigurationCustomizerProvider.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.spi.AutoConfigurationCustomizerProvider;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.spi.ConfigProperties;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.metrics.SdkMeterProviderBuilder;
-import jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.CDI;
 
 public class PullExporterAutoConfigurationCustomizerProvider implements AutoConfigurationCustomizerProvider {
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ public void customize(AutoConfigurationCustomizer autoConfiguration) {
 
     private SdkMeterProviderBuilder registerMeterProvider(SdkMeterProviderBuilder builder,
             ConfigProperties properties) {
-        InMemoryMetricReader exporter = CDI.current().select(InMemoryMetricReader.class).get();
+        InMemoryMetricReader exporter = InMemoryMetricReader.current();
         builder.registerMetricReader(exporter);
         return builder;
     }
diff --git a/tck/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/fault/tolerance/tck/telemetryMetrics/util/TelemetryLongMetric.java b/tck/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/fault/tolerance/tck/telemetryMetrics/util/TelemetryLongMetric.java
index 5bbeae04..d83e1ec3 100644
--- a/tck/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/fault/tolerance/tck/telemetryMetrics/util/TelemetryLongMetric.java
+++ b/tck/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/fault/tolerance/tck/telemetryMetrics/util/TelemetryLongMetric.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.fault.tolerance.tck.telemetryMetrics.util.TelemetryMetricDefinition.MetricType;
 
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.metrics.data.LongPointData;
-import jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.CDI;
 
 /**
  * Allows tests to get the value of a {@code Long} counter or gauge and compare it with a baseline.
@@ -55,12 +54,12 @@ public TelemetryLongMetric(TelemetryMetricID metricId) {
      * @return the counter value, or zero if the metric doesn't exist
      */
     public long value() {
-        InMemoryMetricReader reader = CDI.current().select(InMemoryMetricReader.class).get();
+        InMemoryMetricReader reader = InMemoryMetricReader.current();
         return reader.readLongData(metricId);
     }
 
     public boolean isPresent() {
-        InMemoryMetricReader exporter = CDI.current().select(InMemoryMetricReader.class).get();
+        InMemoryMetricReader exporter = InMemoryMetricReader.current();
         Optional<LongPointData> latest = exporter.getMetric(metricId)
                 .flatMap(md -> InMemoryMetricReader.getLongPointData(md, metricId));
         return latest.isPresent();