diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing.rb
index e962e9cde1..04ecb58524 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing.rb
@@ -1,38 +1,36 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
-require "graphql/tracing/trace"
-require "graphql/tracing/legacy_trace"
-require "graphql/tracing/legacy_hooks_trace"
 
-# Legacy tracing:
-require "graphql/tracing/active_support_notifications_tracing"
-require "graphql/tracing/platform_tracing"
-require "graphql/tracing/appoptics_tracing"
-require "graphql/tracing/appsignal_tracing"
-require "graphql/tracing/data_dog_tracing"
-require "graphql/tracing/new_relic_tracing"
-require "graphql/tracing/scout_tracing"
-require "graphql/tracing/statsd_tracing"
-require "graphql/tracing/prometheus_tracing"
-
-# New Tracing:
-require "graphql/tracing/active_support_notifications_trace"
-require "graphql/tracing/platform_trace"
-require "graphql/tracing/appoptics_trace"
-require "graphql/tracing/appsignal_trace"
-require "graphql/tracing/data_dog_trace"
-require "graphql/tracing/new_relic_trace"
-require "graphql/tracing/notifications_trace"
-require "graphql/tracing/sentry_trace"
-require "graphql/tracing/scout_trace"
-require "graphql/tracing/statsd_trace"
-require "graphql/tracing/prometheus_trace"
-if defined?(PrometheusExporter::Server)
-  require "graphql/tracing/prometheus_trace/graphql_collector"
-end
 
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
-    NullTrace = Trace.new
+    autoload :Trace, "graphql/tracing/trace"
+    autoload :CallLegacyTracers, "graphql/tracing/call_legacy_tracers"
+    autoload :LegacyTrace, "graphql/tracing/legacy_trace"
+    autoload :LegacyHooksTrace, "graphql/tracing/legacy_hooks_trace"
+    autoload :NullTrace, "graphql/tracing/null_trace"
+
+    autoload :ActiveSupportNotificationsTracing, "graphql/tracing/active_support_notifications_tracing"
+    autoload :PlatformTracing, "graphql/tracing/platform_tracing"
+    autoload :AppOpticsTracing, "graphql/tracing/appoptics_tracing"
+    autoload :AppsignalTracing, "graphql/tracing/appsignal_tracing"
+    autoload :DataDogTracing, "graphql/tracing/data_dog_tracing"
+    autoload :NewRelicTracing, "graphql/tracing/new_relic_tracing"
+    autoload :NotificationsTracing, "graphql/tracing/notifications_tracing"
+    autoload :ScoutTracing, "graphql/tracing/scout_tracing"
+    autoload :StatsdTracing, "graphql/tracing/statsd_tracing"
+    autoload :PrometheusTracing, "graphql/tracing/prometheus_tracing"
+
+    autoload :ActiveSupportNotificationsTrace, "graphql/tracing/active_support_notifications_trace"
+    autoload :PlatformTrace, "graphql/tracing/platform_trace"
+    autoload :AppOpticsTrace, "graphql/tracing/appoptics_trace"
+    autoload :AppsignalTrace, "graphql/tracing/appsignal_trace"
+    autoload :DataDogTrace, "graphql/tracing/data_dog_trace"
+    autoload :NewRelicTrace, "graphql/tracing/new_relic_trace"
+    autoload :NotificationsTrace, "graphql/tracing/notifications_trace"
+    autoload :SentryTrace, "graphql/tracing/sentry_trace"
+    autoload :ScoutTrace, "graphql/tracing/scout_trace"
+    autoload :StatsdTrace, "graphql/tracing/statsd_trace"
+    autoload :PrometheusTrace, "graphql/tracing/prometheus_trace"
 
     # Objects may include traceable to gain a `.trace(...)` method.
     # The object must have a `@tracers` ivar of type `Array<<#trace(k, d, &b)>>`.
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/active_support_notifications_trace.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/active_support_notifications_trace.rb
index 57b2ed3004..26b6ce6844 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/active_support_notifications_trace.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/active_support_notifications_trace.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require 'graphql/tracing/notifications_trace'
+require "graphql/tracing/notifications_trace"
 
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/active_support_notifications_tracing.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/active_support_notifications_tracing.rb
index 52fbc23c5e..4f60c63a34 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/active_support_notifications_tracing.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/active_support_notifications_tracing.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require 'graphql/tracing/notifications_tracing'
+require "graphql/tracing/notifications_tracing"
 
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/appoptics_trace.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/appoptics_trace.rb
index 2ea36c59be..4a950ecb61 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/appoptics_trace.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/appoptics_trace.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing/platform_trace"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
 
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/appoptics_tracing.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/appoptics_tracing.rb
index e24d1a06d1..3ecebcfbfe 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/appoptics_tracing.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/appoptics_tracing.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing/platform_tracing"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
 
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/appsignal_trace.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/appsignal_trace.rb
index 0f639dc1da..980ee12805 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/appsignal_trace.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/appsignal_trace.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing/platform_trace"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     module AppsignalTrace
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/appsignal_tracing.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/appsignal_tracing.rb
index 413cd9711e..cd552ee71a 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/appsignal_tracing.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/appsignal_tracing.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing/platform_tracing"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     class AppsignalTracing < PlatformTracing
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/call_legacy_tracers.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/call_legacy_tracers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c42b99fa18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/call_legacy_tracers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module GraphQL
+  module Tracing
+    # This trace class calls legacy-style tracer with payload hashes.
+    # New-style `trace_with` modules significantly reduce the overhead of tracing,
+    # but that advantage is lost when legacy-style tracers are also used (since the payload hashes are still constructed).
+    module CallLegacyTracers
+      def lex(query_string:)
+        (@multiplex || @query).trace("lex", { query_string: query_string }) { super }
+      end
+
+      def parse(query_string:)
+        (@multiplex || @query).trace("parse", { query_string: query_string }) { super }
+      end
+
+      def validate(query:, validate:)
+        query.trace("validate", { validate: validate, query: query }) { super }
+      end
+
+      def analyze_multiplex(multiplex:)
+        multiplex.trace("analyze_multiplex", { multiplex: multiplex }) { super }
+      end
+
+      def analyze_query(query:)
+        query.trace("analyze_query", { query: query }) { super }
+      end
+
+      def execute_multiplex(multiplex:)
+        multiplex.trace("execute_multiplex", { multiplex: multiplex }) { super }
+      end
+
+      def execute_query(query:)
+        query.trace("execute_query", { query: query }) { super }
+      end
+
+      def execute_query_lazy(query:, multiplex:)
+        multiplex.trace("execute_query_lazy", { multiplex: multiplex, query: query }) { super }
+      end
+
+      def execute_field(field:, query:, ast_node:, arguments:, object:)
+        query.trace("execute_field", { field: field, query: query, ast_node: ast_node, arguments: arguments, object: object, owner: field.owner, path: query.context[:current_path] }) { super }
+      end
+
+      def execute_field_lazy(field:, query:, ast_node:, arguments:, object:)
+        query.trace("execute_field_lazy", { field: field, query: query, ast_node: ast_node, arguments: arguments, object: object, owner: field.owner, path: query.context[:current_path] }) { super }
+      end
+
+      def authorized(query:, type:, object:)
+        query.trace("authorized", { context: query.context, type: type, object: object, path: query.context[:current_path] }) { super }
+      end
+
+      def authorized_lazy(query:, type:, object:)
+        query.trace("authorized_lazy", { context: query.context, type: type, object: object, path: query.context[:current_path] }) { super }
+      end
+
+      def resolve_type(query:, type:, object:)
+        query.trace("resolve_type", { context: query.context, type: type, object: object, path: query.context[:current_path] }) { super }
+      end
+
+      def resolve_type_lazy(query:, type:, object:)
+        query.trace("resolve_type_lazy", { context: query.context, type: type, object: object, path: query.context[:current_path] }) { super }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/data_dog_trace.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/data_dog_trace.rb
index 33c08850a3..c37d2aa4a4 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/data_dog_trace.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/data_dog_trace.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing/platform_trace"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     module DataDogTrace
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/data_dog_tracing.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/data_dog_tracing.rb
index ef3d2fc975..b764c2ba26 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/data_dog_tracing.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/data_dog_tracing.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing/platform_tracing"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     class DataDogTracing < PlatformTracing
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/legacy_hooks_trace.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/legacy_hooks_trace.rb
index ee488019a0..d23fe190a1 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/legacy_hooks_trace.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/legacy_hooks_trace.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     module LegacyHooksTrace
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/legacy_trace.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/legacy_trace.rb
index 0663d37922..e4b8207440 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/legacy_trace.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/legacy_trace.rb
@@ -1,67 +1,10 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
-module GraphQL
-  module Tracing
-    # This trace class calls legacy-style tracer with payload hashes.
-    # New-style `trace_with` modules significantly reduce the overhead of tracing,
-    # but that advantage is lost when legacy-style tracers are also used (since the payload hashes are still constructed).
-    module CallLegacyTracers
-      def lex(query_string:)
-        (@multiplex || @query).trace("lex", { query_string: query_string }) { super }
-      end
-
-      def parse(query_string:)
-        (@multiplex || @query).trace("parse", { query_string: query_string }) { super }
-      end
-
-      def validate(query:, validate:)
-        query.trace("validate", { validate: validate, query: query }) { super }
-      end
-
-      def analyze_multiplex(multiplex:)
-        multiplex.trace("analyze_multiplex", { multiplex: multiplex }) { super }
-      end
-
-      def analyze_query(query:)
-        query.trace("analyze_query", { query: query }) { super }
-      end
-
-      def execute_multiplex(multiplex:)
-        multiplex.trace("execute_multiplex", { multiplex: multiplex }) { super }
-      end
-
-      def execute_query(query:)
-        query.trace("execute_query", { query: query }) { super }
-      end
-
-      def execute_query_lazy(query:, multiplex:)
-        multiplex.trace("execute_query_lazy", { multiplex: multiplex, query: query }) { super }
-      end
 
-      def execute_field(field:, query:, ast_node:, arguments:, object:)
-        query.trace("execute_field", { field: field, query: query, ast_node: ast_node, arguments: arguments, object: object, owner: field.owner, path: query.context[:current_path] }) { super }
-      end
-
-      def execute_field_lazy(field:, query:, ast_node:, arguments:, object:)
-        query.trace("execute_field_lazy", { field: field, query: query, ast_node: ast_node, arguments: arguments, object: object, owner: field.owner, path: query.context[:current_path] }) { super }
-      end
-
-      def authorized(query:, type:, object:)
-        query.trace("authorized", { context: query.context, type: type, object: object, path: query.context[:current_path] }) { super }
-      end
-
-      def authorized_lazy(query:, type:, object:)
-        query.trace("authorized_lazy", { context: query.context, type: type, object: object, path: query.context[:current_path] }) { super }
-      end
-
-      def resolve_type(query:, type:, object:)
-        query.trace("resolve_type", { context: query.context, type: type, object: object, path: query.context[:current_path] }) { super }
-      end
-
-      def resolve_type_lazy(query:, type:, object:)
-        query.trace("resolve_type_lazy", { context: query.context, type: type, object: object, path: query.context[:current_path] }) { super }
-      end
-    end
+require "graphql/tracing/trace"
+require "graphql/tracing/call_legacy_tracers"
 
+module GraphQL
+  module Tracing
     class LegacyTrace < Trace
       include CallLegacyTracers
     end
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/new_relic_trace.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/new_relic_trace.rb
index 0b455d5231..386ff5d745 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/new_relic_trace.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/new_relic_trace.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing/platform_trace"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     module NewRelicTrace
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/new_relic_tracing.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/new_relic_tracing.rb
index cf7431728e..a2d05b5203 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/new_relic_tracing.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/new_relic_tracing.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing/platform_tracing"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     class NewRelicTracing < PlatformTracing
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/notifications_tracing.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/notifications_tracing.rb
index 9e50f18e46..c8ad4f8861 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/notifications_tracing.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/notifications_tracing.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing/platform_tracing"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     # This implementation forwards events to a notification handler (i.e.
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/null_trace.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/null_trace.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26e2b27695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/null_trace.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "graphql/tracing/trace"
+
+module GraphQL
+  module Tracing
+    NullTrace = Trace.new
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/prometheus_trace.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/prometheus_trace.rb
index 8b7f8a57d9..8d33156a94 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/prometheus_trace.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/prometheus_trace.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing/platform_trace"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     module PrometheusTrace
+      if defined?(PrometheusExporter::Server)
+        autoload :GraphQLCollector, "graphql/tracing/prometheus_trace/graphql_collector"
+      end
       include PlatformTrace
 
       def initialize(client: PrometheusExporter::Client.default, keys_whitelist: ["execute_field", "execute_field_lazy"], collector_type: "graphql", **rest)
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/prometheus_trace/graphql_collector.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/prometheus_trace/graphql_collector.rb
index e351a639c5..87304af015 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/prometheus_trace/graphql_collector.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/prometheus_trace/graphql_collector.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     module PrometheusTrace
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/prometheus_tracing.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/prometheus_tracing.rb
index e76da521c1..a10a0bc600 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/prometheus_tracing.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/prometheus_tracing.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing/platform_tracing"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     class PrometheusTracing < PlatformTracing
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/scout_trace.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/scout_trace.rb
index ac42d795e1..d35819f63b 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/scout_trace.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/scout_trace.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing/platform_trace"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     module ScoutTrace
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/scout_tracing.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/scout_tracing.rb
index 2b5fecaf6a..c3b20b7ee9 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/scout_tracing.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/scout_tracing.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing/platform_tracing"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     class ScoutTracing < PlatformTracing
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/sentry_trace.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/sentry_trace.rb
index f37cea19c2..262cd25eb7 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/sentry_trace.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/sentry_trace.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing/platform_trace"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     module SentryTrace
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/statsd_trace.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/statsd_trace.rb
index b5121b5753..56ce54631f 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/statsd_trace.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/statsd_trace.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing/platform_trace"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     module StatsdTrace
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/statsd_tracing.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/statsd_tracing.rb
index 28e1a30772..2b1ff10c8d 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/statsd_tracing.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/statsd_tracing.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "graphql/tracing/platform_tracing"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     class StatsdTracing < PlatformTracing
diff --git a/lib/graphql/tracing/trace.rb b/lib/graphql/tracing/trace.rb
index 8834c2d59c..ef9a3722a8 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/tracing/trace.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/tracing/trace.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "graphql/tracing"
+
 module GraphQL
   module Tracing
     # This is the base class for a `trace` instance whose methods are called during query execution.
diff --git a/spec/graphql/autoload_spec.rb b/spec/graphql/autoload_spec.rb
index f9313acb0f..fd58b8e9f4 100644
--- a/spec/graphql/autoload_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/graphql/autoload_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require "spec_helper"
+require "open3"
 
 describe GraphQL::Autoload do
   module LazyModule
@@ -45,4 +46,18 @@ def self.eager_load!
       assert EagerModule::NestedEagerModule::NestedEagerClass
     end
   end
+
+  describe "loading nested files in the repo" do
+    it "can load them individually" do
+      files_to_load = Dir.glob("lib/**/tracing/*.rb")
+      assert_equal 26, files_to_load.size, "It found all the expected files"
+      files_to_load.each do |file|
+        require_path = file.sub("lib/", "").sub(".rb", "")
+        stderr_and_stdout, _status = Open3.capture2e("ruby -Ilib -e 'require \"#{require_path}\"'")
+        assert_equal "", stderr_and_stdout, "It loads #{require_path.inspect} in isolation"
+        stderr_and_stdout, _status = Open3.capture2e("ruby -Ilib -e 'require \"graphql\"; require \"#{require_path}\"'")
+        assert_equal "", stderr_and_stdout, "It loads #{require_path.inspect} after loading graphql"
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end