diff --git a/src/crewai/flow/flow.py b/src/crewai/flow/flow.py
index d9482917b..7a8b88ba0 100644
--- a/src/crewai/flow/flow.py
+++ b/src/crewai/flow/flow.py
@@ -721,7 +721,6 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
 
         return asyncio.run(run_flow())
 
-    @init_flow_main_trace
     async def kickoff_async(self, inputs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> Any:
         """
         Start the flow execution asynchronously.
@@ -781,21 +780,14 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
         if inputs is not None and "id" not in inputs:
             self._initialize_state(inputs)
 
-        return asyncio.run(self.kickoff_async())
-
-    async def kickoff_async(self, inputs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> Any:
-        if not self._start_methods:
-            raise ValueError("No start method defined")
-
-        # Execute all start methods concurrently.
         tasks = [
             self._execute_start_method(start_method)
             for start_method in self._start_methods
         ]
         await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
+
         final_output = self._method_outputs[-1] if self._method_outputs else None
 
-        # Emit FlowFinishedEvent after all processing is complete.
         crewai_event_bus.emit(
             self,
             FlowFinishedEvent(
@@ -804,6 +796,7 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
                 result=final_output,
             ),
         )
+
         return final_output
 
     async def _execute_start_method(self, start_method_name: str) -> None: