diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a352b3d583..419afb8696 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#4353](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4353))
 - Add support for `explicit_bucket_boundaries` advisory for Histograms
   ([#4361](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4361))
+- sdk: don't log or print warnings when the SDK has been disabled
+  ([#4371](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4371))
 
 ## Version 1.29.0/0.50b0 (2024-12-11)
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/__init__.py
index c2db81687a..d277b5cae0 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/__init__.py
@@ -670,7 +670,6 @@ def get_logger(
         attributes: Optional[Attributes] = None,
     ) -> Logger:
         if self._disabled:
-            warnings.warn("SDK is disabled.")
             return NoOpLogger(
                 name,
                 version=version,
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/__init__.py
index 0d7915a78c..1d5511a6ae 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/__init__.py
@@ -561,7 +561,6 @@ def get_meter(
         attributes: Optional[Attributes] = None,
     ) -> Meter:
         if self._disabled:
-            _logger.warning("SDK is disabled.")
             return NoOpMeter(name, version=version, schema_url=schema_url)
 
         if self._shutdown:
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/resources/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/resources/__init__.py
index a52573ac1c..2f95652de7 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/resources/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/resources/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
     these attributes can be included in the Resource.*
 
 Resource objects are created with `Resource.create`, which accepts attributes
-(key-values). Resources should NOT be created via constructor, and working with
+(key-values). Resources should NOT be created via constructor except by `ResourceDetector`
+instances which can't use `Resource.create` to avoid infinite loops. Working with
 `Resource` objects should only be done via the Resource API methods. Resource
 attributes can also be passed at process invocation in the
 :envvar:`OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES` environment variable. You should register
@@ -175,6 +176,8 @@ def create(
     ) -> "Resource":
         """Creates a new `Resource` from attributes.
 
+        `ResourceDetector` instances should not call this method.
+
         Args:
             attributes: Optional zero or more key-value pairs.
             schema_url: Optional URL pointing to the schema
@@ -316,6 +319,7 @@ def __init__(self, raise_on_error: bool = False) -> None:
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def detect(self) -> "Resource":
+        """Don't call `Resource.create` here to avoid an infinite loop, instead instantiate `Resource` directly"""
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/__init__.py
index c40a7a7070..2e4448387c 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/__init__.py
@@ -1228,7 +1228,6 @@ def get_tracer(
         attributes: typing.Optional[types.Attributes] = None,
     ) -> "trace_api.Tracer":
         if self._disabled:
-            logger.warning("SDK is disabled.")
             return NoOpTracer()
         if not instrumenting_module_name:  # Reject empty strings too.
             instrumenting_module_name = ""
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_handler.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_handler.py
index f6daa1b22c..7f8763bb00 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_handler.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_handler.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import unittest
-import warnings
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
 from opentelemetry._logs import NoOpLoggerProvider, SeverityNumber
@@ -290,11 +289,7 @@ def test_handler_root_logger_with_disabled_sdk_does_not_go_into_recursion_error(
         processor, logger = set_up_test_logging(
             logging.NOTSET, root_logger=True
         )
-        with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as cw:
-            logger.warning("hello")
-
-        self.assertEqual(len(cw), 1)
-        self.assertEqual("SDK is disabled.", str(cw[0].message))
+        logger.warning("hello")
 
         self.assertEqual(processor.emit_count(), 0)
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_logs.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_logs.py
index 0590669653..92daf4d40b 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_logs.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/logs/test_logs.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 # pylint: disable=protected-access
 
 import unittest
-import warnings
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
 from opentelemetry.sdk._logs import LoggerProvider
@@ -70,12 +69,9 @@ def test_get_logger(self):
 
     @patch.dict("os.environ", {OTEL_SDK_DISABLED: "true"})
     def test_get_logger_with_sdk_disabled(self):
-        with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as cw:
-            logger = LoggerProvider().get_logger(Mock())
+        logger = LoggerProvider().get_logger(Mock())
 
         self.assertIsInstance(logger, NoOpLogger)
-        self.assertEqual(len(cw), 1)
-        self.assertEqual("SDK is disabled.", str(cw[0].message))
 
     @patch.object(Resource, "create")
     def test_logger_provider_init(self, resource_patch):