diff --git a/internal/global/trace.go b/internal/global/trace.go
index 420d0b8e880..8982aa0dc56 100644
--- a/internal/global/trace.go
+++ b/internal/global/trace.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (t *tracer) newSpan(ctx context.Context, autoSpan *bool, name string, opts
 	// should not be read from the global.
 
 	if *autoSpan {
-		tracer := sdk.GetTracerProvider().Tracer(t.name, t.opts...)
+		tracer := sdk.TracerProvider().Tracer(t.name, t.opts...)
 		return tracer.Start(ctx, name, opts...)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/global/trace_test.go b/internal/global/trace_test.go
index 698915e503a..01eb0314a4c 100644
--- a/internal/global/trace_test.go
+++ b/internal/global/trace_test.go
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func TestNewSpanType(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(func() { *autoInstEnabled = orig })
 
 	_, got = tracer.newSpan(ctx, autoInstEnabled, "", nil)
-	autoTracer := sdk.GetTracerProvider().Tracer("")
+	autoTracer := sdk.TracerProvider().Tracer("")
 	_, span := autoTracer.Start(ctx, "")
 	assert.IsType(t, span, got, "auto span type")
 }