diff --git a/botocore/client.py b/botocore/client.py
index 3ad196f7ce..e2619ecfd4 100644
--- a/botocore/client.py
+++ b/botocore/client.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 import functools
 
 from datadog import statsd
-from ddtrace import tracer
 
 from botocore import waiter, xform_name
 from botocore.auth import AUTH_TYPE_MAPS
@@ -462,21 +461,7 @@ def _force_virtual_style_s3_addressing(self):
     def _service_model(self):
         return self.meta.service_model
 
-    @tracer.wrap('aws.api.request', service='aws')
     def _make_api_call(self, operation_name, api_params):
-        span = tracer.current_span()
-        _endpoint_name = self._endpoint._endpoint_prefix
-        _region_name = self.meta.region_name
-        meta = {
-            'aws.agent': 'botocore',
-            'aws.operation': operation_name,
-            'aws.endpoint': _endpoint_name,
-            'aws.region': _region_name,
-        }
-        if operation_name != 'AssumeRole':  # don't send sensitive information
-            meta['aws.api_params'] = str(api_params)
-        span.resource = '%s.%s.%s' % (operation_name, _endpoint_name, _region_name)
-        span.set_tags(meta)
         statsd.increment('boto.request', tags=["action:%s" % operation_name])
 
         operation_model = self._service_model.operation_model(operation_name)
@@ -510,7 +495,6 @@ def _make_api_call(self, operation_name, api_params):
         )
 
         if http.status_code >= 300:
-            span.set_traceback()
             raise ClientError(parsed_response, operation_name)
         else:
             return parsed_response