diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/spans/ai_client.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/spans/ai_client.py
index 5c095b6b6c..225c873762 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/spans/ai_client.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/spans/ai_client.py
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ def ai_client_context(
         },
     )
 
+    context.span.set_attribute(SPANDATA.GEN_AI_PROVIDER_NAME, "openai")
+
     _set_agent_data(context.span, agent)
 
     if client_options["data_collection"]["gen_ai"]["inputs"]:
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/utils.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/utils.py
index 7d631aff27..84330cdf51 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/utils.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/utils.py
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ def _capture_exception(exc: "Any") -> None:
 
 
 def _set_agent_data(span: "Span", agent: "agents.Agent") -> None:
-    span.set_attribute(
-        SPANDATA.GEN_AI_PROVIDER_NAME, "openai"
-    )  # See footnote for  https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/registry/attributes/gen-ai/#gen-ai-system for explanation why.
 
     span.set_attribute(SPANDATA.GEN_AI_AGENT_NAME, agent.name)
 
diff --git a/tests/integrations/openai_agents/test_openai_agents.py b/tests/integrations/openai_agents/test_openai_agents.py
index 4b3048dc3d..6bd507c511 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/openai_agents/test_openai_agents.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/openai_agents/test_openai_agents.py
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@ async def test_agent_invocation_span_no_sensitive_data(
     assert "gen_ai.response.text" not in invoke_agent_span["attributes"]
 
     assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.operation.name"] == "invoke_agent"
-    assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"][SPANDATA.GEN_AI_PROVIDER_NAME] == "openai"
     assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.agent.name"] == "test_agent"
     assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.max_tokens"] == 100
     assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.model"] == "gpt-4"
@@ -762,7 +761,6 @@ async def test_agent_invocation_span(
     )
 
     assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.operation.name"] == "invoke_agent"
-    assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"][SPANDATA.GEN_AI_PROVIDER_NAME] == "openai"
     assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.agent.name"] == "test_agent"
     assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.max_tokens"] == 100
     assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.model"] == "gpt-4"
@@ -885,7 +883,6 @@ def test_agent_invocation_span_sync_no_sensitive_data(
 
     assert invoke_agent_span["name"] == "invoke_agent test_agent"
     assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.operation.name"] == "invoke_agent"
-    assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"][SPANDATA.GEN_AI_PROVIDER_NAME] == "openai"
     assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.agent.name"] == "test_agent"
     assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.max_tokens"] == 100
     assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.model"] == "gpt-4"
@@ -1150,7 +1147,6 @@ def test_agent_invocation_span_sync(
 
     assert invoke_agent_span["name"] == "invoke_agent test_agent"
     assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.operation.name"] == "invoke_agent"
-    assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"][SPANDATA.GEN_AI_PROVIDER_NAME] == "openai"
     assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.agent.name"] == "test_agent"
     assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.max_tokens"] == 100
     assert invoke_agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.model"] == "gpt-4"
@@ -1306,7 +1302,6 @@ async def test_tool_execution_span(
     assert agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.model"] == "gpt-4"
     assert agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.temperature"] == 0.7
     assert agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.top_p"] == 1.0
-    assert agent_span["attributes"][SPANDATA.GEN_AI_PROVIDER_NAME] == "openai"
 
     assert ai_client_span1["name"] == "chat gpt-4"
     assert ai_client_span1["attributes"]["gen_ai.operation.name"] == "chat"
@@ -1373,7 +1368,6 @@ async def test_tool_execution_span(
     assert tool_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.model"] == "gpt-4"
     assert tool_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.temperature"] == 0.7
     assert tool_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.top_p"] == 1.0
-    assert tool_span["attributes"][SPANDATA.GEN_AI_PROVIDER_NAME] == "openai"
     assert tool_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.tool.description"] == "A simple tool"
     assert tool_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.tool.input"] == '{"message": "hello"}'
     assert tool_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.tool.name"] == "simple_test_tool"
@@ -1566,7 +1560,6 @@ async def test_run_streamed_tool_execution_span(
     assert agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.model"] == "gpt-4"
     assert agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.temperature"] == 0.7
     assert agent_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.top_p"] == 1.0
-    assert agent_span["attributes"][SPANDATA.GEN_AI_PROVIDER_NAME] == "openai"
 
     assert tool_span["name"] == "execute_tool simple_test_tool"
     assert tool_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.agent.name"] == "test_agent"
@@ -1576,7 +1569,6 @@ async def test_run_streamed_tool_execution_span(
     assert tool_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.model"] == "gpt-4"
     assert tool_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.temperature"] == 0.7
     assert tool_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.request.top_p"] == 1.0
-    assert tool_span["attributes"][SPANDATA.GEN_AI_PROVIDER_NAME] == "openai"
     assert tool_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.tool.description"] == "A simple tool"
     assert tool_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.tool.input"] == '{"message": "hello"}'
     assert tool_span["attributes"]["gen_ai.tool.name"] == "simple_test_tool"