diff --git a/sdk/tracing/azotel/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/tracing/azotel/CHANGELOG.md
index 5daa102c7242..d9ca00d7aa98 100644
--- a/sdk/tracing/azotel/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/tracing/azotel/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 ### Breaking Changes
 
+* The type for parameter `tracerProvider` in function `NewTracingProvider()` has changed to `trace.TracerProvider`.
+
 ### Bugs Fixed
 
 ### Other Changes
diff --git a/sdk/tracing/azotel/otel.go b/sdk/tracing/azotel/otel.go
index 898adbc519ee..e75269ac6957 100644
--- a/sdk/tracing/azotel/otel.go
+++ b/sdk/tracing/azotel/otel.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore/tracing"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/codes"
-	otelsdk "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 )
 
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ type TracingProviderOptions struct {
 // NewTracingProvider creates a new tracing.Provider that wraps the specified OpenTelemetry TracerProvider.
 //   - tracerProvider - the TracerProvider to wrap
 //   - opts - optional configuration. pass nil to accept the default values
-func NewTracingProvider(tracerProvider *otelsdk.TracerProvider, opts *TracingProviderOptions) tracing.Provider {
+func NewTracingProvider(tracerProvider trace.TracerProvider, opts *TracingProviderOptions) tracing.Provider {
 	return tracing.NewProvider(func(namespace, version string) tracing.Tracer {
 		tracer := tracerProvider.Tracer(namespace, trace.WithInstrumentationVersion(version), trace.WithSchemaURL("https://opentelemetry.io/schemas/1.17.0"))