diff --git a/bridge/opentracing/bridge.go b/bridge/opentracing/bridge.go
index 8483dbdeca0..6b0e102e331 100644
--- a/bridge/opentracing/bridge.go
+++ b/bridge/opentracing/bridge.go
@@ -31,11 +31,18 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/bridge/opentracing/migration"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/codes"
 	iBaggage "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/internal/baggage"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/internal/trace/noop"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/propagation"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 )
 
+var (
+	noopTracer = trace.NewNoopTracerProvider().Tracer("")
+	noopSpan   = func() trace.Span {
+		_, s := noopTracer.Start(context.Background(), "")
+		return s
+	}()
+)
+
 type bridgeSpanContext struct {
 	bag             baggage.Baggage
 	otelSpanContext trace.SpanContext
@@ -321,7 +328,7 @@ var _ ot.TracerContextWithSpanExtension = &BridgeTracer{}
 func NewBridgeTracer() *BridgeTracer {
 	return &BridgeTracer{
 		setTracer: bridgeSetTracer{
-			otelTracer: noop.Tracer,
+			otelTracer: noopTracer,
 		},
 		warningHandler: func(msg string) {},
 		propagator:     nil,
@@ -641,7 +648,7 @@ func (t *BridgeTracer) Inject(sm ot.SpanContext, format interface{}, carrier int
 	}
 	header := http.Header(hhcarrier)
 	fs := fakeSpan{
-		Span: noop.Span,
+		Span: noopSpan,
 		sc:   bridgeSC.otelSpanContext,
 	}
 	ctx := trace.ContextWithSpan(context.Background(), fs)
diff --git a/internal/trace/noop/noop.go b/internal/trace/noop/noop.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f8f3c49f0bc..00000000000
--- a/internal/trace/noop/noop.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-// Package noop provides noop tracing implementations for tracer and span.
-package noop // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/internal/trace/noop"
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
-)
-
-var (
-	// Tracer is a noop tracer that starts noop spans.
-	Tracer trace.Tracer
-
-	// Span is a noop Span.
-	Span trace.Span
-)
-
-func init() {
-	Tracer = trace.NewNoopTracerProvider().Tracer("")
-	_, Span = Tracer.Start(context.Background(), "")
-}
diff --git a/trace_test.go b/trace_test.go
index e85488e348d..48d245b4116 100644
--- a/trace_test.go
+++ b/trace_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/internal/trace/noop"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 )
 
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ type testTracerProvider struct{}
 var _ trace.TracerProvider = &testTracerProvider{}
 
 func (*testTracerProvider) Tracer(_ string, _ ...trace.TracerOption) trace.Tracer {
-	return noop.Tracer
+	return trace.NewNoopTracerProvider().Tracer("")
 }
 
 func TestMultipleGlobalTracerProvider(t *testing.T) {