diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-web-3.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/springweb/WebApplicationContextInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/spring/spring-web-3.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/springweb/WebApplicationContextInstrumentation.java
index a26b139e79..b8695a9424 100644
--- a/instrumentation/spring/spring-web-3.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/springweb/WebApplicationContextInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-web-3.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/springweb/WebApplicationContextInstrumentation.java
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ public class WebApplicationContextInstrumentation implements TypeInstrumentation
           GenericBeanDefinition beanDefinition = new GenericBeanDefinition();
           beanDefinition.setScope(SCOPE_SINGLETON);
           beanDefinition.setBeanClass(clazz);
-          beanDefinition.setBeanClassName(clazz.getName());
 
           ((BeanDefinitionRegistry) beanFactory)
               .registerBeanDefinition("otelAutoDispatcherFilter", beanDefinition);