diff --git a/exporters/otlp/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/exporters/otlp/SpanAdapterTest.java b/exporters/otlp/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/exporters/otlp/SpanAdapterTest.java
index f0bff9a6da..43f9ac562c 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/exporters/otlp/SpanAdapterTest.java
+++ b/exporters/otlp/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/exporters/otlp/SpanAdapterTest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import io.opentelemetry.sdk.trace.data.ImmutableStatus;
 import io.opentelemetry.trace.Span.Kind;
 import io.opentelemetry.trace.SpanContext;
 import io.opentelemetry.trace.SpanId;
+import io.opentelemetry.trace.StatusCanonicalCode;
 import io.opentelemetry.trace.TraceFlags;
 import io.opentelemetry.trace.TraceId;
 import io.opentelemetry.trace.TraceState;
@@ -112,13 +113,17 @@ class SpanAdapterTest {
   void toProtoStatus() {
     assertThat(SpanAdapter.toStatusProto(ImmutableStatus.UNSET))
         .isEqualTo(Status.newBuilder().setCode(STATUS_CODE_OK).build());
-    assertThat(SpanAdapter.toStatusProto(ImmutableStatus.ERROR.withDescription("ERROR")))
+    assertThat(
+            SpanAdapter.toStatusProto(ImmutableStatus.create(StatusCanonicalCode.ERROR, "ERROR")))
         .isEqualTo(
             Status.newBuilder().setCode(STATUS_CODE_UNKNOWN_ERROR).setMessage("ERROR").build());
-    assertThat(SpanAdapter.toStatusProto(ImmutableStatus.ERROR.withDescription("UNKNOWN")))
+    assertThat(
+            SpanAdapter.toStatusProto(ImmutableStatus.create(StatusCanonicalCode.ERROR, "UNKNOWN")))
         .isEqualTo(
             Status.newBuilder().setCode(STATUS_CODE_UNKNOWN_ERROR).setMessage("UNKNOWN").build());
-    assertThat(SpanAdapter.toStatusProto(ImmutableStatus.OK.withDescription("OK_OVERRIDE")))
+    assertThat(
+            SpanAdapter.toStatusProto(
+                ImmutableStatus.create(StatusCanonicalCode.OK, "OK_OVERRIDE")))
         .isEqualTo(Status.newBuilder().setCode(STATUS_CODE_OK).setMessage("OK_OVERRIDE").build());
   }
 
diff --git a/exporters/zipkin/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/exporters/zipkin/ZipkinSpanExporterTest.java b/exporters/zipkin/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/exporters/zipkin/ZipkinSpanExporterTest.java
index 5e7c1af0de..9de51c38ca 100644
--- a/exporters/zipkin/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/exporters/zipkin/ZipkinSpanExporterTest.java
+++ b/exporters/zipkin/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/exporters/zipkin/ZipkinSpanExporterTest.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import io.opentelemetry.sdk.trace.data.ImmutableStatus;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.trace.data.SpanData;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.trace.data.SpanData.Event;
 import io.opentelemetry.trace.Span.Kind;
+import io.opentelemetry.trace.StatusCanonicalCode;
 import io.opentelemetry.trace.attributes.SemanticAttributes;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ class ZipkinSpanExporterTest {
 
     SpanData data =
         buildStandardSpan()
-            .setStatus(ImmutableStatus.ERROR.withDescription(errorMessage))
+            .setStatus(ImmutableStatus.create(StatusCanonicalCode.ERROR, errorMessage))
             .setAttributes(attributeMap)
             .build();
 
diff --git a/sdk/tracing/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/data/ImmutableStatus.java b/sdk/tracing/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/data/ImmutableStatus.java
index 3a7b16dbaf..c06dd64099 100644
--- a/sdk/tracing/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/data/ImmutableStatus.java
+++ b/sdk/tracing/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/data/ImmutableStatus.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ package io.opentelemetry.sdk.trace.data;
 import com.google.auto.value.AutoValue;
 import io.opentelemetry.trace.Span;
 import io.opentelemetry.trace.StatusCanonicalCode;
-import java.util.Objects;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;
 
@@ -26,13 +25,13 @@ public abstract class ImmutableStatus implements SpanData.Status {
    * The operation has been validated by an Application developers or Operator to have completed
    * successfully.
    */
-  public static final ImmutableStatus OK = createInternal(StatusCanonicalCode.OK, null);
+  public static final SpanData.Status OK = create(StatusCanonicalCode.OK, null);
 
   /** The default status. */
-  public static final ImmutableStatus UNSET = createInternal(StatusCanonicalCode.UNSET, null);
+  public static final SpanData.Status UNSET = create(StatusCanonicalCode.UNSET, null);
 
   /** The operation contains an error. */
-  public static final ImmutableStatus ERROR = createInternal(StatusCanonicalCode.ERROR, null);
+  public static final SpanData.Status ERROR = create(StatusCanonicalCode.ERROR, null);
 
   /**
    * Creates a derived instance of {@code Status} with the given description.
@@ -43,26 +42,6 @@ public abstract class ImmutableStatus implements SpanData.Status {
    */
   public static SpanData.Status create(
       StatusCanonicalCode canonicalCode, @Nullable String description) {
-    return createInternal(canonicalCode, description);
-  }
-
-  private static ImmutableStatus createInternal(
-      StatusCanonicalCode canonicalCode, @Nullable String description) {
     return new AutoValue_ImmutableStatus(canonicalCode, description);
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a derived instance of {@code Status} with the given description.
-   *
-   * @param description the new description of the {@code Status}.
-   * @return The newly created {@code Status} with the given description.
-   * @since 0.1.0
-   */
-  // TODO: Consider to remove this in a future PR. Avoid too many changes in the initial PR.
-  public ImmutableStatus withDescription(@Nullable String description) {
-    if (Objects.equals(getDescription(), description)) {
-      return this;
-    }
-    return createInternal(getCanonicalCode(), description);
-  }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/tracing/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/RecordEventsReadableSpanTest.java b/sdk/tracing/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/RecordEventsReadableSpanTest.java
index 191335696f..4ac4ad9135 100644
--- a/sdk/tracing/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/RecordEventsReadableSpanTest.java
+++ b/sdk/tracing/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/RecordEventsReadableSpanTest.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class RecordEventsReadableSpanTest {
         SPAN_NEW_NAME,
         START_EPOCH_NANOS,
         testClock.now(),
-        ImmutableStatus.ERROR.withDescription("CANCELLED"),
+        ImmutableStatus.create(StatusCanonicalCode.ERROR, "CANCELLED"),
         /*hasEnded=*/ true);
   }
 
@@ -262,12 +262,12 @@ class RecordEventsReadableSpanTest {
       assertThat(span.toSpanData().getStatus()).isEqualTo(ImmutableStatus.UNSET);
       span.setStatus(StatusCanonicalCode.ERROR, "CANCELLED");
       assertThat(span.toSpanData().getStatus())
-          .isEqualTo(ImmutableStatus.ERROR.withDescription("CANCELLED"));
+          .isEqualTo(ImmutableStatus.create(StatusCanonicalCode.ERROR, "CANCELLED"));
     } finally {
       span.end();
     }
     assertThat(span.toSpanData().getStatus())
-        .isEqualTo(ImmutableStatus.ERROR.withDescription("CANCELLED"));
+        .isEqualTo(ImmutableStatus.create(StatusCanonicalCode.ERROR, "CANCELLED"));
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/sdk_extensions/tracing_incubator/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/extensions/incubator/trace/data/SpanDataBuilderTest.java b/sdk_extensions/tracing_incubator/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/extensions/incubator/trace/data/SpanDataBuilderTest.java
index 4590716535..8dfc97bf52 100644
--- a/sdk_extensions/tracing_incubator/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/extensions/incubator/trace/data/SpanDataBuilderTest.java
+++ b/sdk_extensions/tracing_incubator/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/extensions/incubator/trace/data/SpanDataBuilderTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import io.opentelemetry.sdk.trace.TestSpanData;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.trace.data.ImmutableStatus;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.trace.data.SpanData;
 import io.opentelemetry.trace.Span;
+import io.opentelemetry.trace.StatusCanonicalCode;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 class SpanDataBuilderTest {
@@ -50,9 +51,10 @@ class SpanDataBuilderTest {
     assertThat(TEST_SPAN_DATA.getStatus()).isEqualTo(ImmutableStatus.ERROR);
     SpanData modified =
         SpanDataBuilder.newBuilder(TEST_SPAN_DATA)
-            .setStatus(ImmutableStatus.ERROR.withDescription("ABORTED"))
+            .setStatus(ImmutableStatus.create(StatusCanonicalCode.ERROR, "ABORTED"))
             .build();
-    assertThat(modified.getStatus()).isEqualTo(ImmutableStatus.ERROR.withDescription("ABORTED"));
+    assertThat(modified.getStatus())
+        .isEqualTo(ImmutableStatus.create(StatusCanonicalCode.ERROR, "ABORTED"));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ class SpanDataBuilderTest {
             SpanDataBuilder.newBuilder(TEST_SPAN_DATA).build())
         .addEqualityGroup(
             SpanDataBuilder.newBuilder(TEST_SPAN_DATA)
-                .setStatus(ImmutableStatus.ERROR.withDescription("ABORTED"))
+                .setStatus(ImmutableStatus.create(StatusCanonicalCode.ERROR, "ABORTED"))
                 .build());
     tester.testEquals();
   }