diff --git a/MIGRATION_GUIDE.md b/MIGRATION_GUIDE.md
index e90f63cbaf..0975b0406c 100644
--- a/MIGRATION_GUIDE.md
+++ b/MIGRATION_GUIDE.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Looking to upgrade from Sentry SDK 2.x to 3.x? Here's a comprehensive list of wh
 
 ### Removed
 
+- Spans no longer have a `description`. Use `name` instead.
 - Dropped support for Python 3.6.
 - `sentry_sdk.metrics` and associated metrics APIs have been removed as Sentry no longer accepts metrics data in this form. See https://sentry.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/26369339769883-Upcoming-API-Changes-to-Metrics
 - The experimental options `enable_metrics`, `before_emit_metric` and `metric_code_locations` have been removed.
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/scope.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/scope.py
index 11714fda53..0c0087dae1 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/scope.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/scope.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import warnings
-
 from typing import cast
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
@@ -125,13 +123,6 @@ def start_transaction(self, custom_sampling_context=None, **kwargs):
 
     def start_span(self, custom_sampling_context=None, **kwargs):
         # type: (Optional[SamplingContext], Any) -> POTelSpan
-        if kwargs.get("description") is not None:
-            warnings.warn(
-                "The `description` parameter is deprecated. Please use `name` instead.",
-                DeprecationWarning,
-                stacklevel=2,
-            )
-
         return POTelSpan(**kwargs, scope=self)