diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/integration.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/integration.py
index 1124e736ed..581918e81c 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/integration.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/integration.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.opentelemetry.span_processor import (
     SentrySpanProcessor,
 )
-from sentry_sdk.integrations.opentelemetry.sampler import SentrySampler
+from sentry_sdk.opentelemetry.sampler import SentrySampler
 from sentry_sdk.utils import logger
 
 try:
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/span_processor.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/span_processor.py
index d82d6a03e9..ec936125c3 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/span_processor.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/span_processor.py
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 from sentry_sdk.consts import SPANDATA
 from sentry_sdk.tracing import DEFAULT_SPAN_ORIGIN
 from sentry_sdk.utils import get_current_thread_meta
+from sentry_sdk.opentelemetry.sampler import create_sampling_context
 from sentry_sdk.profiler.continuous_profiler import (
     try_autostart_continuous_profiler,
     get_profiler_id,
     try_profile_lifecycle_trace_start,
 )
 from sentry_sdk.profiler.transaction_profiler import Profile
-from sentry_sdk.integrations.opentelemetry.sampler import create_sampling_context
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.opentelemetry.utils import (
     is_sentry_span,
     convert_from_otel_timestamp,
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/opentelemetry/__init__.py b/sentry_sdk/opentelemetry/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6901bcd31a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sentry_sdk/opentelemetry/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from sentry_sdk.opentelemetry.sampler import SentrySampler
+
+__all__ = [
+    "SentrySampler",
+]
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/sampler.py b/sentry_sdk/opentelemetry/sampler.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/sampler.py
rename to sentry_sdk/opentelemetry/sampler.py