diff --git a/instrumentation/aws_sdk/README.md b/instrumentation/aws_sdk/README.md
index fcf4de3683..d56a06d05c 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws_sdk/README.md
+++ b/instrumentation/aws_sdk/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ To install the instrumentation, call `use` with the name of the instrumentation.
 OpenTelemetry::SDK.configure do |c|
   c.use 'OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::AwsSdk', {
     inject_messaging_context: true,
-    suppress_internal_instrumentation: true
+	enable_internal_instrumentation: true
   }
 end
 ```
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ end
 This instrumentation offers the following configuration options: 
 * `:inject_messaging_context` (default: `false`): When set to `true`, adds context key/value 
  to Message Attributes for SQS/SNS messages.
-* `suppress_internal_instrumentation` (default: `false`): When set to `true`, any spans with 
- span kind of `internal` are suppressed from traces.
+* `:enable_internal_instrumentation` (default: `false`): When set to `true`, any spans with 
+ span kind of `internal` are traced.
+* `:suppress_internal_instrumentation`: **Deprecated**. This configuration has been 
+ deprecated in a favor of `:enable_internal_instrumentation`
 
 ## Integration with SDK V3's Telemetry support
 AWS SDK for Ruby V3 added support for Observability which includes a new configuration, 
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aws_sdk/handler.rb b/instrumentation/aws_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aws_sdk/handler.rb
index 40ec604c70..b335bca41a 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aws_sdk/handler.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/aws_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aws_sdk/handler.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def call(context)
           ) do |span|
             MessagingHelper.inject_context_if_supported(context, client_method, service_id)
 
-            if HandlerHelper.instrumentation_config[:suppress_internal_instrumentation]
+            if HandlerHelper.skip_internal_instrumentation?
               OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.untraced { super }
             else
               super
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ def call(context)
                 OpenTelemetry::SemanticConventions::Trace::HTTP_STATUS_CODE,
                 context.http_response.status_code
               )
-
               if (err = response.error)
                 span.record_exception(err)
                 span.status = Trace::Status.error(err.to_s)
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aws_sdk/handler_helper.rb b/instrumentation/aws_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aws_sdk/handler_helper.rb
index 9b5a01304b..9b744083a7 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aws_sdk/handler_helper.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/aws_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aws_sdk/handler_helper.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ def instrumentation_config
             AwsSdk::Instrumentation.instance.config
           end
 
+          def skip_internal_instrumentation?
+            instrumentation_config[:enable_internal_instrumentation] == false
+          end
+
           def client_method(service_id, context)
             "#{service_id}.#{context.operation.name}".delete(' ')
           end
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aws_sdk/instrumentation.rb b/instrumentation/aws_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aws_sdk/instrumentation.rb
index b47e652a0e..1a0ac5a664 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aws_sdk/instrumentation.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/aws_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aws_sdk/instrumentation.rb
@@ -19,18 +19,20 @@ module AwsSdk
       # - `false` **(default)** - Context key/value will not be added.
       # - `true` - Context key/value will be added.
       #
-      # ### `:suppress_internal_instrumentation`
+      # ### `:enable_internal_instrumentation`
+      # Enables tracing of spans of `internal` span kind.
       #
-      # Disables tracing of spans of `internal` span kind.
+      # - `false` **(default)** - Internal spans are not traced
+      # - `true` - Internal spans are traced.
       #
-      # - `false` **(default)** - Internal spans are traced.
-      # - `true` - Internal spans are not traced.
+      # ### `:suppress_internal_instrumentation` (deprecated)
+      # This configuration has been deprecated in a favor of `:enable_internal_instrumentation`
       #
-      # @example An explicit default configuration
+      # @example An explicit default configurations
       #   OpenTelemetry::SDK.configure do |c|
       #     c.use 'OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::AwsSdk', {
       #       inject_messaging_context: false,
-      #       suppress_internal_instrumentation: false
+      #       enable_internal_instrumentation: false
       #     }
       #   end
       class Instrumentation < OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Base
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ class Instrumentation < OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Base
         end
 
         option :inject_messaging_context, default: false, validate: :boolean
-        option :suppress_internal_instrumentation, default: false, validate: :boolean
+        option :enable_internal_instrumentation, default: false, validate: :boolean
 
         def gem_version
           if Gem.loaded_specs['aws-sdk']
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aws_sdk/patches/telemetry.rb b/instrumentation/aws_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aws_sdk/patches/telemetry.rb
index 68c5141291..96a9a6d6d4 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aws_sdk/patches/telemetry.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/aws_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aws_sdk/patches/telemetry.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def span_wrapper(context, &)
             ) do |span|
               MessagingHelper.inject_context_if_supported(context, client_method, service_id)
 
-              if HandlerHelper.instrumentation_config[:suppress_internal_instrumentation]
+              if HandlerHelper.skip_internal_instrumentation?
                 OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.untraced { super }
               else
                 yield span
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws_sdk/test/opentelemetry/handler_test.rb b/instrumentation/aws_sdk/test/opentelemetry/handler_test.rb
index 8b178948cd..041f6149f5 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws_sdk/test/opentelemetry/handler_test.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/aws_sdk/test/opentelemetry/handler_test.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-require 'test_helper'
+require_relative '../test_helper'
 
 describe OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::AwsSdk do
   describe 'AwsSdk Plugin' do
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@
         client.publish(message: 'msg', phone_number: '123456')
 
         _(span.name).must_equal('phone_number publish')
-        _(span.attributes[otel_semantic::MESSAGING_DESTINATION])
-          .must_equal('phone_number')
+        _(span.attributes[otel_semantic::MESSAGING_DESTINATION]).must_equal('phone_number')
       end
     end
 
@@ -178,8 +177,7 @@
 
           client.get_queue_url(queue_name: 'queue-name')
 
-          _(span.attributes['messaging.destination'])
-            .must_equal('unknown')
+          _(span.attributes['messaging.destination']).must_equal('unknown')
           _(span.attributes).wont_include('messaging.url')
         end
       end
@@ -193,8 +191,7 @@
 
         client.list_tables
 
-        _(span.attributes[otel_semantic::DB_SYSTEM])
-          .must_equal('dynamodb')
+        _(span.attributes[otel_semantic::DB_SYSTEM]).must_equal('dynamodb')
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws_sdk/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation_test.rb b/instrumentation/aws_sdk/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation_test.rb
index 7ffe3d33f9..ebee550c02 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws_sdk/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation_test.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/aws_sdk/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation_test.rb
@@ -65,4 +65,11 @@
       instrumentation.instance_variable_set(:@installed, false)
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#install with default options' do
+    it 'with default options' do
+      _(instrumentation.config[:inject_messaging_context]).must_equal(false)
+      _(instrumentation.config[:enable_internal_instrumentation]).must_equal(false)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws_sdk/test/opentelemetry/patches/telemetry_test.rb b/instrumentation/aws_sdk/test/opentelemetry/patches/telemetry_test.rb
index 55fd838864..5fcd476b56 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws_sdk/test/opentelemetry/patches/telemetry_test.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/aws_sdk/test/opentelemetry/patches/telemetry_test.rb
@@ -8,14 +8,11 @@
 
 describe OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::AwsSdk do
   describe 'Telemetry plugin' do
-    let(:instrumentation_gem_version) do
-      OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::AwsSdk::Instrumentation.instance.gem_version
-    end
+    let(:instrumentation_instance) { OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::AwsSdk::Instrumentation.instance }
     let(:otel_semantic) { OpenTelemetry::SemanticConventions::Trace }
     let(:exporter) { EXPORTER }
     let(:spans) { exporter.finished_spans }
     let(:otel_provider) { Aws::Telemetry::OTelProvider.new }
-    let(:stub_span) { spans.find { |s| s.name == 'Handler.StubResponses' } }
     let(:client_attrs) do
       {
         'aws.region' => 'us-stubbed-1',
@@ -24,31 +21,15 @@
       }
     end
 
-    let(:stub_attrs) do
-      {
-        'http.status_code' => '200',
-        'net.protocol.name' => 'http',
-        'net.protocol.version' => '1.1'
-      }
-    end
-
     before do
       exporter.reset
     end
 
     describe 'Lambda' do
       let(:service_name) { 'Lambda' }
-      let(:service_uri) do
-        'https://lambda.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2015-03-31/functions/'
-      end
-      let(:client) do
-        Aws::Lambda::Client.new(
-          telemetry_provider: otel_provider,
-          stub_responses: true
-        )
-      end
+      let(:service_uri) { 'https://lambda.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2015-03-31/functions/' }
+      let(:client) { Aws::Lambda::Client.new(telemetry_provider: otel_provider, stub_responses: true) }
       let(:client_span) { spans.find { |s| s.name == 'Lambda.ListFunctions' } }
-      let(:internal_span) { spans.find { |s| s.name == 'Handler.NetHttp' } }
 
       let(:expected_client_attrs) do
         client_attrs.tap do |attrs|
@@ -58,69 +39,62 @@
         end
       end
 
-      let(:expected_stub_attrs) { stub_attrs.tap { |a| a['http.method'] = 'GET' } }
-
-      let(:expected_internal_attrs) do
-        stub_attrs.tap do |attrs|
-          attrs['net.peer.name'] = 'lambda.us-east-1.amazonaws.com'
-          attrs['net.peer.port'] = '443'
-        end
-      end
-
-      it 'creates spans with all the supplied parameters' do
+      it 'create a client span with all the supplied parameters' do
         skip unless TestHelper.telemetry_plugin?(service_name)
         client.list_functions
 
         _(client_span.name).must_equal('Lambda.ListFunctions')
-        _(stub_span.name).must_equal('Handler.StubResponses')
         _(client_span.kind).must_equal(:client)
-        _(stub_span.kind).must_equal(:internal)
         TestHelper.match_span_attrs(expected_client_attrs, client_span, self)
-        TestHelper.match_span_attrs(expected_stub_attrs, stub_span, self)
-        _(stub_span.parent_span_id).must_equal(client_span.span_id)
       end
 
-      it 'creates spans with all the non-stubbed parameters' do
+      it 'should have correct span attributes when error' do
+        skip unless TestHelper.telemetry_plugin?(service_name)
+        stub_request(:get, 'foo').to_return(status: 400)
+
+        begin
+          client.list_functions
+        rescue Aws::Lambda::Errors::BadRequest
+          _(client_span.status.code).must_equal(2)
+          _(client_span.events[0].name).must_equal('exception')
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'creates internal spans when enabled' do
         skip unless TestHelper.telemetry_plugin?(service_name)
-        stub_request(:get, 'https://lambda.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2015-03-31/functions/')
 
+        stub_request(:get, 'https://lambda.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2015-03-31/functions/')
         client = Aws::Lambda::Client.new(
           telemetry_provider: otel_provider,
           credentials: Aws::Credentials.new('akid', 'secret'),
           region: 'us-east-1'
         )
+
+        instrumentation_instance.config[:enable_internal_instrumentation] = true
         client.list_functions
 
-        _(client_span.name).must_equal('Lambda.ListFunctions')
+        internal_span = spans.find { |s| s.name == 'Handler.NetHttp' }
         _(internal_span.name).must_equal('Handler.NetHttp')
-        _(client_span.kind).must_equal(:client)
         _(internal_span.kind).must_equal(:internal)
-        _(client_span.attributes['aws.region']).must_equal('us-east-1')
-        TestHelper.match_span_attrs(expected_internal_attrs, internal_span, self)
-      end
-
-      it 'should have correct span attributes when error' do
-        skip unless TestHelper.telemetry_plugin?(service_name)
-        stub_request(:get, 'foo').to_return(status: 400)
-
-        begin
-          client.list_functions
-        rescue Aws::Lambda::Errors::BadRequest
-          _(client_span.status.code).must_equal(2)
-          _(client_span.events[0].name).must_equal('exception')
-          _(internal_span.attributes['http.status_code']).must_equal('400')
-        end
+        TestHelper.match_span_attrs(
+          {
+            'http.method' => 'GET',
+            'http.status_code' => '200',
+            'net.protocol.name' => 'http',
+            'net.protocol.version' => '1.1',
+            'net.peer.name' => 'lambda.us-east-1.amazonaws.com',
+            'net.peer.port' => '443'
+          },
+          internal_span,
+          self
+        )
+        instrumentation_instance.config[:enable_internal_instrumentation] = false
       end
     end
 
     describe 'SNS' do
       let(:service_name) { 'SNS' }
-      let(:client) do
-        Aws::SNS::Client.new(
-          telemetry_provider: otel_provider,
-          stub_responses: true
-        )
-      end
+      let(:client) { Aws::SNS::Client.new(telemetry_provider: otel_provider, stub_responses: true) }
       let(:client_span) { spans.find { |s| s.name.include?('SNS.Publish') } }
 
       let(:expected_client_attrs) do
@@ -134,46 +108,31 @@
         end
       end
 
-      let(:expected_stub_attrs) { stub_attrs.tap { |a| a['http.method'] = 'POST' } }
-
       it 'creates spans with appropriate messaging attributes' do
         skip unless TestHelper.telemetry_plugin?(service_name)
 
-        client.publish(
-          message: 'msg',
-          topic_arn: 'arn:aws:sns:fake:123:TopicName'
-        )
+        client.publish(message: 'msg', topic_arn: 'arn:aws:sns:fake:123:TopicName')
 
         _(client_span.name).must_equal('SNS.Publish.TopicName.Publish')
         _(client_span.kind).must_equal(:producer)
-        _(stub_span.name).must_equal('Handler.StubResponses')
-        _(stub_span.kind).must_equal(:internal)
         TestHelper.match_span_attrs(expected_client_attrs, client_span, self)
-        TestHelper.match_span_attrs(expected_stub_attrs, stub_span, self)
-        _(stub_span.parent_span_id).must_equal(client_span.span_id)
       end
 
       it 'creates a span that includes a phone number' do
         # skip if using aws-sdk version before phone_number supported (v2.3.18)
-        skip if Gem::Version.new('2.3.18') > instrumentation_gem_version
+        skip if Gem::Version.new('2.3.18') > instrumentation_instance.gem_version
         skip unless TestHelper.telemetry_plugin?(service_name)
 
         client.publish(message: 'msg', phone_number: '123456')
 
         _(client_span.name).must_equal('SNS.Publish.phone_number.Publish')
-        _(client_span.attributes[otel_semantic::MESSAGING_DESTINATION])
-          .must_equal('phone_number')
+        _(client_span.attributes[otel_semantic::MESSAGING_DESTINATION]).must_equal('phone_number')
       end
     end
 
     describe 'SQS' do
       let(:service_name) { 'SQS' }
-      let(:client) do
-        Aws::SQS::Client.new(
-          telemetry_provider: otel_provider,
-          stub_responses: true
-        )
-      end
+      let(:client) { Aws::SQS::Client.new(telemetry_provider: otel_provider, stub_responses: true) }
       let(:queue_url) { 'https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/1/QueueName' }
       let(:expected_client_base_attrs) do
         client_attrs.tap do |attrs|
@@ -185,8 +144,6 @@
         end
       end
 
-      let(:expected_stub_attrs) { stub_attrs.tap { |a| a['http.method'] = 'POST' } }
-
       describe '#SendMessage' do
         let(:client_span) { spans.find { |s| s.name.include?('SQS.SendMessage') } }
         let(:expected_client_attrs) do
@@ -202,11 +159,7 @@
 
           _(client_span.name).must_equal('SQS.SendMessage.QueueName.Publish')
           _(client_span.kind).must_equal(:producer)
-          _(stub_span.name).must_equal('Handler.StubResponses')
-          _(stub_span.kind).must_equal(:internal)
           TestHelper.match_span_attrs(expected_client_attrs, client_span, self)
-          TestHelper.match_span_attrs(expected_stub_attrs, stub_span, self)
-          _(stub_span.parent_span_id).must_equal(client_span.span_id)
         end
       end
 
@@ -228,11 +181,7 @@
 
           _(client_span.name).must_equal('SQS.SendMessageBatch.QueueName.Publish')
           _(client_span.kind).must_equal(:producer)
-          _(stub_span.name).must_equal('Handler.StubResponses')
-          _(stub_span.kind).must_equal(:internal)
           TestHelper.match_span_attrs(expected_client_attrs, client_span, self)
-          TestHelper.match_span_attrs(expected_stub_attrs, stub_span, self)
-          _(stub_span.parent_span_id).must_equal(client_span.span_id)
         end
       end
 
@@ -252,11 +201,7 @@
 
           _(client_span.name).must_equal('SQS.ReceiveMessage.QueueName.Receive')
           _(client_span.kind).must_equal(:consumer)
-          _(stub_span.name).must_equal('Handler.StubResponses')
-          _(stub_span.kind).must_equal(:internal)
           TestHelper.match_span_attrs(expected_client_attrs, client_span, self)
-          TestHelper.match_span_attrs(expected_stub_attrs, stub_span, self)
-          _(stub_span.parent_span_id).must_equal(client_span.span_id)
         end
       end
 
@@ -275,13 +220,7 @@
     end
 
     describe 'DynamoDB' do
-      let(:client) do
-        Aws::DynamoDB::Client.new(
-          telemetry_provider: otel_provider,
-          stub_responses: true
-        )
-      end
-      let(:client_span) { TestHelper.find_span(spans, 'DynamoDB.ListTables') }
+      let(:client) { Aws::DynamoDB::Client.new(telemetry_provider: otel_provider, stub_responses: true) }
       let(:client_span) { spans.find { |s| s.name == 'DynamoDB.ListTables' } }
 
       it 'creates a span with dynamodb-specific attribute' do
@@ -289,8 +228,7 @@
 
         client.list_tables
 
-        _(client_span.attributes[otel_semantic::DB_SYSTEM])
-          .must_equal('dynamodb')
+        _(client_span.attributes[otel_semantic::DB_SYSTEM]).must_equal('dynamodb')
       end
     end
   end