diff --git a/src/instana/span.py b/src/instana/span.py
index 5398fbd33..c9896453a 100644
--- a/src/instana/span.py
+++ b/src/instana/span.py
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ def __init__(self, span, source, service_name, **kwargs):
         self.t = span.context.trace_id
         self.p = span.parent_id
         self.s = span.context.span_id
-        self.l = span.context.level
         self.ts = int(round(span.start_time * 1000))
         self.d = int(round(span.duration * 1000))
         self.f = source