diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 27f775b2d0d..e9962f5f39f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1233,7 +1233,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "int_to_bytes",
  "itertools 0.10.5",
  "kzg",
- "lighthouse_tracing",
  "lighthouse_version",
  "logging",
  "lru 0.12.5",
@@ -4169,7 +4168,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "health_metrics",
  "hex",
  "lighthouse_network",
- "lighthouse_tracing",
  "lighthouse_version",
  "logging",
  "lru 0.12.5",
@@ -5383,7 +5381,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "initialized_validators",
  "lighthouse_network",
- "lighthouse_tracing",
  "lighthouse_version",
  "logging",
  "malloc_utils",
@@ -5404,6 +5401,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
  "tracing-opentelemetry",
  "tracing-subscriber",
+ "tracing_samplers",
  "types",
  "validator_client",
  "validator_dir",
@@ -5466,10 +5464,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "unsigned-varint 0.8.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "lighthouse_tracing"
-version = "0.1.0"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "lighthouse_validator_store"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -6149,7 +6143,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "kzg",
  "libp2p-gossipsub",
  "lighthouse_network",
- "lighthouse_tracing",
  "logging",
  "lru_cache",
  "matches",
@@ -9323,6 +9316,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing_samplers"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "opentelemetry_sdk",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tree_hash"
 version = "0.12.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 441490ee1b9..b90603f2d0a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ members = [
     "beacon_node/http_api",
     "beacon_node/http_metrics",
     "beacon_node/lighthouse_network",
-    "beacon_node/lighthouse_tracing",
     "beacon_node/network",
     "beacon_node/operation_pool",
     "beacon_node/store",
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ members = [
     "common/target_check",
     "common/task_executor",
     "common/test_random_derive",
+    "common/tracing_samplers",
     "common/validator_dir",
     "common/warp_utils",
     "common/workspace_members",
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ itertools = "0.10"
 kzg = { path = "crypto/kzg" }
 libsecp256k1 = "0.7"
 lighthouse_network = { path = "beacon_node/lighthouse_network" }
-lighthouse_tracing = { path = "beacon_node/lighthouse_tracing" }
 lighthouse_validator_store = { path = "validator_client/lighthouse_validator_store" }
 lighthouse_version = { path = "common/lighthouse_version" }
 lockfile = { path = "common/lockfile" }
@@ -257,6 +256,7 @@ tracing-core = "0.1"
 tracing-log = "0.2"
 tracing-opentelemetry = "0.31.0"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter", "json"] }
+tracing_samplers = { path = "common/tracing_samplers" }
 tree_hash = "0.12.0"
 tree_hash_derive = "0.12.0"
 typenum = "1"
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/Cargo.toml
index 734cfdf32bb..5e1c41b8302 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ hex = { workspace = true }
 int_to_bytes = { workspace = true }
 itertools = { workspace = true }
 kzg = { workspace = true }
-lighthouse_tracing = { workspace = true }
 lighthouse_version = { workspace = true }
 logging = { workspace = true }
 lru = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
index a6be3dde8cb..4edef95381c 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ use futures::channel::mpsc::Sender;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use itertools::process_results;
 use kzg::Kzg;
-use lighthouse_tracing::SPAN_PRODUCE_UNAGGREGATED_ATTESTATION;
 use logging::crit;
 use operation_pool::{
     CompactAttestationRef, OperationPool, PersistedOperationPool, ReceivedPreCapella,
@@ -1844,7 +1843,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
     /// ## Errors
     ///
     /// May return an error if the `request_slot` is too far behind the head state.
-    #[instrument(name = SPAN_PRODUCE_UNAGGREGATED_ATTESTATION, skip_all, fields(%request_slot, %request_index), level = "debug")]
+    #[instrument(name = "lh_produce_unaggregated_attestation", skip_all, fields(%request_slot, %request_index), level = "debug")]
     pub fn produce_unaggregated_attestation(
         &self,
         request_slot: Slot,
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/canonical_head.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/canonical_head.rs
index 76c08c5e39c..f18fdb25f69 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/canonical_head.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/canonical_head.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ use fork_choice::{
     ResetPayloadStatuses,
 };
 use itertools::process_results;
-use lighthouse_tracing::SPAN_RECOMPUTE_HEAD;
+
 use logging::crit;
 use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock, RwLockReadGuard, RwLockUpgradableReadGuard, RwLockWriteGuard};
 use slot_clock::SlotClock;
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
     /// can't abort block import because an error is returned here.
     pub async fn recompute_head_at_slot(self: &Arc<Self>, current_slot: Slot) {
         let span = info_span!(
-            SPAN_RECOMPUTE_HEAD,
+            "lh_recompute_head_at_slot",
             slot = %current_slot
         );
 
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/overflow_lru_cache.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/overflow_lru_cache.rs
index 776fb50f619..0c954d1a73f 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/overflow_lru_cache.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/overflow_lru_cache.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use crate::block_verification_types::{
 use crate::data_availability_checker::{Availability, AvailabilityCheckError};
 use crate::data_column_verification::KzgVerifiedCustodyDataColumn;
 use crate::{BeaconChainTypes, BlockProcessStatus};
-use lighthouse_tracing::SPAN_PENDING_COMPONENTS;
 use lru::LruCache;
 use parking_lot::{MappedRwLockReadGuard, RwLock, RwLockReadGuard, RwLockWriteGuard};
 use ssz_types::{RuntimeFixedVector, RuntimeVariableList};
@@ -334,7 +333,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> PendingComponents<E> {
 
     /// Returns an empty `PendingComponents` object with the given block root.
     pub fn empty(block_root: Hash256, max_len: usize) -> Self {
-        let span = debug_span!(parent: None, SPAN_PENDING_COMPONENTS, %block_root);
+        let span = debug_span!(parent: None, "lh_pending_components", %block_root);
         let _guard = span.clone().entered();
         Self {
             block_root,
diff --git a/beacon_node/http_api/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/http_api/Cargo.toml
index 571dab10273..6211ac67265 100644
--- a/beacon_node/http_api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/http_api/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ futures = { workspace = true }
 health_metrics = { workspace = true }
 hex = { workspace = true }
 lighthouse_network = { workspace = true }
-lighthouse_tracing = { workspace = true }
 lighthouse_version = { workspace = true }
 logging = { workspace = true }
 lru = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/beacon_node/http_api/src/produce_block.rs b/beacon_node/http_api/src/produce_block.rs
index 3bd0cec7e33..41478aac696 100644
--- a/beacon_node/http_api/src/produce_block.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/http_api/src/produce_block.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use beacon_chain::{
 };
 use eth2::beacon_response::ForkVersionedResponse;
 use eth2::types::{self as api_types, ProduceBlockV3Metadata, SkipRandaoVerification};
-use lighthouse_tracing::{SPAN_PRODUCE_BLOCK_V2, SPAN_PRODUCE_BLOCK_V3};
 use ssz::Encode;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tracing::instrument;
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn get_randao_verification(
 }
 
 #[instrument(
-    name = SPAN_PRODUCE_BLOCK_V3,
+    name = "lh_produce_block_v3",
     skip_all,
     fields(%slot)
 )]
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ pub async fn produce_blinded_block_v2<T: BeaconChainTypes>(
 }
 
 #[instrument(
-    name = SPAN_PRODUCE_BLOCK_V2,
+    name = "lh_produce_block_v2",
     skip_all,
     fields(%slot)
 )]
diff --git a/beacon_node/http_api/src/publish_blocks.rs b/beacon_node/http_api/src/publish_blocks.rs
index b54c071eb80..99a00f5f97b 100644
--- a/beacon_node/http_api/src/publish_blocks.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/http_api/src/publish_blocks.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ use eth2::{
 use execution_layer::{ProvenancedPayload, SubmitBlindedBlockResponse};
 use futures::TryFutureExt;
 use lighthouse_network::PubsubMessage;
-use lighthouse_tracing::SPAN_PUBLISH_BLOCK;
 use network::NetworkMessage;
 use rand::prelude::SliceRandom;
 use slot_clock::SlotClock;
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> ProvenancedBlock<T, Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec>>
 /// Handles a request from the HTTP API for full blocks.
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 #[instrument(
-    name = SPAN_PUBLISH_BLOCK,
+    name = "lh_publish_block",
     level = "info",
     skip_all,
     fields(block_root = field::Empty, ?validation_level, block_slot = field::Empty, provenance = field::Empty)
diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_tracing/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/lighthouse_tracing/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index cd71c202531..00000000000
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_tracing/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "lighthouse_tracing"
-version = "0.1.0"
-edition = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_tracing/src/lib.rs b/beacon_node/lighthouse_tracing/src/lib.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 094ad042fc6..00000000000
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_tracing/src/lib.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-//! This module contains root span identifiers for key code paths in the beacon node.
-//!
-//! TODO: These span identifiers will be used to implement selective tracing export (to be implemented),
-//! where only the listed root spans and their descendants will be exported to the tracing backend.
-
-/// Root span names for block production and publishing
-pub const SPAN_PRODUCE_BLOCK_V2: &str = "produce_block_v2";
-pub const SPAN_PRODUCE_BLOCK_V3: &str = "produce_block_v3";
-pub const SPAN_PUBLISH_BLOCK: &str = "publish_block";
-
-/// Root span names for attestation production
-pub const SPAN_PRODUCE_UNAGGREGATED_ATTESTATION: &str = "produce_unaggregated_attestation";
-
-/// Data Availability checker span identifiers
-pub const SPAN_PENDING_COMPONENTS: &str = "pending_components";
-
-/// Gossip methods root spans
-pub const SPAN_PROCESS_GOSSIP_DATA_COLUMN: &str = "process_gossip_data_column";
-pub const SPAN_PROCESS_GOSSIP_BLOB: &str = "process_gossip_blob";
-pub const SPAN_PROCESS_GOSSIP_BLOCK: &str = "process_gossip_block";
-
-/// Sync methods root spans
-pub const SPAN_SYNCING_CHAIN: &str = "syncing_chain";
-pub const SPAN_OUTGOING_RANGE_REQUEST: &str = "outgoing_range_request";
-pub const SPAN_SINGLE_BLOCK_LOOKUP: &str = "single_block_lookup";
-pub const SPAN_OUTGOING_BLOCK_BY_ROOT_REQUEST: &str = "outgoing_block_by_root_request";
-pub const SPAN_OUTGOING_CUSTODY_REQUEST: &str = "outgoing_custody_request";
-pub const SPAN_PROCESS_RPC_BLOCK: &str = "process_rpc_block";
-pub const SPAN_PROCESS_RPC_BLOBS: &str = "process_rpc_blobs";
-pub const SPAN_PROCESS_RPC_CUSTODY_COLUMNS: &str = "process_rpc_custody_columns";
-pub const SPAN_PROCESS_CHAIN_SEGMENT: &str = "process_chain_segment";
-pub const SPAN_CUSTODY_BACKFILL_SYNC_BATCH_REQUEST: &str = "custody_backfill_sync_batch_request";
-pub const SPAN_PROCESS_CHAIN_SEGMENT_BACKFILL: &str = "process_chain_segment_backfill";
-pub const SPAN_CUSTODY_BACKFILL_SYNC_IMPORT_COLUMNS: &str = "custody_backfill_sync_import_columns";
-
-/// Fork choice root spans
-pub const SPAN_RECOMPUTE_HEAD: &str = "recompute_head_at_slot";
-
-/// RPC methods root spans
-pub const SPAN_HANDLE_BLOCKS_BY_RANGE_REQUEST: &str = "handle_blocks_by_range_request";
-pub const SPAN_HANDLE_BLOBS_BY_RANGE_REQUEST: &str = "handle_blobs_by_range_request";
-pub const SPAN_HANDLE_DATA_COLUMNS_BY_RANGE_REQUEST: &str = "handle_data_columns_by_range_request";
-pub const SPAN_HANDLE_BLOCKS_BY_ROOT_REQUEST: &str = "handle_blocks_by_root_request";
-pub const SPAN_HANDLE_BLOBS_BY_ROOT_REQUEST: &str = "handle_blobs_by_root_request";
-pub const SPAN_HANDLE_DATA_COLUMNS_BY_ROOT_REQUEST: &str = "handle_data_columns_by_root_request";
-pub const SPAN_HANDLE_LIGHT_CLIENT_UPDATES_BY_RANGE: &str = "handle_light_client_updates_by_range";
-pub const SPAN_HANDLE_LIGHT_CLIENT_BOOTSTRAP: &str = "handle_light_client_bootstrap";
-pub const SPAN_HANDLE_LIGHT_CLIENT_OPTIMISTIC_UPDATE: &str =
-    "handle_light_client_optimistic_update";
-pub const SPAN_HANDLE_LIGHT_CLIENT_FINALITY_UPDATE: &str = "handle_light_client_finality_update";
-
-/// List of all root span names that are allowed to be exported to the tracing backend.
-/// Only these spans and their descendants will be processed to reduce noise from
-/// uninstrumented code paths. New root spans must be added to this list to be traced.
-pub const LH_BN_ROOT_SPAN_NAMES: &[&str] = &[
-    SPAN_PRODUCE_BLOCK_V2,
-    SPAN_PRODUCE_BLOCK_V3,
-    SPAN_PUBLISH_BLOCK,
-    SPAN_PENDING_COMPONENTS,
-    SPAN_PROCESS_GOSSIP_DATA_COLUMN,
-    SPAN_PROCESS_GOSSIP_BLOB,
-    SPAN_PROCESS_GOSSIP_BLOCK,
-    SPAN_SYNCING_CHAIN,
-    SPAN_OUTGOING_RANGE_REQUEST,
-    SPAN_SINGLE_BLOCK_LOOKUP,
-    SPAN_PROCESS_RPC_BLOCK,
-    SPAN_PROCESS_RPC_BLOBS,
-    SPAN_PROCESS_RPC_CUSTODY_COLUMNS,
-    SPAN_PROCESS_CHAIN_SEGMENT,
-    SPAN_PROCESS_CHAIN_SEGMENT_BACKFILL,
-    SPAN_HANDLE_BLOCKS_BY_RANGE_REQUEST,
-    SPAN_HANDLE_BLOBS_BY_RANGE_REQUEST,
-    SPAN_HANDLE_DATA_COLUMNS_BY_RANGE_REQUEST,
-    SPAN_HANDLE_BLOCKS_BY_ROOT_REQUEST,
-    SPAN_HANDLE_BLOBS_BY_ROOT_REQUEST,
-    SPAN_HANDLE_DATA_COLUMNS_BY_ROOT_REQUEST,
-    SPAN_HANDLE_LIGHT_CLIENT_UPDATES_BY_RANGE,
-    SPAN_HANDLE_LIGHT_CLIENT_BOOTSTRAP,
-    SPAN_HANDLE_LIGHT_CLIENT_OPTIMISTIC_UPDATE,
-    SPAN_HANDLE_LIGHT_CLIENT_FINALITY_UPDATE,
-    SPAN_CUSTODY_BACKFILL_SYNC_BATCH_REQUEST,
-    SPAN_CUSTODY_BACKFILL_SYNC_IMPORT_COLUMNS,
-];
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/network/Cargo.toml
index bf261965760..1ed470721b1 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/network/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ hex = { workspace = true }
 igd-next = { version = "0.16", features = ["aio_tokio"] }
 itertools = { workspace = true }
 lighthouse_network = { workspace = true }
-lighthouse_tracing = { workspace = true }
 logging = { workspace = true }
 lru_cache = { workspace = true }
 metrics = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/gossip_methods.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/gossip_methods.rs
index eb70147c6ef..8a54c854516 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/gossip_methods.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/gossip_methods.rs
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ use beacon_chain::{
 };
 use beacon_processor::{Work, WorkEvent};
 use lighthouse_network::{Client, MessageAcceptance, MessageId, PeerAction, PeerId, ReportSource};
-use lighthouse_tracing::{
-    SPAN_PROCESS_GOSSIP_BLOB, SPAN_PROCESS_GOSSIP_BLOCK, SPAN_PROCESS_GOSSIP_DATA_COLUMN,
-};
 use logging::crit;
 use operation_pool::ReceivedPreCapella;
 use slot_clock::SlotClock;
@@ -605,7 +602,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
     }
 
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_PROCESS_GOSSIP_DATA_COLUMN,
+        name = "lh_process_gossip_data_column",
         parent = None,
         level = "debug",
         skip_all,
@@ -769,7 +766,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
 
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_PROCESS_GOSSIP_BLOB,
+        name = "lh_process_gossip_blob",
         parent = None,
         level = "debug",
         skip_all,
@@ -1135,7 +1132,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
     /// Raises a log if there are errors.
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_PROCESS_GOSSIP_BLOCK,
+        name = "lh_process_gossip_block",
         parent = None,
         level = "debug",
         skip_all,
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/rpc_methods.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/rpc_methods.rs
index ac24b648e05..e51a1948c9a 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/rpc_methods.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/rpc_methods.rs
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ use lighthouse_network::rpc::methods::{
 };
 use lighthouse_network::rpc::*;
 use lighthouse_network::{PeerId, ReportSource, Response, SyncInfo};
-use lighthouse_tracing::{
-    SPAN_HANDLE_BLOBS_BY_RANGE_REQUEST, SPAN_HANDLE_BLOBS_BY_ROOT_REQUEST,
-    SPAN_HANDLE_BLOCKS_BY_RANGE_REQUEST, SPAN_HANDLE_BLOCKS_BY_ROOT_REQUEST,
-    SPAN_HANDLE_DATA_COLUMNS_BY_RANGE_REQUEST, SPAN_HANDLE_DATA_COLUMNS_BY_ROOT_REQUEST,
-    SPAN_HANDLE_LIGHT_CLIENT_BOOTSTRAP, SPAN_HANDLE_LIGHT_CLIENT_FINALITY_UPDATE,
-    SPAN_HANDLE_LIGHT_CLIENT_OPTIMISTIC_UPDATE, SPAN_HANDLE_LIGHT_CLIENT_UPDATES_BY_RANGE,
-};
 use methods::LightClientUpdatesByRangeRequest;
 use slot_clock::SlotClock;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet, hash_map::Entry};
@@ -163,7 +156,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
 
     /// Handle a `BlocksByRoot` request from the peer.
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_HANDLE_BLOCKS_BY_ROOT_REQUEST,
+        name = "lh_handle_blocks_by_root_request",
         parent = None,
         level = "debug",
         skip_all,
@@ -263,7 +256,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
 
     /// Handle a `BlobsByRoot` request from the peer.
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_HANDLE_BLOBS_BY_ROOT_REQUEST,
+        name = "lh_handle_blobs_by_root_request",
         parent = None,
         level = "debug",
         skip_all,
@@ -392,7 +385,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
 
     /// Handle a `DataColumnsByRoot` request from the peer.
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_HANDLE_DATA_COLUMNS_BY_ROOT_REQUEST,
+        name = "lh_handle_data_columns_by_root_request",
         parent = None,
         level = "debug",
         skip_all,
@@ -485,7 +478,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
     }
 
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_HANDLE_LIGHT_CLIENT_UPDATES_BY_RANGE,
+        name = "lh_handle_light_client_updates_by_range",
         parent = None,
         level = "debug",
         skip_all,
@@ -586,7 +579,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
 
     /// Handle a `LightClientBootstrap` request from the peer.
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_HANDLE_LIGHT_CLIENT_BOOTSTRAP,
+        name = "lh_handle_light_client_bootstrap",
         parent = None,
         level = "debug",
         skip_all,
@@ -626,7 +619,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
 
     /// Handle a `LightClientOptimisticUpdate` request from the peer.
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_HANDLE_LIGHT_CLIENT_OPTIMISTIC_UPDATE,
+        name = "lh_handle_light_client_optimistic_update",
         parent = None,
         level = "debug",
         skip_all,
@@ -660,7 +653,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
 
     /// Handle a `LightClientFinalityUpdate` request from the peer.
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_HANDLE_LIGHT_CLIENT_FINALITY_UPDATE,
+        name = "lh_handle_light_client_finality_update",
         parent = None,
         level = "debug",
         skip_all,
@@ -694,7 +687,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
 
     /// Handle a `BlocksByRange` request from the peer.
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_HANDLE_BLOCKS_BY_RANGE_REQUEST,
+        name = "lh_handle_blocks_by_range_request",
         parent = None,
         level = "debug",
         skip_all,
@@ -990,7 +983,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
 
     /// Handle a `BlobsByRange` request from the peer.
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_HANDLE_BLOBS_BY_RANGE_REQUEST,
+        name = "lh_handle_blobs_by_range_request",
         parent = None,
         skip_all,
         level = "debug",
@@ -1155,7 +1148,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
 
     /// Handle a `DataColumnsByRange` request from the peer.
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_HANDLE_DATA_COLUMNS_BY_RANGE_REQUEST,
+        name = "lh_handle_data_columns_by_range_request",
         parent = None,
         skip_all,
         level = "debug",
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/sync_methods.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/sync_methods.rs
index e49ae134fe4..91115a10a5d 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/sync_methods.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/sync_methods.rs
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ use beacon_processor::{
 use beacon_processor::{Work, WorkEvent};
 use lighthouse_network::PeerAction;
 use lighthouse_network::service::api_types::CustodyBackfillBatchId;
-use lighthouse_tracing::{
-    SPAN_CUSTODY_BACKFILL_SYNC_IMPORT_COLUMNS, SPAN_PROCESS_CHAIN_SEGMENT,
-    SPAN_PROCESS_CHAIN_SEGMENT_BACKFILL, SPAN_PROCESS_RPC_BLOBS, SPAN_PROCESS_RPC_BLOCK,
-    SPAN_PROCESS_RPC_CUSTODY_COLUMNS,
-};
 use logging::crit;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -107,7 +102,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
     /// Attempt to process a block received from a direct RPC request.
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_PROCESS_RPC_BLOCK,
+        name = "lh_process_rpc_block",
         parent = None,
         level = "debug",
         skip_all,
@@ -261,7 +256,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
 
     /// Attempt to process a list of blobs received from a direct RPC request.
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_PROCESS_RPC_BLOBS,
+        name = "lh_process_rpc_blobs",
         parent = None,
         level = "debug",
         skip_all,
@@ -349,7 +344,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
     }
 
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_PROCESS_RPC_CUSTODY_COLUMNS,
+        name = "lh_process_rpc_custody_columns",
         parent = None,
         level = "debug",
         skip_all,
@@ -429,7 +424,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
         expected_cgc: u64,
     ) {
         let _guard = debug_span!(
-            SPAN_CUSTODY_BACKFILL_SYNC_IMPORT_COLUMNS,
+            "lh_custody_backfill_sync_import_columns",
             epoch = %batch_id.epoch,
             columns_received_count = downloaded_columns.len()
         )
@@ -524,7 +519,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
     /// Attempt to import the chain segment (`blocks`) to the beacon chain, informing the sync
     /// thread if more blocks are needed to process it.
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_PROCESS_CHAIN_SEGMENT,
+        name = "lh_process_chain_segment",
         parent = None,
         level = "debug",
         skip_all,
@@ -605,7 +600,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
     /// Attempt to import the chain segment (`blocks`) to the beacon chain, informing the sync
     /// thread if more blocks are needed to process it.
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_PROCESS_CHAIN_SEGMENT_BACKFILL,
+        name = "lh_process_chain_segment_backfill",
         parent = None,
         level = "debug",
         skip_all,
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/single_block_lookup.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/single_block_lookup.rs
index 46897b2283b..e6423e3ae0b 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/single_block_lookup.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/single_block_lookup.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use crate::sync::network_context::{
 use beacon_chain::{BeaconChainTypes, BlockProcessStatus};
 use educe::Educe;
 use lighthouse_network::service::api_types::Id;
-use lighthouse_tracing::SPAN_SINGLE_BLOCK_LOOKUP;
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SingleBlockLookup<T> {
         awaiting_parent: Option<Hash256>,
     ) -> Self {
         let lookup_span = debug_span!(
-            SPAN_SINGLE_BLOCK_LOOKUP,
+            "lh_single_block_lookup",
             block_root = %requested_block_root,
             id = id,
         );
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/custody_backfill_sync/mod.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/custody_backfill_sync/mod.rs
index bb2c6799f1d..fa8b70c8b46 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/custody_backfill_sync/mod.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/custody_backfill_sync/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use lighthouse_network::{
     service::api_types::{CustodyBackFillBatchRequestId, CustodyBackfillBatchId},
     types::CustodyBackFillState,
 };
-use lighthouse_tracing::SPAN_CUSTODY_BACKFILL_SYNC_BATCH_REQUEST;
 use logging::crit;
 use std::hash::{DefaultHasher, Hash, Hasher};
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, info_span, warn};
@@ -1004,7 +1003,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> CustodyBackFillSync<T> {
         network: &mut SyncNetworkContext<T>,
         batch_id: BatchId,
     ) -> Result<(), CustodyBackfillError> {
-        let span = info_span!(SPAN_CUSTODY_BACKFILL_SYNC_BATCH_REQUEST);
+        let span = info_span!("lh_custody_backfill_sync_batch_request");
         let _enter = span.enter();
 
         if let Some(batch) = self.batches.get_mut(&batch_id) {
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context.rs
index 2e0c56db23f..496ba7235cb 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ use lighthouse_network::service::api_types::{
     DataColumnsByRootRequester, Id, SingleLookupReqId, SyncRequestId,
 };
 use lighthouse_network::{Client, NetworkGlobals, PeerAction, PeerId, ReportSource};
-use lighthouse_tracing::{SPAN_OUTGOING_BLOCK_BY_ROOT_REQUEST, SPAN_OUTGOING_RANGE_REQUEST};
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
 pub use requests::LookupVerifyError;
 use requests::{
@@ -546,7 +545,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncNetworkContext<T> {
     ) -> Result<Id, RpcRequestSendError> {
         let range_request_span = debug_span!(
             parent: None,
-            SPAN_OUTGOING_RANGE_REQUEST,
+            "lh_outgoing_range_request",
             range_req_id = %requester,
             block_peers = block_peers.len(),
             column_peers = column_peers.len()
@@ -908,7 +907,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncNetworkContext<T> {
 
         let request_span = debug_span!(
             parent: Span::current(),
-            SPAN_OUTGOING_BLOCK_BY_ROOT_REQUEST,
+            "lh_outgoing_block_by_root_request",
             %block_root,
         );
         self.blocks_by_root_requests.insert(
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context/custody.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context/custody.rs
index 71e002cc422..3f4c8bd73fb 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context/custody.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context/custody.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use beacon_chain::validator_monitor::timestamp_now;
 use fnv::FnvHashMap;
 use lighthouse_network::PeerId;
 use lighthouse_network::service::api_types::{CustodyId, DataColumnsByRootRequester};
-use lighthouse_tracing::SPAN_OUTGOING_CUSTODY_REQUEST;
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::hash::{BuildHasher, RandomState};
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> ActiveCustodyRequest<T> {
     ) -> Self {
         let span = debug_span!(
             parent: Span::current(),
-            SPAN_OUTGOING_CUSTODY_REQUEST,
+            "lh_outgoing_custody_request",
             %block_root,
         );
         Self {
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/chain.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/chain.rs
index a3f2b798b1e..d67d6468a92 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/chain.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use beacon_chain::BeaconChainTypes;
 use beacon_chain::block_verification_types::RpcBlock;
 use lighthouse_network::service::api_types::Id;
 use lighthouse_network::{PeerAction, PeerId};
-use lighthouse_tracing::SPAN_SYNCING_CHAIN;
 use logging::crit;
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashSet, btree_map::Entry};
 use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ pub enum ChainSyncingState {
 impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncingChain<T> {
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     #[instrument(
-        name = SPAN_SYNCING_CHAIN,
+        name = "lh_syncing_chain",
         parent = None,
         level="debug",
         skip_all,
diff --git a/common/tracing_samplers/Cargo.toml b/common/tracing_samplers/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..76afc10ee71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/tracing_samplers/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "tracing_samplers"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = { workspace = true }
+
+[dependencies]
+opentelemetry = { workspace = true }
+opentelemetry_sdk = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/common/tracing_samplers/src/lib.rs b/common/tracing_samplers/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e34518ac4a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/tracing_samplers/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+//! OpenTelemetry samplers for filtering traces.
+
+use opentelemetry::Context;
+use opentelemetry::trace::{Link, SamplingDecision, SamplingResult, SpanKind, TraceState};
+use opentelemetry_sdk::trace::ShouldSample;
+
+/// A sampler that only samples spans whose names start with a given prefix.
+///
+/// This sampler is designed to be used with `Sampler::ParentBased`, which will:
+/// - Use this sampler's decision for root spans (no parent)
+/// - Automatically inherit the parent's sampling decision for child spans
+///
+/// This ensures that only traces starting from known instrumented code paths are exported,
+/// reducing noise from partially instrumented code paths.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct PrefixBasedSampler {
+    prefix: &'static str,
+}
+
+impl PrefixBasedSampler {
+    pub fn new(prefix: &'static str) -> Self {
+        Self { prefix }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ShouldSample for PrefixBasedSampler {
+    fn should_sample(
+        &self,
+        _parent_context: Option<&Context>,
+        _trace_id: opentelemetry::trace::TraceId,
+        name: &str,
+        _span_kind: &SpanKind,
+        _attributes: &[opentelemetry::KeyValue],
+        _links: &[Link],
+    ) -> SamplingResult {
+        if name.starts_with(self.prefix) {
+            SamplingResult {
+                decision: SamplingDecision::RecordAndSample,
+                attributes: Vec::new(),
+                trace_state: TraceState::default(),
+            }
+        } else {
+            SamplingResult {
+                decision: SamplingDecision::Drop,
+                attributes: Vec::new(),
+                trace_state: TraceState::default(),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use opentelemetry::trace::TraceId;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn prefix_based_sampler_filters_by_prefix() {
+        let sampler = PrefixBasedSampler::new("test_");
+        let trace_id = TraceId::from_hex("0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef").unwrap();
+
+        // Spans with prefix should be sampled
+        let result = sampler.should_sample(
+            None,
+            trace_id,
+            "test_my_span",
+            &SpanKind::Internal,
+            &[],
+            &[],
+        );
+        assert!(matches!(result.decision, SamplingDecision::RecordAndSample));
+
+        // Spans without prefix should be dropped
+        let result =
+            sampler.should_sample(None, trace_id, "other_span", &SpanKind::Internal, &[], &[]);
+        assert!(matches!(result.decision, SamplingDecision::Drop));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lighthouse/Cargo.toml b/lighthouse/Cargo.toml
index ebe00c9be59..000c6fd0da4 100644
--- a/lighthouse/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lighthouse/Cargo.toml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ environment = { workspace = true }
 eth2_network_config = { workspace = true }
 ethereum_hashing = { workspace = true }
 futures = { workspace = true }
-lighthouse_tracing = { workspace = true }
 lighthouse_version = { workspace = true }
 logging = { workspace = true }
 metrics = { workspace = true }
@@ -70,6 +69,7 @@ task_executor = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 tracing-opentelemetry = { workspace = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true }
+tracing_samplers = { workspace = true }
 types = { workspace = true }
 validator_client = { workspace = true }
 validator_manager = { path = "../validator_manager" }
diff --git a/lighthouse/src/main.rs b/lighthouse/src/main.rs
index 2592d2e6042..53946ed2730 100644
--- a/lighthouse/src/main.rs
+++ b/lighthouse/src/main.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use std::process::exit;
 use std::sync::LazyLock;
 use task_executor::ShutdownReason;
 use tracing::{Level, info};
+use tracing_samplers::PrefixBasedSampler;
 use tracing_subscriber::{Layer, filter::EnvFilter, layer::SubscriberExt, util::SubscriberInitExt};
 use types::{EthSpec, EthSpecId};
 use validator_client::ProductionValidatorClient;
@@ -675,7 +676,15 @@ fn run<E: EthSpec>(
                     _ => "lighthouse".to_string(),
                 });
 
+            // Use ParentBased sampler with PrefixBasedSampler to only export traces
+            // that start from known instrumented code paths (lh_ prefix). Child spans
+            // automatically inherit their parent's sampling decision.
+            let sampler = opentelemetry_sdk::trace::Sampler::ParentBased(Box::new(
+                PrefixBasedSampler::new("lh_"),
+            ));
+
             let provider = opentelemetry_sdk::trace::SdkTracerProvider::builder()
+                .with_sampler(sampler)
                 .with_batch_exporter(exporter)
                 .with_resource(
                     opentelemetry_sdk::Resource::builder()