diff --git a/ext/opentelemetry-ext-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/ext/opentracing_shim/__init__.py b/ext/opentelemetry-ext-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/ext/opentracing_shim/__init__.py
index e240320577..3f52e49cf9 100644
--- a/ext/opentelemetry-ext-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/ext/opentracing_shim/__init__.py
+++ b/ext/opentelemetry-ext-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/ext/opentracing_shim/__init__.py
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ def active(self):
             shim and is likely to be handled in future versions.
         """
 
-        span = self._tracer.unwrap().get_current_span()
+        span = trace_api.get_current_span()
         if span is None:
             return None