diff --git a/cmd/cmdtrace/cmd_span.go b/cmd/cmdtrace/cmd_span.go
index 77329e94e..bb85c15d3 100644
--- a/cmd/cmdtrace/cmd_span.go
+++ b/cmd/cmdtrace/cmd_span.go
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ func Setup(cmd *cobra.Command, dockerCli command.Cli, args []string) error {
 		ctx,
 		"cli/"+strings.Join(commandName(cmd), "-"),
 	)
-	cmdSpan.SetAttributes(attribute.StringSlice("cli.args", args))
 	cmdSpan.SetAttributes(attribute.StringSlice("cli.flags", getFlags(cmd.Flags())))
 
 	cmd.SetContext(ctx)