diff --git a/lib/integrations/llm_base_service.rb b/lib/integrations/llm_base_service.rb
index e8811121f..ca9459fc8 100644
--- a/lib/integrations/llm_base_service.rb
+++ b/lib/integrations/llm_base_service.rb
@@ -164,6 +164,6 @@ class Integrations::LlmBaseService
   end
 
   def build_error_response_from_exception(error, messages)
-    { error: error.message, error_code: 500, request_messages: messages }
+    { error: error.message, request_messages: messages }
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/integrations/llm_instrumentation_helpers.rb b/lib/integrations/llm_instrumentation_helpers.rb
index 1fc73f3f0..c03e3e9c7 100644
--- a/lib/integrations/llm_instrumentation_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/integrations/llm_instrumentation_helpers.rb
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@ module Integrations::LlmInstrumentationHelpers
     error = result[:error] || result['error']
     return if error.blank?
 
-    error_code = result[:error_code] || result['error_code']
     span.set_attribute(ATTR_GEN_AI_RESPONSE_ERROR, error.to_json)
-    span.set_attribute(ATTR_GEN_AI_RESPONSE_ERROR_CODE, error_code) if error_code
-    span.status = OpenTelemetry::Trace::Status.error("API Error: #{error_code}")
+    span.status = OpenTelemetry::Trace::Status.error(error.to_s.truncate(1000))
   end
 
   def set_metadata_attributes(span, params)
diff --git a/spec/lib/integrations/llm_instrumentation_spec.rb b/spec/lib/integrations/llm_instrumentation_spec.rb
index f567a91b7..97a45a414 100644
--- a/spec/lib/integrations/llm_instrumentation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/integrations/llm_instrumentation_spec.rb
@@ -200,17 +200,15 @@ RSpec.describe Integrations::LlmInstrumentation do
 
         result = instance.instrument_llm_call(params) do
           {
-            error: { message: 'API rate limit exceeded' },
-            error_code: 'rate_limit_exceeded'
+            error: 'API rate limit exceeded'
           }
         end
 
-        expect(result[:error_code]).to eq('rate_limit_exceeded')
+        expect(result[:error]).to eq('API rate limit exceeded')
         expect(mock_span).to have_received(:set_attribute)
-          .with('gen_ai.response.error', '{"message":"API rate limit exceeded"}')
-        expect(mock_span).to have_received(:set_attribute).with('gen_ai.response.error_code', 'rate_limit_exceeded')
+          .with('gen_ai.response.error', '"API rate limit exceeded"')
         expect(mock_span).to have_received(:status=).with(mock_status)
-        expect(OpenTelemetry::Trace::Status).to have_received(:error).with('API Error: rate_limit_exceeded')
+        expect(OpenTelemetry::Trace::Status).to have_received(:error).with('API rate limit exceeded')
       end
     end