diff --git a/src/client-ocurl/opentelemetry_client_ocurl.ml b/src/client-ocurl/opentelemetry_client_ocurl.ml
index a0a9c39..d724f1c 100644
--- a/src/client-ocurl/opentelemetry_client_ocurl.ml
+++ b/src/client-ocurl/opentelemetry_client_ocurl.ml
@@ -33,13 +33,7 @@ module Self_trace = struct
     else (
       (* do nothing *)
       let scope =
-        {
-          Scope.trace_id = dummy_trace_id_;
-          span_id = dummy_span_id;
-          attrs = [];
-          events = [];
-          links = [];
-        }
+        Scope.make ~trace_id:dummy_trace_id_ ~span_id:dummy_span_id ()
       in
       f scope
     )
diff --git a/src/core/opentelemetry.ml b/src/core/opentelemetry.ml
index 4b03078..4cd7124 100644
--- a/src/core/opentelemetry.ml
+++ b/src/core/opentelemetry.ml
@@ -809,6 +809,10 @@ module Scope = struct
     mutable links: Span_link.t list;
   }
 
+  let make ~trace_id ~span_id ?(events = []) ?(attrs = []) ?(links = []) () : t
+      =
+    { trace_id; span_id; events; attrs; links }
+
   (** Turn the scope into a span context *)
   let[@inline] to_span_ctx (self : t) : Span_ctx.t =
     Span_ctx.make ~trace_id:self.trace_id ~parent_id:self.span_id ()
@@ -1049,7 +1053,7 @@ module Trace = struct
     in
     let start_time = Timestamp_ns.now_unix_ns () in
     let span_id = Span_id.create () in
-    let scope = { trace_id; span_id; events = []; attrs; links } in
+    let scope = Scope.make ~trace_id ~span_id ~attrs ~links () in
     (* called once we're done, to emit a span *)
     let finally res =
       let status =
diff --git a/src/integrations/cohttp/opentelemetry_cohttp_lwt.ml b/src/integrations/cohttp/opentelemetry_cohttp_lwt.ml
index a3ffc71..a0dee06 100644
--- a/src/integrations/cohttp/opentelemetry_cohttp_lwt.ml
+++ b/src/integrations/cohttp/opentelemetry_cohttp_lwt.ml
@@ -111,15 +111,7 @@ end = struct
     | Some v ->
       (match Traceparent.of_value v with
       | Ok (trace_id, parent_id) ->
-        Some
-          Otel.Trace.
-            {
-              trace_id;
-              span_id = parent_id;
-              events = [];
-              attrs = [];
-              links = [];
-            }
+        Some (Otel.Scope.make ~trace_id ~span_id:parent_id ())
       | Error _ -> None)
 
   let remove_trace_context req =
diff --git a/src/trace/opentelemetry_trace.ml b/src/trace/opentelemetry_trace.ml
index a27788e..9c53c33 100644
--- a/src/trace/opentelemetry_trace.ml
+++ b/src/trace/opentelemetry_trace.ml
@@ -121,15 +121,7 @@ module Internal = struct
       | None, None -> None
     in
 
-    let new_scope =
-      {
-        Scope.span_id = otel_id;
-        trace_id;
-        events = [];
-        attrs = data;
-        links = [];
-      }
-    in
+    let new_scope = Otel.Scope.make ~trace_id ~span_id:otel_id ~attrs:data () in
 
     let start_time = Timestamp_ns.now_unix_ns () in
     let sb =