diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8741-fix-opentelemetry-callback.yml b/changelogs/fragments/8741-fix-opentelemetry-callback.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b5e63a89f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8741-fix-opentelemetry-callback.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - opentelemetry callback plugin - fix default value for ``store_spans_in_file`` causing traces to be produced to a file named ``None`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/8566, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8741).
diff --git a/plugins/callback/opentelemetry.py b/plugins/callback/opentelemetry.py
index 2b2a5706fc..8dc627c214 100644
--- a/plugins/callback/opentelemetry.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/opentelemetry.py
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
             key: disable_attributes_in_logs
         version_added: 7.1.0
       store_spans_in_file:
-        default: None
         type: str
         description:
           -  It stores the exported spans in the given file