diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/trace/span_processor.rs b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/trace/span_processor.rs
index 6d57375614..e49ec9ee60 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/trace/span_processor.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/trace/span_processor.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ pub struct SimpleSpanProcessor {
 }
 
 impl SimpleSpanProcessor {
-    pub(crate) fn new(exporter: Box<dyn SpanExporter>) -> Self {
+    /// Create a new [SimpleSpanProcessor] using the provided exporter.
+    pub fn new(exporter: Box<dyn SpanExporter>) -> Self {
         Self {
             exporter: Mutex::new(exporter),
         }