diff --git a/ddtrace/llmobs/_integrations/base.py b/ddtrace/llmobs/_integrations/base.py
index a098c89901..9a60f978f0 100644
--- a/ddtrace/llmobs/_integrations/base.py
+++ b/ddtrace/llmobs/_integrations/base.py
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ def __init__(self, integration_config: IntegrationConfig) -> None:
             self.start_log_writer()
         self._llmobs_pc_sampler = RateSampler(sample_rate=config._llmobs_sample_rate)
 
+    @property
+    def span_linking_enabled(self) -> bool:
+        return asbool(os.getenv("_DD_LLMOBS_AUTO_SPAN_LINKING_ENABLED", "false"))
+
     @property
     def metrics_enabled(self) -> bool:
         """
diff --git a/ddtrace/llmobs/_integrations/langchain.py b/ddtrace/llmobs/_integrations/langchain.py
index ed50a65873..a585529283 100644
--- a/ddtrace/llmobs/_integrations/langchain.py
+++ b/ddtrace/llmobs/_integrations/langchain.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
 import json
-import os
 from typing import Any
 from typing import Dict
 from typing import List
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@
 from ddtrace.internal.logger import get_logger
 from ddtrace.internal.utils import ArgumentError
 from ddtrace.internal.utils import get_argument_value
-from ddtrace.internal.utils.formats import asbool
 from ddtrace.llmobs import LLMObs
 from ddtrace.llmobs._constants import INPUT_DOCUMENTS
 from ddtrace.llmobs._constants import INPUT_MESSAGES
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ class LangChainIntegration(BaseLLMIntegration):
     """Maps spans to instances."""
 
     def record_steps(self, instance, span):
-        if not self.llmobs_enabled:
+        if not self.llmobs_enabled or not self.span_linking_enabled:
             return
 
         steps = getattr(instance, "steps", [])
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ def record_steps(self, instance, span):
         self.record_instance(instance, span)
 
     def record_instance(self, instance, span):
-        if not self.llmobs_enabled:
+        if not self.llmobs_enabled or not self.span_linking_enabled:
             return
 
         instance = _extract_bound(instance)
@@ -140,7 +138,7 @@ def _llmobs_set_tags(
             log.warning("Unsupported operation : %s", operation)
             return
 
-        if asbool(os.getenv("_DD_LLMOBS_AUTO_SPAN_LINKING_ENABLED")):
+        if self.span_linking_enabled:
             self._set_links(span)
 
         model_provider = span.get_tag(PROVIDER)