diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/http.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/http.ts
index 435de21195b..7f5e45b2583 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/http.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/http.ts
@@ -311,10 +311,7 @@ export class HttpPlugin extends BasePlugin<Http> {
       };
 
       return context.with(propagation.extract(headers), () => {
-        const span = plugin._startHttpSpan(
-          `${method} ${pathname}`,
-          spanOptions
-        );
+        const span = plugin._startHttpSpan(`HTTP ${method}`, spanOptions);
 
         return plugin._tracer.withSpan(span, () => {
           context.bind(request);
@@ -420,7 +417,7 @@ export class HttpPlugin extends BasePlugin<Http> {
         return original.apply(this, [optionsParsed, ...args]);
       }
 
-      const operationName = `${method} ${pathname}`;
+      const operationName = `HTTP ${method}`;
       const spanOptions: SpanOptions = {
         kind: SpanKind.CLIENT,
       };
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/test/functionals/http-enable.test.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/test/functionals/http-enable.test.ts
index 1cb350bf953..60d34fa45ce 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/test/functionals/http-enable.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/test/functionals/http-enable.test.ts
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ describe('HttpPlugin', () => {
 
           assert.ok(localSpan.name.indexOf('TestRootSpan') >= 0);
           assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 2);
-          assert.ok(reqSpan.name.indexOf(testPath) >= 0);
+          assert.strictEqual(reqSpan.name, 'HTTP GET');
           assert.strictEqual(
             localSpan.spanContext.traceId,
             reqSpan.spanContext.traceId
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ describe('HttpPlugin', () => {
 
             assert.ok(localSpan.name.indexOf('TestRootSpan') >= 0);
             assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 2);
-            assert.ok(reqSpan.name.indexOf(testPath) >= 0);
+            assert.strictEqual(reqSpan.name, 'HTTP GET');
             assert.strictEqual(
               localSpan.spanContext.traceId,
               reqSpan.spanContext.traceId
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ describe('HttpPlugin', () => {
           for (let i = 0; i < num; i++) {
             await httpRequest.get(`${protocol}://${hostname}${testPath}`);
             const spans = memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans();
-            assert.ok(spans[i].name.indexOf(testPath) >= 0);
+            assert.strictEqual(spans[i].name, 'HTTP GET');
             assert.strictEqual(
               span.context().traceId,
               spans[i].spanContext.traceId
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/test/functionals/http-package.test.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/test/functionals/http-package.test.ts
index bb98825b39a..4a775482a52 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/test/functionals/http-package.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/test/functionals/http-package.test.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe('Packages', () => {
         };
 
         assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 1);
-        assert.ok(span.name.indexOf(`GET ${urlparsed.pathname}`) >= 0);
+        assert.strictEqual(span.name, 'HTTP GET');
 
         switch (name) {
           case 'axios':
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/test/integrations/http-enable.test.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/test/integrations/http-enable.test.ts
index 9fd14f6ff06..8ea38fea17b 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/test/integrations/http-enable.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/test/integrations/http-enable.test.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe('HttpPlugin Integration tests', () => {
       };
 
       assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 1);
-      assert.ok(span.name.indexOf('GET /') >= 0);
+      assert.strictEqual(span.name, 'HTTP GET');
       assertSpan(span, SpanKind.CLIENT, validations);
     });
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ describe('HttpPlugin Integration tests', () => {
       };
 
       assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 1);
-      assert.ok(span.name.indexOf('GET /') >= 0);
+      assert.strictEqual(span.name, 'HTTP GET');
       assertSpan(span, SpanKind.CLIENT, validations);
     });
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ describe('HttpPlugin Integration tests', () => {
       };
 
       assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 1);
-      assert.ok(span.name.indexOf('GET /') >= 0);
+      assert.strictEqual(span.name, 'HTTP GET');
       assert.strictEqual(result.reqHeaders['x-foo'], 'foo');
       assert.strictEqual(span.attributes[HttpAttribute.HTTP_FLAVOR], '1.1');
       assert.strictEqual(
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ describe('HttpPlugin Integration tests', () => {
       };
 
       assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 1);
-      assert.ok(span.name.indexOf('GET /') >= 0);
+      assert.strictEqual(span.name, 'HTTP GET');
       assert.strictEqual(span.attributes['span kind'], SpanKind.CLIENT);
       assertSpan(span, SpanKind.CLIENT, validations);
     });
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ describe('HttpPlugin Integration tests', () => {
       };
 
       assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 1);
-      assert.ok(span.name.indexOf('GET /') >= 0);
+      assert.strictEqual(span.name, 'HTTP GET');
 
       try {
         assertSpan(span, SpanKind.CLIENT, validations);
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ describe('HttpPlugin Integration tests', () => {
         req.on('close', () => {
           const spans = memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans();
           assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 1);
-          assert.ok(spans[0].name.indexOf('GET /') >= 0);
+          assert.strictEqual(spans[0].name, 'HTTP GET');
           assert.ok(data);
           assert.ok(validations.reqHeaders[DummyPropagation.TRACE_CONTEXT_KEY]);
           assert.ok(validations.reqHeaders[DummyPropagation.SPAN_CONTEXT_KEY]);
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/test/utils/assertSpan.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/test/utils/assertSpan.ts
index 0b02fc702de..f9bda54dd02 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/test/utils/assertSpan.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/test/utils/assertSpan.ts
@@ -44,10 +44,7 @@ export const assertSpan = (
   assert.strictEqual(span.spanContext.traceId.length, 32);
   assert.strictEqual(span.spanContext.spanId.length, 16);
   assert.strictEqual(span.kind, kind);
-  assert.strictEqual(
-    span.name,
-    `${validations.httpMethod} ${validations.pathname}`
-  );
+  assert.strictEqual(span.name, `HTTP ${validations.httpMethod}`);
   assert.strictEqual(
     span.attributes[HttpAttribute.HTTP_ERROR_MESSAGE],
     span.status.message
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/test/functionals/https-enable.test.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/test/functionals/https-enable.test.ts
index 39aa2e54931..22c459d6b12 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/test/functionals/https-enable.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/test/functionals/https-enable.test.ts
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ describe('HttpsPlugin', () => {
 
           assert.ok(localSpan.name.indexOf('TestRootSpan') >= 0);
           assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 2);
-          assert.ok(reqSpan.name.indexOf(testPath) >= 0);
+          assert.strictEqual(reqSpan.name, 'HTTP GET');
           assert.strictEqual(
             localSpan.spanContext.traceId,
             reqSpan.spanContext.traceId
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ describe('HttpsPlugin', () => {
 
             assert.ok(localSpan.name.indexOf('TestRootSpan') >= 0);
             assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 2);
-            assert.ok(reqSpan.name.indexOf(testPath) >= 0);
+            assert.strictEqual(reqSpan.name, 'HTTP GET');
             assert.strictEqual(
               localSpan.spanContext.traceId,
               reqSpan.spanContext.traceId
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ describe('HttpsPlugin', () => {
           for (let i = 0; i < num; i++) {
             await httpsRequest.get(`${protocol}://${hostname}${testPath}`);
             const spans = memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans();
-            assert.ok(spans[i].name.indexOf(testPath) >= 0);
+            assert.strictEqual(spans[i].name, 'HTTP GET');
             assert.strictEqual(
               span.context().traceId,
               spans[i].spanContext.traceId
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/test/functionals/https-package.test.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/test/functionals/https-package.test.ts
index a4463a4754d..ff7430afb3e 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/test/functionals/https-package.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/test/functionals/https-package.test.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ describe('Packages', () => {
         };
 
         assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 1);
-        assert.ok(span.name.indexOf(`GET ${urlparsed.pathname}`) >= 0);
+        assert.strictEqual(span.name, 'HTTP GET');
 
         switch (name) {
           case 'axios':
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/test/integrations/https-enable.test.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/test/integrations/https-enable.test.ts
index a0a128bb0d0..ef291281f5e 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/test/integrations/https-enable.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/test/integrations/https-enable.test.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('HttpsPlugin Integration tests', () => {
       };
 
       assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 1);
-      assert.ok(span.name.indexOf('GET /') >= 0);
+      assert.strictEqual(span.name, 'HTTP GET');
       assertSpan(span, SpanKind.CLIENT, validations);
     });
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ describe('HttpsPlugin Integration tests', () => {
       };
 
       assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 1);
-      assert.ok(span.name.indexOf('GET /') >= 0);
+      assert.strictEqual(span.name, 'HTTP GET');
       assertSpan(span, SpanKind.CLIENT, validations);
     });
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ describe('HttpsPlugin Integration tests', () => {
       };
 
       assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 1);
-      assert.ok(span.name.indexOf('GET /') >= 0);
+      assert.strictEqual(span.name, 'HTTP GET');
       assert.strictEqual(result.reqHeaders['x-foo'], 'foo');
       assert.strictEqual(span.attributes[HttpAttribute.HTTP_FLAVOR], '1.1');
       assert.strictEqual(
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe('HttpsPlugin Integration tests', () => {
       };
 
       assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 1);
-      assert.ok(span.name.indexOf('GET /') >= 0);
+      assert.strictEqual(span.name, 'HTTP GET');
       assert.strictEqual(span.attributes['span kind'], SpanKind.CLIENT);
       assertSpan(span, SpanKind.CLIENT, validations);
     });
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ describe('HttpsPlugin Integration tests', () => {
       };
 
       assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 1);
-      assert.ok(span.name.indexOf('GET /') >= 0);
+      assert.strictEqual(span.name, 'HTTP GET');
 
       try {
         assertSpan(span, SpanKind.CLIENT, validations);
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ describe('HttpsPlugin Integration tests', () => {
         req.on('close', () => {
           const spans = memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans();
           assert.strictEqual(spans.length, 1);
-          assert.ok(spans[0].name.indexOf('GET /') >= 0);
+          assert.strictEqual(spans[0].name, 'HTTP GET');
           assert.ok(data);
           assert.ok(validations.reqHeaders[DummyPropagation.TRACE_CONTEXT_KEY]);
           assert.ok(validations.reqHeaders[DummyPropagation.SPAN_CONTEXT_KEY]);
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/test/utils/assertSpan.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/test/utils/assertSpan.ts
index d96db011c58..5921f47eb63 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/test/utils/assertSpan.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/test/utils/assertSpan.ts
@@ -44,10 +44,7 @@ export const assertSpan = (
   assert.strictEqual(span.spanContext.traceId.length, 32);
   assert.strictEqual(span.spanContext.spanId.length, 16);
   assert.strictEqual(span.kind, kind);
-  assert.strictEqual(
-    span.name,
-    `${validations.httpMethod} ${validations.pathname}`
-  );
+  assert.strictEqual(span.name, `HTTP ${validations.httpMethod}`);
   assert.strictEqual(
     span.attributes[HttpAttribute.HTTP_ERROR_MESSAGE],
     span.status.message