diff --git a/src/crewai/agents/agent_adapters/base_tool_adapter.py b/src/crewai/agents/agent_adapters/base_tool_adapter.py
index 67fa857ab..8823c6808 100644
--- a/src/crewai/agents/agent_adapters/base_tool_adapter.py
+++ b/src/crewai/agents/agent_adapters/base_tool_adapter.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class BaseToolAdapter(ABC):
         """
         return self.converted_tools
 
-    def sanitize_tool_name(self, tool_name: str) -> str:
+    @staticmethod
+    def sanitize_tool_name(tool_name: str) -> str:
         """Sanitize tool name for API compatibility.
 
         Args: