diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/base_exporter.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/base_exporter.go
index d7bbd26406f..579b0e310d6 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/base_exporter.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/base_exporter.go
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@ package internal // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelpe
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/codes"
-	sdktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
 	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
@@ -284,12 +280,3 @@ func WithUnmarshaler(unmarshaler exporterqueue.Unmarshaler[request.Request]) Opt
 		return nil
 	}
 }
-
-func CheckStatus(t *testing.T, sd sdktrace.ReadOnlySpan, err error) {
-	if err != nil {
-		require.Equal(t, codes.Error, sd.Status().Code, "SpanData %v", sd)
-		require.EqualError(t, err, sd.Status().Description, "SpanData %v", sd)
-	} else {
-		require.Equal(t, codes.Unset, sd.Status().Code, "SpanData %v", sd)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/oteltest/tracetest.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/oteltest/tracetest.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a05bf302978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/oteltest/tracetest.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package oteltest // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/oteltest"
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/codes"
+	sdktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
+)
+
+func CheckStatus(t *testing.T, sd sdktrace.ReadOnlySpan, err error) {
+	if err != nil {
+		require.Equal(t, codes.Error, sd.Status().Code)
+		require.EqualError(t, err, sd.Status().Description)
+	} else {
+		require.Equal(t, codes.Unset, sd.Status().Code)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/logs_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/logs_test.go
index 6a873639257..a9ee80fe47c 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/logs_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/logs_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/metadatatest"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/oteltest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/requesttest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exportertest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/internal/storagetest"
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ func checkWrapSpanForLogs(t *testing.T, sr *tracetest.SpanRecorder, tracer trace
 	require.Equalf(t, fakeLogsParentSpanName, parentSpan.Name(), "SpanData %v", parentSpan)
 	for _, sd := range gotSpanData[:numRequests] {
 		require.Equalf(t, parentSpan.SpanContext(), sd.Parent(), "Exporter span not a child\nSpanData %v", sd)
-		internal.CheckStatus(t, sd, wantError)
+		oteltest.CheckStatus(t, sd, wantError)
 
 		sentLogRecords := int64(1)
 		failedToSendLogRecords := int64(0)
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics_test.go
index 82303a222cb..6d15988c443 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/metadatatest"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/oteltest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/requesttest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exportertest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/internal/storagetest"
@@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ func checkWrapSpanForMetrics(t *testing.T, sr *tracetest.SpanRecorder, tracer tr
 	require.Equalf(t, fakeMetricsParentSpanName, parentSpan.Name(), "SpanData %v", parentSpan)
 	for _, sd := range gotSpanData[:numRequests] {
 		require.Equalf(t, parentSpan.SpanContext(), sd.Parent(), "Exporter span not a child\nSpanData %v", sd)
-		internal.CheckStatus(t, sd, wantError)
+		oteltest.CheckStatus(t, sd, wantError)
 
 		sentMetricPoints := int64(2)
 		failedToSendMetricPoints := int64(0)
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/traces_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/traces_test.go
index 5a9d9e9d5d1..a032d963a1a 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/traces_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/traces_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/metadatatest"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/oteltest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/requesttest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exportertest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/internal/storagetest"
@@ -430,7 +431,7 @@ func checkWrapSpanForTraces(t *testing.T, sr *tracetest.SpanRecorder, tracer tra
 
 	for _, sd := range gotSpanData[:numRequests] {
 		require.Equalf(t, parentSpan.SpanContext(), sd.Parent(), "Exporter span not a child\nSpanData %v", sd)
-		internal.CheckStatus(t, sd, wantError)
+		oteltest.CheckStatus(t, sd, wantError)
 
 		sentSpans := int64(1)
 		failedToSendSpans := int64(0)
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper/profiles_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper/profiles_test.go
index 0fb0561a546..a064f86de46 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper/profiles_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper/profiles_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/oteltest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/requesttest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exportertest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/internal/storagetest"
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ func checkWrapSpanForProfilesExporter(t *testing.T, sr *tracetest.SpanRecorder,
 	require.Equalf(t, fakeProfilesParentSpanName, parentSpan.Name(), "SpanData %v", parentSpan)
 	for _, sd := range gotSpanData[:numRequests] {
 		require.Equalf(t, parentSpan.SpanContext(), sd.Parent(), "Exporter span not a child\nSpanData %v", sd)
-		internal.CheckStatus(t, sd, wantError)
+		oteltest.CheckStatus(t, sd, wantError)
 
 		sentSampleRecords := int64(1)
 		failedToSendSampleRecords := int64(0)