diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bfb5996af32..467e5df5dfb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 ### 🚩 Deprecations 🚩
 
+- Deprecate `configunmarshaler` package, move it to internal (#5151)
 - Deprecate all API in `model/semconv`. The package is moved to a new `semcomv` module (#5196)
 
 ### 💡 Enhancements 💡
diff --git a/config/common.go b/config/common.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b2e582356c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/common.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package config // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config"
+
+func unmarshal(componentSection *Map, intoCfg interface{}) error {
+	if cu, ok := intoCfg.(Unmarshallable); ok {
+		return cu.Unmarshal(componentSection)
+	}
+
+	return componentSection.UnmarshalExact(intoCfg)
+}
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/unmarshaler.go b/config/configunmarshaler/unmarshaler.go
index 7c649e70440..d92df284046 100644
--- a/config/configunmarshaler/unmarshaler.go
+++ b/config/configunmarshaler/unmarshaler.go
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@
 package configunmarshaler // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configunmarshaler"
 
 import (
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/configunmarshaler"
 )
 
-// ConfigUnmarshaler is the interface that unmarshalls the collector configuration from the config.Map.
-type ConfigUnmarshaler interface {
-	// Unmarshal the configuration from the given parser and factories.
-	Unmarshal(v *config.Map, factories component.Factories) (*config.Config, error)
-}
+// Deprecated: [v0.50.0] if you need to update the config.Config implement custom (or wrap) service.ConfigProvider.
+type ConfigUnmarshaler = configunmarshaler.ConfigUnmarshaler
+
+// Deprecated: [v0.50.0] not needed since interface will be removed.
+var NewDefault = configunmarshaler.NewDefault
+
+// Deprecated: [v0.50.0] use config.UnmarshalReceiver.
+var LoadReceiver = configunmarshaler.LoadReceiver
diff --git a/config/exporter.go b/config/exporter.go
index 3bba3874c99..c13c7db2837 100644
--- a/config/exporter.go
+++ b/config/exporter.go
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ type Exporter interface {
 	privateConfigExporter()
 }
 
+// UnmarshalExporter helper function to unmarshal an Exporter config.
+// It checks if the config implements Unmarshallable and uses that if available,
+// otherwise uses Map.UnmarshalExact, erroring if a field is nonexistent.
+func UnmarshalExporter(cfgMap *Map, cfg Exporter) error {
+	return unmarshal(cfgMap, cfg)
+}
+
 // ExporterSettings defines common settings for a component.Exporter configuration.
 // Specific exporters can embed this struct and extend it with more fields if needed.
 //
diff --git a/config/extension.go b/config/extension.go
index 44d87c8d86b..24f6cac7d24 100644
--- a/config/extension.go
+++ b/config/extension.go
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ type Extension interface {
 	privateConfigExtension()
 }
 
+// UnmarshalExtension helper function to unmarshal an Extension config.
+// It checks if the config implements Unmarshallable and uses that if available,
+// otherwise uses Map.UnmarshalExact, erroring if a field is nonexistent.
+func UnmarshalExtension(cfgMap *Map, cfg Extension) error {
+	return unmarshal(cfgMap, cfg)
+}
+
 // ExtensionSettings defines common settings for a component.Extension configuration.
 // Specific processors can embed this struct and extend it with more fields if needed.
 //
diff --git a/config/processor.go b/config/processor.go
index 212ba32ac17..bde13f68736 100644
--- a/config/processor.go
+++ b/config/processor.go
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ type Processor interface {
 	privateConfigProcessor()
 }
 
+// UnmarshalProcessor helper function to unmarshal a Processor config.
+// It checks if the config implements Unmarshallable and uses that if available,
+// otherwise uses Map.UnmarshalExact, erroring if a field is nonexistent.
+func UnmarshalProcessor(cfgMap *Map, cfg Processor) error {
+	return unmarshal(cfgMap, cfg)
+}
+
 // ProcessorSettings defines common settings for a component.Processor configuration.
 // Specific processors can embed this struct and extend it with more fields if needed.
 //
diff --git a/config/receiver.go b/config/receiver.go
index 5935b78d59a..6974efbc46b 100644
--- a/config/receiver.go
+++ b/config/receiver.go
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ type Receiver interface {
 	privateConfigReceiver()
 }
 
+// UnmarshalReceiver helper function to unmarshal a Receiver config.
+// It checks if the config implements Unmarshallable and uses that if available,
+// otherwise uses Map.UnmarshalExact, erroring if a field is nonexistent.
+func UnmarshalReceiver(cfgMap *Map, cfg Receiver) error {
+	return unmarshal(cfgMap, cfg)
+}
+
 // ReceiverSettings defines common settings for a component.Receiver configuration.
 // Specific receivers can embed this struct and extend it with more fields if needed.
 //
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/defaultunmarshaler.go b/internal/configunmarshaler/defaultunmarshaler.go
similarity index 92%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/defaultunmarshaler.go
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/defaultunmarshaler.go
index 7956b54a0f7..4de43165c3d 100644
--- a/config/configunmarshaler/defaultunmarshaler.go
+++ b/internal/configunmarshaler/defaultunmarshaler.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package configunmarshaler // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configunmarshaler"
+package configunmarshaler // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/configunmarshaler"
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry"
 )
 
+// ConfigUnmarshaler is the interface that unmarshalls the collector configuration from the config.Map.
+type ConfigUnmarshaler interface {
+	// Unmarshal the configuration from the given parser and factories.
+	Unmarshal(v *config.Map, factories component.Factories) (*config.Config, error)
+}
+
 // These are errors that can be returned by Unmarshal(). Note that error codes are not part
 // of Unmarshal()'s public API, they are for internal unit testing only.
 type configErrorCode int
@@ -154,7 +160,7 @@ func unmarshalExtensions(exts map[config.ComponentID]map[string]interface{}, fac
 
 		// Now that the default config struct is created we can Unmarshal into it,
 		// and it will apply user-defined config on top of the default.
-		if err := unmarshal(config.NewMapFromStringMap(value), extensionCfg); err != nil {
+		if err := config.UnmarshalExtension(config.NewMapFromStringMap(value), extensionCfg); err != nil {
 			return nil, errorUnmarshalError(extensionsKeyName, id, err)
 		}
 
@@ -183,7 +189,7 @@ func unmarshalService(srvRaw map[string]interface{}) (config.Service, error) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	if err := unmarshal(config.NewMapFromStringMap(srvRaw), &srv); err != nil {
+	if err := config.NewMapFromStringMap(srvRaw).UnmarshalExact(&srv); err != nil {
 		return srv, fmt.Errorf("error reading service configuration: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -210,7 +216,7 @@ func LoadReceiver(componentConfig *config.Map, id config.ComponentID, factory co
 
 	// Now that the default config struct is created we can Unmarshal into it,
 	// and it will apply user-defined config on top of the default.
-	if err := unmarshal(componentConfig, receiverCfg); err != nil {
+	if err := config.UnmarshalReceiver(componentConfig, receiverCfg); err != nil {
 		return nil, errorUnmarshalError(receiversKeyName, id, err)
 	}
 
@@ -259,7 +265,7 @@ func unmarshalExporters(exps map[config.ComponentID]map[string]interface{}, fact
 
 		// Now that the default config struct is created we can Unmarshal into it,
 		// and it will apply user-defined config on top of the default.
-		if err := unmarshal(config.NewMapFromStringMap(value), exporterCfg); err != nil {
+		if err := config.UnmarshalExporter(config.NewMapFromStringMap(value), exporterCfg); err != nil {
 			return nil, errorUnmarshalError(exportersKeyName, id, err)
 		}
 
@@ -287,7 +293,7 @@ func unmarshalProcessors(procs map[config.ComponentID]map[string]interface{}, fa
 
 		// Now that the default config struct is created we can Unmarshal into it,
 		// and it will apply user-defined config on top of the default.
-		if err := unmarshal(config.NewMapFromStringMap(value), processorCfg); err != nil {
+		if err := config.UnmarshalProcessor(config.NewMapFromStringMap(value), processorCfg); err != nil {
 			return nil, errorUnmarshalError(processorsKeyName, id, err)
 		}
 
@@ -297,14 +303,6 @@ func unmarshalProcessors(procs map[config.ComponentID]map[string]interface{}, fa
 	return processors, nil
 }
 
-func unmarshal(componentSection *config.Map, intoCfg interface{}) error {
-	if cu, ok := intoCfg.(config.Unmarshallable); ok {
-		return cu.Unmarshal(componentSection)
-	}
-
-	return componentSection.UnmarshalExact(intoCfg)
-}
-
 func errorUnknownType(component string, id config.ComponentID, factories []reflect.Value) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("unknown %s type %q for %q (valid values: %v)", component, id.Type(), id, factories)
 }
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/defaultunmarshaler_test.go b/internal/configunmarshaler/defaultunmarshaler_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/defaultunmarshaler_test.go
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/defaultunmarshaler_test.go
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-exporter.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-exporter.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-exporter.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-exporter.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-extension.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-extension.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-extension.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-extension.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-pipeline.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-pipeline.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-pipeline.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-pipeline.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-processor.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-processor.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-processor.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-processor.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-receiver.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-receiver.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-receiver.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/duplicate-receiver.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/empty-all-sections.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/empty-all-sections.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/empty-all-sections.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/empty-all-sections.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/empty-config.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/empty-config.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/empty-config.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/empty-config.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-exporter-name-after-slash.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-exporter-name-after-slash.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-exporter-name-after-slash.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-exporter-name-after-slash.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-exporter-section.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-exporter-section.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-exporter-section.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-exporter-section.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-exporter-sub-config.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-exporter-sub-config.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-exporter-sub-config.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-exporter-sub-config.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-exporter-type.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-exporter-type.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-exporter-type.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-exporter-type.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-extension-name-after-slash.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-extension-name-after-slash.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-extension-name-after-slash.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-extension-name-after-slash.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-extension-section.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-extension-section.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-extension-section.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-extension-section.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-extension-sub-config.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-extension-sub-config.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-extension-sub-config.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-extension-sub-config.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-extension-type.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-extension-type.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-extension-type.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-extension-type.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-logs-level.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-logs-level.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-logs-level.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-logs-level.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-metrics-level.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-metrics-level.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-metrics-level.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-metrics-level.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-pipeline-name-after-slash.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-pipeline-name-after-slash.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-pipeline-name-after-slash.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-pipeline-name-after-slash.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-pipeline-section.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-pipeline-section.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-pipeline-section.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-pipeline-section.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-pipeline-sub-config.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-pipeline-sub-config.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-pipeline-sub-config.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-pipeline-sub-config.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-pipeline-type.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-pipeline-type.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-pipeline-type.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-pipeline-type.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-processor-name-after-slash.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-processor-name-after-slash.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-processor-name-after-slash.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-processor-name-after-slash.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-processor-section.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-processor-section.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-processor-section.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-processor-section.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-processor-sub-config.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-processor-sub-config.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-processor-sub-config.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-processor-sub-config.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-processor-type.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-processor-type.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-processor-type.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-processor-type.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-receiver-name-after-slash.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-receiver-name-after-slash.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-receiver-name-after-slash.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-receiver-name-after-slash.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-receiver-section.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-receiver-section.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-receiver-section.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-receiver-section.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-receiver-sub-config.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-receiver-sub-config.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-receiver-sub-config.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-receiver-sub-config.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-receiver-type.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-receiver-type.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-receiver-type.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-receiver-type.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-sequence-value.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-sequence-value.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-sequence-value.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-sequence-value.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-service-extensions-section.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-service-extensions-section.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-service-extensions-section.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-service-extensions-section.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-service-section.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-service-section.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-service-section.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-service-section.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-top-level-section.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-top-level-section.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-top-level-section.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/invalid-top-level-section.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-exporter-type.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-exporter-type.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-exporter-type.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-exporter-type.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-extension-type.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-extension-type.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-extension-type.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-extension-type.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-pipeline-type.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-pipeline-type.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-pipeline-type.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-pipeline-type.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-processor-type.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-processor-type.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-processor-type.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-processor-type.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-receiver-type.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-receiver-type.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-receiver-type.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/unknown-receiver-type.yaml
diff --git a/config/configunmarshaler/testdata/valid-config.yaml b/internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/valid-config.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/configunmarshaler/testdata/valid-config.yaml
rename to internal/configunmarshaler/testdata/valid-config.yaml
diff --git a/service/config_provider.go b/service/config_provider.go
index bbdb0d5db43..a64b4b51639 100644
--- a/service/config_provider.go
+++ b/service/config_provider.go
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ import (
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configunmarshaler"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/experimental/configsource"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/mapconverter/expandmapconverter"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/mapprovider/envmapprovider"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/mapprovider/filemapprovider"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/mapprovider/yamlmapprovider"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/configunmarshaler"
 )
 
 // ConfigProvider provides the service configuration.
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ type ConfigProviderSettings struct {
 	// MapConverters is a slice of config.MapConverterFunc.
 	MapConverters []config.MapConverterFunc
 
-	// The configunmarshaler.ConfigUnmarshaler to be used to unmarshal the config.Map into config.Config.
-	// It is required to not be nil, use configunmarshaler.NewDefault() by default.
+	// Deprecated: [v0.50.0] because providing custom ConfigUnmarshaler is not necessary since users can wrap/implement
+	// ConfigProvider if needed to change the resulted config. This functionality will be kept for at least 2 minor versions,
+	// and if nobody express a need for it will be removed.
 	Unmarshaler configunmarshaler.ConfigUnmarshaler
 }
 
diff --git a/service/config_provider_test.go b/service/config_provider_test.go
index 93cc5a2ca9a..500771161ca 100644
--- a/service/config_provider_test.go
+++ b/service/config_provider_test.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtest"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configunmarshaler"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/experimental/configsource"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/mapprovider/filemapprovider"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/configunmarshaler"
 )
 
 type mockProvider struct {
diff --git a/service/servicetest/configprovider.go b/service/servicetest/configprovider.go
index 9bd6a258ce3..921e8b5c403 100644
--- a/service/servicetest/configprovider.go
+++ b/service/servicetest/configprovider.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtest"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configunmarshaler"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/configunmarshaler"
 )
 
 // LoadConfig loads a config.Config  from file, and does NOT validate the configuration.