diff --git a/internal/pkg/otel/run.go b/internal/pkg/otel/run.go
index ef3d22ec2b4..65010358200 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/otel/run.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/otel/run.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/converter/expandconverter"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/envprovider"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/fileprovider"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/httpprovider"
@@ -63,9 +62,6 @@ func newSettings(version string, configPaths []string) (*otelcol.CollectorSettin
 				httpprovider.NewFactory(),
 				httpsprovider.NewFactory(),
 			},
-			ConverterFactories: []confmap.ConverterFactory{
-				expandconverter.NewFactory(),
-			},
 		},
 	}