diff --git a/receiver/carbonreceiver/protocol/path_parser_helper.go b/receiver/carbonreceiver/protocol/path_parser_helper.go
index 03b8db48a65c..2b508d5d512a 100644
--- a/receiver/carbonreceiver/protocol/path_parser_helper.go
+++ b/receiver/carbonreceiver/protocol/path_parser_helper.go
@@ -120,20 +120,14 @@ func (pph *PathParserHelper) Parse(line string) (pmetric.Metric, error) {
 
 	m := pmetric.NewMetric()
 	m.SetName(parsedPath.MetricName)
+	var dp pmetric.NumberDataPoint
 	if parsedPath.MetricType == CumulativeMetricType {
 		sum := m.SetEmptySum()
 		sum.SetIsMonotonic(true)
-		dp := sum.DataPoints().AppendEmpty()
-		dp.SetTimestamp(pcommon.NewTimestampFromTime(time.Unix(unixTime, 0)))
-		if errIsFloat != nil {
-			dp.SetDoubleValue(dblVal)
-		} else {
-			dp.SetIntValue(intVal)
-		}
-		parsedPath.Attributes.CopyTo(dp.Attributes())
-		return m, nil
+		dp = sum.DataPoints().AppendEmpty()
+	} else {
+		dp = m.SetEmptyGauge().DataPoints().AppendEmpty()
 	}
-	dp := m.SetEmptyGauge().DataPoints().AppendEmpty()
 	dp.SetTimestamp(pcommon.NewTimestampFromTime(time.Unix(unixTime, 0)))
 	if errIsFloat != nil {
 		dp.SetDoubleValue(dblVal)
diff --git a/receiver/carbonreceiver/protocol/plaintext_parser_test.go b/receiver/carbonreceiver/protocol/plaintext_parser_test.go
index 185cd07be305..2c2f9d52bc15 100644
--- a/receiver/carbonreceiver/protocol/plaintext_parser_test.go
+++ b/receiver/carbonreceiver/protocol/plaintext_parser_test.go
@@ -180,20 +180,17 @@ func buildIntMetric(
 ) pmetric.Metric {
 	m := pmetric.NewMetric()
 	m.SetName(name)
+	var dp pmetric.NumberDataPoint
 	if typ == CumulativeMetricType {
 		sum := m.SetEmptySum()
 		sum.SetIsMonotonic(true)
-		dp := sum.DataPoints().AppendEmpty()
-		dp.SetTimestamp(pcommon.NewTimestampFromTime(time.Unix(timestamp, 0)))
-		attributes.CopyTo(dp.Attributes())
-		dp.SetIntValue(value)
+		dp = sum.DataPoints().AppendEmpty()
 	} else {
-		g := m.SetEmptyGauge()
-		dp := g.DataPoints().AppendEmpty()
-		dp.SetTimestamp(pcommon.NewTimestampFromTime(time.Unix(timestamp, 0)))
-		attributes.CopyTo(dp.Attributes())
-		dp.SetIntValue(value)
+		dp = m.SetEmptyGauge().DataPoints().AppendEmpty()
 	}
+	dp.SetTimestamp(pcommon.NewTimestampFromTime(time.Unix(timestamp, 0)))
+	attributes.CopyTo(dp.Attributes())
+	dp.SetIntValue(value)
 	return m
 }
 
@@ -206,19 +203,16 @@ func buildDoubleMetric(
 ) pmetric.Metric {
 	m := pmetric.NewMetric()
 	m.SetName(name)
+	var dp pmetric.NumberDataPoint
 	if typ == CumulativeMetricType {
 		sum := m.SetEmptySum()
 		sum.SetIsMonotonic(true)
-		dp := sum.DataPoints().AppendEmpty()
-		dp.SetTimestamp(pcommon.NewTimestampFromTime(time.Unix(timestamp, 0)))
-		_ = dp.Attributes().FromRaw(attributes)
-		dp.SetDoubleValue(value)
+		dp = sum.DataPoints().AppendEmpty()
 	} else {
-		g := m.SetEmptyGauge()
-		dp := g.DataPoints().AppendEmpty()
-		dp.SetTimestamp(pcommon.NewTimestampFromTime(time.Unix(timestamp, 0)))
-		_ = dp.Attributes().FromRaw(attributes)
-		dp.SetDoubleValue(value)
+		dp = m.SetEmptyGauge().DataPoints().AppendEmpty()
 	}
+	dp.SetTimestamp(pcommon.NewTimestampFromTime(time.Unix(timestamp, 0)))
+	_ = dp.Attributes().FromRaw(attributes)
+	dp.SetDoubleValue(value)
 	return m
 }