diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc/client.go b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc/client.go
index 4a139fc696e..9d6e1898b14 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc/client.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc/client.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/internal/retry"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/internal/otlpconfig"
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ func (c *client) UploadTraces(ctx context.Context, protoSpans []*tracepb.Resourc
 			ResourceSpans: protoSpans,
 		})
 		if resp != nil && resp.PartialSuccess != nil {
-			otel.Handle(otlp.PartialSuccessToError(
-				otlp.TracingPartialSuccess,
+			otel.Handle(internal.PartialSuccessToError(
+				internal.TracingPartialSuccess,
 				resp.PartialSuccess.RejectedSpans,
 				resp.PartialSuccess.ErrorMessage,
 			))
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp/client.go b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp/client.go
index 59b7e209264..745b6541d42 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp/client.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp/client.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/internal/retry"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/internal/otlpconfig"
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ func (d *client) UploadTraces(ctx context.Context, protoSpans []*tracepb.Resourc
 				}
 
 				if respProto.PartialSuccess != nil {
-					otel.Handle(otlp.PartialSuccessToError(
-						otlp.TracingPartialSuccess,
+					otel.Handle(internal.PartialSuccessToError(
+						internal.TracingPartialSuccess,
 						respProto.PartialSuccess.RejectedSpans,
 						respProto.PartialSuccess.ErrorMessage,
 					))