diff --git a/instrumentation/kafka/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-common/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/kafka/internal/Timer.java b/instrumentation-api/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/internal/Timer.java
similarity index 93%
rename from instrumentation/kafka/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-common/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/kafka/internal/Timer.java
rename to instrumentation-api/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/internal/Timer.java
index a0fe5596c7f9..d094369b4374 100644
--- a/instrumentation/kafka/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-common/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/kafka/internal/Timer.java
+++ b/instrumentation-api/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/internal/Timer.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-package io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.kafka.internal;
+package io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/jms/jms-1.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/jms/v1_1/JmsMessageConsumerInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/jms/jms-1.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/jms/v1_1/JmsMessageConsumerInstrumentation.java
index 55209568ed9b..6176893de5c8 100644
--- a/instrumentation/jms/jms-1.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/jms/v1_1/JmsMessageConsumerInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/jms/jms-1.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/jms/v1_1/JmsMessageConsumerInstrumentation.java
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.InstrumenterUtil;
+import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.Timer;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.Java8BytecodeBridge;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeTransformer;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.jms.MessageWithDestination;
-import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.jms.Timer;
 import javax.jms.Message;
 import net.bytebuddy.asm.Advice;
 import net.bytebuddy.description.type.TypeDescription;
diff --git a/instrumentation/jms/jms-3.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/jms/v3_0/JmsMessageConsumerInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/jms/jms-3.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/jms/v3_0/JmsMessageConsumerInstrumentation.java
index 420c6c80eb1e..527bd20702b0 100644
--- a/instrumentation/jms/jms-3.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/jms/v3_0/JmsMessageConsumerInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/jms/jms-3.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/jms/v3_0/JmsMessageConsumerInstrumentation.java
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.InstrumenterUtil;
+import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.Timer;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.Java8BytecodeBridge;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeTransformer;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.jms.MessageWithDestination;
-import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.jms.Timer;
 import jakarta.jms.Message;
 import net.bytebuddy.asm.Advice;
 import net.bytebuddy.description.type.TypeDescription;
diff --git a/instrumentation/jms/jms-common/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/jms/Timer.java b/instrumentation/jms/jms-common/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/jms/Timer.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b71de1da9ecb..000000000000
--- a/instrumentation/jms/jms-common/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/jms/Timer.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.jms;
-
-import java.time.Instant;
-
-public final class Timer {
-
-  public static Timer start() {
-    return new Timer(Instant.now(), System.nanoTime());
-  }
-
-  private final Instant startTime;
-  private final long startNanoTime;
-
-  private Timer(Instant startTime, long startNanoTime) {
-    this.startTime = startTime;
-    this.startNanoTime = startNanoTime;
-  }
-
-  public Instant startTime() {
-    return startTime;
-  }
-
-  public Instant now() {
-    long durationNanos = System.nanoTime() - startNanoTime;
-    return startTime().plusNanos(durationNanos);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/instrumentation/kafka/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/v0_11/KafkaConsumerInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/kafka/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/v0_11/KafkaConsumerInstrumentation.java
index b3cbfa866de5..dc5c94b69c1f 100644
--- a/instrumentation/kafka/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/v0_11/KafkaConsumerInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/kafka/kafka-clients/kafka-clients-0.11/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/kafkaclients/v0_11/KafkaConsumerInstrumentation.java
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.InstrumenterUtil;
+import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.Timer;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.kafka.internal.KafkaConsumerContextUtil;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.kafka.internal.KafkaReceiveRequest;
-import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.kafka.internal.Timer;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.kafka.KafkaClientsConsumerProcessTracing;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeTransformer;
diff --git a/instrumentation/rabbitmq-2.7/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rabbitmq/RabbitChannelInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/rabbitmq-2.7/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rabbitmq/RabbitChannelInstrumentation.java
index 0d4c7b9bd6bb..1e76928fb41f 100644
--- a/instrumentation/rabbitmq-2.7/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rabbitmq/RabbitChannelInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/rabbitmq-2.7/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rabbitmq/RabbitChannelInstrumentation.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Scope;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.InstrumenterUtil;
+import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.Timer;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.CallDepth;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.Java8BytecodeBridge;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
diff --git a/instrumentation/rabbitmq-2.7/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rabbitmq/Timer.java b/instrumentation/rabbitmq-2.7/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rabbitmq/Timer.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 123393dff19d..000000000000
--- a/instrumentation/rabbitmq-2.7/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rabbitmq/Timer.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.rabbitmq;
-
-import java.time.Instant;
-
-public final class Timer {
-
-  public static Timer start() {
-    return new Timer(Instant.now(), System.nanoTime());
-  }
-
-  private final Instant startTime;
-  private final long startNanoTime;
-
-  private Timer(Instant startTime, long startNanoTime) {
-    this.startTime = startTime;
-    this.startNanoTime = startNanoTime;
-  }
-
-  public Instant startTime() {
-    return startTime;
-  }
-
-  public Instant now() {
-    long durationNanos = System.nanoTime() - startNanoTime;
-    return startTime().plusNanos(durationNanos);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-5.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v5_0/ConsumerImplInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-5.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v5_0/ConsumerImplInstrumentation.java
index 46d4c0a5645e..ca28cd94b5fa 100644
--- a/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-5.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v5_0/ConsumerImplInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-5.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v5_0/ConsumerImplInstrumentation.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.takesArguments;
 
 import apache.rocketmq.v2.ReceiveMessageRequest;
+import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.Timer;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeTransformer;
 import net.bytebuddy.asm.Advice;
diff --git a/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-5.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v5_0/ReceiveSpanFinishingCallback.java b/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-5.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v5_0/ReceiveSpanFinishingCallback.java
index affcf68c2f70..94506501fda5 100644
--- a/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-5.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v5_0/ReceiveSpanFinishingCallback.java
+++ b/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-5.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v5_0/ReceiveSpanFinishingCallback.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.Instrumenter;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.InstrumenterUtil;
+import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.Timer;
 import java.util.List;
 import org.apache.rocketmq.client.apis.message.MessageView;
 import org.apache.rocketmq.client.java.impl.consumer.ReceiveMessageResult;
diff --git a/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-5.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v5_0/Timer.java b/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-5.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v5_0/Timer.java
deleted file mode 100644
index d9846b6b0572..000000000000
--- a/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-5.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v5_0/Timer.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.rocketmqclient.v5_0;
-
-import java.time.Instant;
-
-public class Timer {
-  public static Timer start() {
-    return new Timer(Instant.now(), System.nanoTime());
-  }
-
-  private final Instant startTime;
-  private final long startNanoTime;
-
-  private Timer(Instant startTime, long startNanoTime) {
-    this.startTime = startTime;
-    this.startNanoTime = startNanoTime;
-  }
-
-  public Instant startTime() {
-    return startTime;
-  }
-
-  public Instant now() {
-    long durationNanos = System.nanoTime() - startNanoTime;
-    return startTime().plusNanos(durationNanos);
-  }
-}