diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/grpc/_metric_exporter/__init__.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/grpc/_metric_exporter/__init__.py
index c40ff1ddd21..cebfe7b2347 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/grpc/_metric_exporter/__init__.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/grpc/_metric_exporter/__init__.py
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ def _translate_data(
         )
 
     def export(
-        self, metrics: Sequence[Metric], *args, **kwargs
+        self, metrics: Sequence[Metric], **kwargs
     ) -> MetricExportResult:
         return self._export(metrics)
 
-    def shutdown(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def shutdown(self, **kwargs):
         pass
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/src/opentelemetry/exporter/prometheus/__init__.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/src/opentelemetry/exporter/prometheus/__init__.py
index 1b81f062c02..356c11136b2 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/src/opentelemetry/exporter/prometheus/__init__.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/src/opentelemetry/exporter/prometheus/__init__.py
@@ -110,14 +110,12 @@ def __init__(self, prefix: str = "") -> None:
         REGISTRY.register(self._collector)
         self._collector._callback = self.collect
 
-    def _receive_metrics(
-        self, metrics: Iterable[Metric], *args, **kwargs
-    ) -> None:
+    def _receive_metrics(self, metrics: Iterable[Metric], **kwargs) -> None:
         if metrics is None:
             return
         self._collector.add_metrics_data(metrics)
 
-    def shutdown(self, *args, **kwargs) -> bool:
+    def shutdown(self, **kwargs) -> bool:
         REGISTRY.unregister(self._collector)
         return True
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/_internal/measurement_consumer.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/_internal/measurement_consumer.py
index 2a9c36e9965..1400b2922bc 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/_internal/measurement_consumer.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/_internal/measurement_consumer.py
@@ -32,14 +32,12 @@
 
 class MeasurementConsumer(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
-    def consume_measurement(
-        self, measurement: Measurement, *args, **kwargs
-    ) -> None:
+    def consume_measurement(self, measurement: Measurement, **kwargs) -> None:
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
     def register_asynchronous_instrument(
-        self, instrument: "_Asynchronous", *args, **kwargs
+        self, instrument: "_Asynchronous", **kwargs
     ):
         pass
 
@@ -48,7 +46,6 @@ def collect(
         self,
         metric_reader: MetricReader,
         instrument_type_temporality: Dict[type, AggregationTemporality],
-        *args,
         **kwargs
     ) -> Iterable[Metric]:
         pass
@@ -67,14 +64,12 @@ def __init__(self, sdk_config: SdkConfiguration) -> None:
         }
         self._async_instruments: List["_Asynchronous"] = []
 
-    def consume_measurement(
-        self, measurement: Measurement, *args, **kwargs
-    ) -> None:
+    def consume_measurement(self, measurement: Measurement, **kwargs) -> None:
         for reader_storage in self._reader_storages.values():
             reader_storage.consume_measurement(measurement)
 
     def register_asynchronous_instrument(
-        self, instrument: "_Asynchronous", *args, **kwargs
+        self, instrument: "_Asynchronous", **kwargs
     ) -> None:
         with self._lock:
             self._async_instruments.append(instrument)
@@ -83,7 +78,6 @@ def collect(
         self,
         metric_reader: MetricReader,
         instrument_type_temporality: Dict[type, AggregationTemporality],
-        *args,
         **kwargs
     ) -> Iterable[Metric]:
         with self._lock: