diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index be8be3d8d6a..d8c344a783f 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func NewSDK(opts ...ConfigurationOption) (SDK, error) {
 	}
 
 	mp, mpShutdown := initMeterProvider(o)
-	tp, tpShutdown, err := initTracerProvider(o, r)
+	tp, tpShutdown, err := tracerProvider(o, r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return SDK{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/config/trace.go b/config/trace.go
index d0c154d7e4c..b95050aff6f 100644
--- a/config/trace.go
+++ b/config/trace.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 var errNoValidSpanExporter = errors.New("no valid span exporter")
 
-func initTracerProvider(cfg configOptions, res *resource.Resource) (trace.TracerProvider, shutdownFunc, error) {
+func tracerProvider(cfg configOptions, res *resource.Resource) (trace.TracerProvider, shutdownFunc, error) {
 	if cfg.opentelemetryConfig.TracerProvider == nil {
 		return noop.NewTracerProvider(), noopShutdown, nil
 	}
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ func spanExporter(ctx context.Context, exporter SpanExporter) (sdktrace.SpanExpo
 	if exporter.OTLP != nil {
 		switch exporter.OTLP.Protocol {
 		case protocolProtobufHTTP:
-			return initOTLPHTTPSpanExporter(ctx, exporter.OTLP)
+			return otlpHTTPSpanExporter(ctx, exporter.OTLP)
 		case protocolProtobufGRPC:
-			return initOTLPgRPCSpanExporter(ctx, exporter.OTLP)
+			return otlpgRPCSpanExporter(ctx, exporter.OTLP)
 		default:
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported protocol %q", exporter.OTLP.Protocol)
 		}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func spanProcessor(ctx context.Context, processor SpanProcessor) (sdktrace.SpanP
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported span processor type %v", processor)
 }
 
-func initOTLPgRPCSpanExporter(ctx context.Context, otlpConfig *OTLP) (sdktrace.SpanExporter, error) {
+func otlpgRPCSpanExporter(ctx context.Context, otlpConfig *OTLP) (sdktrace.SpanExporter, error) {
 	opts := []otlptracegrpc.Option{}
 
 	if len(otlpConfig.Endpoint) > 0 {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func initOTLPgRPCSpanExporter(ctx context.Context, otlpConfig *OTLP) (sdktrace.S
 	return otlptracegrpc.New(ctx, opts...)
 }
 
-func initOTLPHTTPSpanExporter(ctx context.Context, otlpConfig *OTLP) (sdktrace.SpanExporter, error) {
+func otlpHTTPSpanExporter(ctx context.Context, otlpConfig *OTLP) (sdktrace.SpanExporter, error) {
 	opts := []otlptracehttp.Option{}
 
 	if len(otlpConfig.Endpoint) > 0 {
diff --git a/config/trace_test.go b/config/trace_test.go
index 164357496ea..3ea1eed78cd 100644
--- a/config/trace_test.go
+++ b/config/trace_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestInitTracerPovider(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
-		tp, shutdown, err := initTracerProvider(tt.cfg, resource.Default())
+		tp, shutdown, err := tracerProvider(tt.cfg, resource.Default())
 		require.Equal(t, tt.wantProvider, tp)
 		require.NoError(t, tt.wantErr, err)
 		require.NoError(t, shutdown(context.Background()))