diff --git a/exporters/autoexport/exporter.go b/exporters/autoexport/exporter.go
index eba67b1bc36..c7fbcfcac62 100644
--- a/exporters/autoexport/exporter.go
+++ b/exporters/autoexport/exporter.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func WithFallbackSpanExporter(exporter trace.SpanExporter) Option {
 // Use [WithFallbackSpanExporter] option to change the returned exporter
 // when OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER is unset or empty.
 //
-// Use [IsNone] to check if the retured exporter is a "no operation" exporter.
+// Use [IsNoneSpanExporter] to check if the retured exporter is a "no operation" exporter.
 func NewSpanExporter(ctx context.Context, opts ...Option) (trace.SpanExporter, error) {
 	// prefer exporter configured via environment variables over exporter
 	// passed in via exporter parameter
diff --git a/exporters/autoexport/exporter_test.go b/exporters/autoexport/exporter_test.go
index a8a2ce66871..1e39d363d6e 100644
--- a/exporters/autoexport/exporter_test.go
+++ b/exporters/autoexport/exporter_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestFallbackExporterReturnedWhenNoEnvExporterConfigured(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, testExporter, exporter)
-	assert.False(t, IsNone(exporter))
+	assert.False(t, IsNoneSpanExporter(exporter))
 }
 
 func TestEnvExporterIsPreferredOverFallbackExporter(t *testing.T) {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestEnvExporterNone(t *testing.T) {
 
 	exporter, err := NewSpanExporter(context.Background())
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, IsNone(exporter))
+	assert.True(t, IsNoneSpanExporter(exporter))
 }
 
 func assertOTLPHTTPExporter(t *testing.T, got trace.SpanExporter) {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func assertOTLPHTTPExporter(t *testing.T, got trace.SpanExporter) {
 	clientType := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(got)).FieldByName("client").Elem().Type().String()
 	assert.Equal(t, "*otlptracehttp.client", clientType)
 
-	assert.False(t, IsNone(got))
+	assert.False(t, IsNoneSpanExporter(got))
 }
 
 func assertOTLPGRPCExporter(t *testing.T, got trace.SpanExporter) {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func assertOTLPGRPCExporter(t *testing.T, got trace.SpanExporter) {
 	clientType := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(got)).FieldByName("client").Elem().Type().String()
 	assert.Equal(t, "*otlptracegrpc.client", clientType)
 
-	assert.False(t, IsNone(got))
+	assert.False(t, IsNoneSpanExporter(got))
 }
 
 type testExporter struct{}
diff --git a/exporters/autoexport/noop.go b/exporters/autoexport/noop.go
index 15b9646767c..95797692a01 100644
--- a/exporters/autoexport/noop.go
+++ b/exporters/autoexport/noop.go
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ func (e noop) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// IsNone returns true for the exporter returned by [NewSpanExporter]
+// IsNoneSpanExporter returns true for the exporter returned by [NewSpanExporter]
 // when OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER environment variable is set to "none".
-func IsNone(e trace.SpanExporter) bool {
+func IsNoneSpanExporter(e trace.SpanExporter) bool {
 	_, ok := e.(noop)
 	return ok
 }