diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/context/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/context/__init__.py
index 3e85b64fe48..b8b0ee6445b 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/context/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/context/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
 from opentelemetry.context.context import Context, _RuntimeContext  # noqa
 from opentelemetry.environment_variables import OTEL_PYTHON_CONTEXT
-from opentelemetry.util._importlib_metadata import entry_points
+from opentelemetry.util._importlib_metadata import entry_points  # type: ignore
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 _RUNTIME_CONTEXT = None  # type: typing.Optional[_RuntimeContext]
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/propagate/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/propagate/__init__.py
index 56f217f282d..fb45bd2e0dd 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/propagate/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/propagate/__init__.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def example_route():
 from opentelemetry.context.context import Context
 from opentelemetry.environment_variables import OTEL_PROPAGATORS
 from opentelemetry.propagators import composite, textmap
-from opentelemetry.util._importlib_metadata import entry_points
+from opentelemetry.util._importlib_metadata import entry_points  # type: ignore
 
 logger = getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/util/_importlib_metadata.py b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/util/_importlib_metadata.py
index 71bc92e60ad..09c626cd940 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/util/_importlib_metadata.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/util/_importlib_metadata.py
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+# type: ignore
+
 from sys import version_info
-from typing import Dict, List, Union
+from typing import Dict, Tuple, Union
 
 # This is a cache to avoid going through creating a dictionary for all entry
 # points for 3.7 every time the entry points function is called.
@@ -24,11 +26,13 @@
     # pylint: disable=import-error
     from importlib_metadata import EntryPoint
     from importlib_metadata import (
-        entry_points as importlib_metadata_entry_points,  # type: ignore
+        entry_points as importlib_metadata_entry_points,
     )
     from importlib_metadata import version
 
-    def entry_points(group: str = None, name: str = None) -> Union[List, Dict]:
+    def entry_points(
+        group: str = None, name: str = None
+    ) -> Union[Tuple, Dict]:
 
         if group is None and name is None:
 
@@ -84,7 +88,9 @@ def entry_points(group: str = None, name: str = None) -> Union[List, Dict]:
     )
     from importlib.metadata import version
 
-    def entry_points(group: str = None, name: str = None) -> Union[List, Dict]:
+    def entry_points(
+        group: str = None, name: str = None
+    ) -> Union[Tuple, Dict]:
 
         result_key_entry_points = importlib_metadata_entry_points()
 
@@ -130,7 +136,9 @@ def entry_points(group: str = None, name: str = None) -> Union[List, Dict]:
     )
     from importlib.metadata import version
 
-    def entry_points(group: str = None, name: str = None) -> Union[List, Dict]:
+    def entry_points(
+        group: str = None, name: str = None
+    ) -> Union[Tuple, Dict]:
 
         if group is None and name is None:
             result_entry_points = {}
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/util/_providers.py b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/util/_providers.py
index d255ac999f0..6d1d5f3b782 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/util/_providers.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/util/_providers.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from os import environ
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, TypeVar, cast
 
-from opentelemetry.util._importlib_metadata import entry_points
+from opentelemetry.util._importlib_metadata import entry_points  # type: ignore
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from opentelemetry.metrics import MeterProvider
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/tests/util/test__importlib_metadata.py b/opentelemetry-api/tests/util/test__importlib_metadata.py
index 137b5d8882c..7e60654f7de 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/tests/util/test__importlib_metadata.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/tests/util/test__importlib_metadata.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+# type: ignore
+
 from typing import Dict, Tuple
 from unittest import TestCase