diff --git a/.chloggen/codeboten_mark-stable-otel.yaml b/.chloggen/codeboten_mark-stable-otel.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..b7741051f32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/codeboten_mark-stable-otel.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: service
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: mark `telemetry.useOtelForInternalMetrics` as stable
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [816]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: []
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/retry_sender_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/retry_sender_test.go
index 2b588ab7026..6a14eb29f07 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/retry_sender_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/retry_sender_test.go
@@ -357,66 +357,3 @@ func (ocs *observabilityConsumerSender) checkSendItemsCount(t *testing.T, want i
 func (ocs *observabilityConsumerSender) checkDroppedItemsCount(t *testing.T, want int) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, want, ocs.droppedItemsCount.Load())
 }
-
-func TestNewDefaultRetrySettings(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg := NewDefaultRetrySettings()
-	assert.NoError(t, cfg.Validate())
-	assert.Equal(t,
-		RetrySettings{
-			Enabled:             true,
-			InitialInterval:     5 * time.Second,
-			RandomizationFactor: 0.5,
-			Multiplier:          1.5,
-			MaxInterval:         30 * time.Second,
-			MaxElapsedTime:      5 * time.Minute,
-		}, cfg)
-}
-
-func TestInvalidInitialInterval(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg := NewDefaultRetrySettings()
-	assert.NoError(t, cfg.Validate())
-	cfg.InitialInterval = -1
-	assert.Error(t, cfg.Validate())
-}
-
-func TestInvalidRandomizationFactor(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg := NewDefaultRetrySettings()
-	assert.NoError(t, cfg.Validate())
-	cfg.RandomizationFactor = -1
-	assert.Error(t, cfg.Validate())
-	cfg.RandomizationFactor = 2
-	assert.Error(t, cfg.Validate())
-}
-
-func TestInvalidMultiplier(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg := NewDefaultRetrySettings()
-	assert.NoError(t, cfg.Validate())
-	cfg.Multiplier = 0
-	assert.Error(t, cfg.Validate())
-}
-
-func TestInvalidMaxInterval(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg := NewDefaultRetrySettings()
-	assert.NoError(t, cfg.Validate())
-	cfg.MaxInterval = -1
-	assert.Error(t, cfg.Validate())
-}
-
-func TestInvalidMaxElapsedTime(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg := NewDefaultRetrySettings()
-	assert.NoError(t, cfg.Validate())
-	cfg.MaxElapsedTime = -1
-	assert.Error(t, cfg.Validate())
-}
-
-func TestDisabledWithInvalidValues(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg := RetrySettings{
-		Enabled:             false,
-		InitialInterval:     -1,
-		RandomizationFactor: -1,
-		Multiplier:          0,
-		MaxInterval:         -1,
-		MaxElapsedTime:      -1,
-	}
-	assert.NoError(t, cfg.Validate())
-}