diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry_v2.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry_experimental.go
similarity index 98%
rename from exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry_v2.go
rename to exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry_experimental.go
index 52d5048df85..08a928e80a5 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry_v2.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry_experimental.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/obsreportconfig/obsmetrics"
 )
 
-// queued_retry_v2 includes the code for both memory-backed and persistent-storage backed queued retry helpers
+// queued_retry_experimental includes the code for both memory-backed and persistent-storage backed queued retry helpers
 // enabled by setting "enable_unstable" build tag
 
 var (
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry_v1.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry_inmemory.go
similarity index 97%
rename from exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry_v1.go
rename to exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry_inmemory.go
index a1d42bc4115..bfa067ee315 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry_v1.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry_inmemory.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/obsreportconfig/obsmetrics"
 )
 
-// queued_retry_v1 includes the code for memory-backed (original) queued retry helper only
+// queued_retry_inmemory includes the code for memory-backed (original) queued retry helper only
 // enabled when "enable_unstable" build tag is not set
 
 type queuedRetrySender struct {