diff --git a/cmd/builder/internal/builder/templates/components.go.tmpl b/cmd/builder/internal/builder/templates/components.go.tmpl
index 39c9141a6e9..08d5e038f35 100644
--- a/cmd/builder/internal/builder/templates/components.go.tmpl
+++ b/cmd/builder/internal/builder/templates/components.go.tmpl
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
+	{{- range .Connectors}}
+	{{.Name}} "{{.Import}}"
+	{{- end}}
 	{{- range .Exporters}}
 	{{.Name}} "{{.Import}}"
 	{{- end}}
@@ -16,9 +19,6 @@ import (
 	{{- range .Receivers}}
 	{{.Name}} "{{.Import}}"
 	{{- end}}
-	{{- range .Connectors}}
-	{{.Name}} "{{.Import}}"
-	{{- end}}
 )
 
 func components() (component.Factories, error) {
diff --git a/cmd/builder/internal/config/default.yaml b/cmd/builder/internal/config/default.yaml
index b2582c5755b..4d816937194 100644
--- a/cmd/builder/internal/config/default.yaml
+++ b/cmd/builder/internal/config/default.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ processors:
   - import: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/memorylimiterprocessor
     gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector v0.60.0
 connectors:
-  - import: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/nopconnector
-    gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector v0.60.0
   - import: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/countconnector
     gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector v0.60.0
+  - import: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/nopconnector
+    gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector v0.60.0
diff --git a/cmd/otelcorecol/builder-config.yaml b/cmd/otelcorecol/builder-config.yaml
index bcd27fab7b0..0c4ae35c908 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcorecol/builder-config.yaml
+++ b/cmd/otelcorecol/builder-config.yaml
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ processors:
   - import: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/memorylimiterprocessor
     gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector v0.60.0
 connectors:
-  - import: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/nopconnector
-    gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector v0.60.0
   - import: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/countconnector
     gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector v0.60.0
+  - import: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/nopconnector
+    gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector v0.60.0
 
 replaces:
   - go.opentelemetry.io/collector => ../../
diff --git a/cmd/otelcorecol/components.go b/cmd/otelcorecol/components.go
index ca897250c35..54174bc092e 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcorecol/components.go
+++ b/cmd/otelcorecol/components.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
+	countconnector "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/countconnector"
+	nopconnector "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/nopconnector"
 	loggingexporter "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/loggingexporter"
 	otlpexporter "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlpexporter"
 	otlphttpexporter "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlphttpexporter"
@@ -12,8 +14,6 @@ import (
 	batchprocessor "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/batchprocessor"
 	memorylimiterprocessor "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/memorylimiterprocessor"
 	otlpreceiver "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/otlpreceiver"
-	nopconnector "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/nopconnector"
-	countconnector "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/countconnector"
 )
 
 func components() (component.Factories, error) {
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ func components() (component.Factories, error) {
 	}
 
 	factories.Connectors, err = component.MakeConnectorFactoryMap(
-		nopconnector.NewFactory(),
 		countconnector.NewFactory(),
+		nopconnector.NewFactory(),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return component.Factories{}, err
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ func components() (component.Factories, error) {
 
 	factories.Receivers, err = component.MakeReceiverFactoryMap(
 		otlpreceiver.NewFactory(),
-		nopconnector.NewFactory().NewReceiverFactory(),
 		countconnector.NewFactory().NewReceiverFactory(),
+		nopconnector.NewFactory().NewReceiverFactory(),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return component.Factories{}, err
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ func components() (component.Factories, error) {
 		loggingexporter.NewFactory(),
 		otlpexporter.NewFactory(),
 		otlphttpexporter.NewFactory(),
-		nopconnector.NewFactory().NewExporterFactory(),
 		countconnector.NewFactory().NewExporterFactory(),
+		nopconnector.NewFactory().NewExporterFactory(),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return component.Factories{}, err
diff --git a/connector/countconnector/count.go b/connector/countconnector/count.go
index 6fca12f40fb..ca351a12559 100644
--- a/connector/countconnector/count.go
+++ b/connector/countconnector/count.go
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pcommon"
-
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/sharedcomponent"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pcommon"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/plog"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pmetric"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/ptrace"
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ func newCountMetric(signalType string, count int) pmetric.Metrics {
 	sum.SetAggregationTemporality(pmetric.MetricAggregationTemporalityDelta)
 	dp := sum.DataPoints().AppendEmpty()
 	dp.Attributes().PutString("signal.type", signalType)
-	dp.SetIntVal(int64(count))
+	dp.SetIntValue(int64(count))
 	dp.SetTimestamp(pcommon.NewTimestampFromTime(time.Now()))
 	return ms
 }