diff --git a/internal/otlp_wrapper.go b/model/internal/otlp_wrapper.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/otlp_wrapper.go
rename to model/internal/otlp_wrapper.go
diff --git a/internal/otlp_wrappers_test.go b/model/internal/otlp_wrappers_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/otlp_wrappers_test.go
rename to model/internal/otlp_wrappers_test.go
diff --git a/model/otlp/json_marshaler.go b/model/otlp/json_marshaler.go
index 79df6e0d3d5..6744304f4e8 100644
--- a/model/otlp/json_marshaler.go
+++ b/model/otlp/json_marshaler.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/jsonpb"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/pdata"
 )
 
diff --git a/model/otlp/json_unmarshaler.go b/model/otlp/json_unmarshaler.go
index a4cd4c02572..79a11fb7a89 100644
--- a/model/otlp/json_unmarshaler.go
+++ b/model/otlp/json_unmarshaler.go
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/jsonpb"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal"
 	otlpcollectorlogs "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/collector/logs/v1"
 	otlpcollectormetrics "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/collector/metrics/v1"
 	otlpcollectortrace "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/collector/trace/v1"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/pdata"
 )
 
diff --git a/model/otlp/pb_marshaler.go b/model/otlp/pb_marshaler.go
index 843480634da..73740861a57 100644
--- a/model/otlp/pb_marshaler.go
+++ b/model/otlp/pb_marshaler.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 package otlp
 
 import (
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/pdata"
 )
 
diff --git a/model/otlp/pb_unmarshaler.go b/model/otlp/pb_unmarshaler.go
index b1ac853b62f..f92cb14cebd 100644
--- a/model/otlp/pb_unmarshaler.go
+++ b/model/otlp/pb_unmarshaler.go
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 package otlp
 
 import (
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal"
 	otlpcollectorlogs "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/collector/logs/v1"
 	otlpcollectormetrics "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/collector/metrics/v1"
 	otlpcollectortrace "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/collector/trace/v1"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/pdata"
 )
 
diff --git a/model/otlpgrpc/logs.go b/model/otlpgrpc/logs.go
index 2822c2de3f5..e80ba57a4fd 100644
--- a/model/otlpgrpc/logs.go
+++ b/model/otlpgrpc/logs.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import (
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal"
 	otlpcollectorlogs "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/collector/logs/v1"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/pdata"
 )
 
diff --git a/model/otlpgrpc/metrics.go b/model/otlpgrpc/metrics.go
index d9d7798ca4b..84097a6f555 100644
--- a/model/otlpgrpc/metrics.go
+++ b/model/otlpgrpc/metrics.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import (
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal"
 	otlpcollectormetrics "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/collector/metrics/v1"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/pdata"
 )
 
diff --git a/model/otlpgrpc/traces.go b/model/otlpgrpc/traces.go
index a793f7b8a47..4b497d605e8 100644
--- a/model/otlpgrpc/traces.go
+++ b/model/otlpgrpc/traces.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import (
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal"
 	otlpcollectortraces "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/collector/trace/v1"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/pdata"
 )
 
diff --git a/model/pdata/logs.go b/model/pdata/logs.go
index 35831d72631..0a2b1813280 100644
--- a/model/pdata/logs.go
+++ b/model/pdata/logs.go
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 package pdata
 
 import (
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal"
 	otlpcollectorlog "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/collector/logs/v1"
 	otlplogs "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/logs/v1"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/internal"
 )
 
 // LogsMarshaler marshals pdata.Logs into bytes.
diff --git a/model/pdata/logs_test.go b/model/pdata/logs_test.go
index 4a79fcc26d6..e6d22087e5c 100644
--- a/model/pdata/logs_test.go
+++ b/model/pdata/logs_test.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal"
 	otlpcollectorlog "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/collector/logs/v1"
 	otlplogs "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/logs/v1"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/internal"
 )
 
 func TestLogRecordCount(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/model/pdata/metrics.go b/model/pdata/metrics.go
index 971393a7d03..5611a9c2b46 100644
--- a/model/pdata/metrics.go
+++ b/model/pdata/metrics.go
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 package pdata
 
 import (
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal"
 	otlpcollectormetrics "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/collector/metrics/v1"
 	otlpmetrics "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/metrics/v1"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/internal"
 )
 
 // MetricsMarshaler marshals pdata.Metrics into bytes.
diff --git a/model/pdata/metrics_test.go b/model/pdata/metrics_test.go
index 477b0fbfa97..af097f0db44 100644
--- a/model/pdata/metrics_test.go
+++ b/model/pdata/metrics_test.go
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ import (
 	goproto "google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/emptypb"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal"
 	otlpcollectormetrics "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/collector/metrics/v1"
 	otlpcommon "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/common/v1"
 	otlpmetrics "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/metrics/v1"
 	otlpresource "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/resource/v1"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/internal"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/model/pdata/traces.go b/model/pdata/traces.go
index 06429b8c7be..e753058df8e 100644
--- a/model/pdata/traces.go
+++ b/model/pdata/traces.go
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 package pdata
 
 import (
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal"
 	otlpcollectortrace "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/collector/trace/v1"
 	otlptrace "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/trace/v1"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/internal"
 )
 
 // TracesMarshaler marshals pdata.Traces into bytes.
diff --git a/model/pdata/traces_test.go b/model/pdata/traces_test.go
index 07edb15e2fc..92eae5a8cd7 100644
--- a/model/pdata/traces_test.go
+++ b/model/pdata/traces_test.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import (
 	goproto "google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/emptypb"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal"
 	otlpcollectortrace "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/collector/trace/v1"
 	otlptrace "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/data/protogen/trace/v1"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/model/internal"
 )
 
 func TestSpanCount(t *testing.T) {