diff --git a/internal/exp/metrics/staleness/staleness.go b/internal/exp/metrics/staleness/staleness.go
index 4bf25c198920..ce69321cadd9 100644
--- a/internal/exp/metrics/staleness/staleness.go
+++ b/internal/exp/metrics/staleness/staleness.go
@@ -93,3 +93,7 @@ func (s *Staleness[T]) Evict() identity.Stream {
 	s.items.Delete(id)
 	return id
 }
+
+func (s *Staleness[T]) Clear() {
+	s.items.Clear()
+}
diff --git a/internal/exp/metrics/staleness/staleness_test.go b/internal/exp/metrics/staleness/staleness_test.go
index 98fec276238e..92b75d7ac0ee 100644
--- a/internal/exp/metrics/staleness/staleness_test.go
+++ b/internal/exp/metrics/staleness/staleness_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func TestStaleness(t *testing.T) {
 	max := 1 * time.Second
 	stalenessMap := NewStaleness[int](
 		max,
-		make(streams.HashMap[int]),
+		&streams.HashMap[int]{},
 	)
 
 	idA := generateStreamID(t, map[string]any{
diff --git a/internal/exp/metrics/streams/streams.go b/internal/exp/metrics/streams/streams.go
index 90bebb63c091..35427496c165 100644
--- a/internal/exp/metrics/streams/streams.go
+++ b/internal/exp/metrics/streams/streams.go
@@ -16,29 +16,30 @@ type Map[T any] interface {
 	Delete(identity.Stream)
 	Items() func(yield func(identity.Stream, T) bool) bool
 	Len() int
+	Clear()
 }
 
-var _ Map[any] = HashMap[any](nil)
+var _ Map[any] = &HashMap[any]{}
 
 type HashMap[T any] map[identity.Stream]T
 
-func (m HashMap[T]) Load(id identity.Stream) (T, bool) {
-	v, ok := (map[identity.Stream]T)(m)[id]
+func (m *HashMap[T]) Load(id identity.Stream) (T, bool) {
+	v, ok := (*m)[id]
 	return v, ok
 }
 
-func (m HashMap[T]) Store(id identity.Stream, v T) error {
-	(map[identity.Stream]T)(m)[id] = v
+func (m *HashMap[T]) Store(id identity.Stream, v T) error {
+	(*m)[id] = v
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m HashMap[T]) Delete(id identity.Stream) {
-	delete((map[identity.Stream]T)(m), id)
+func (m *HashMap[T]) Delete(id identity.Stream) {
+	delete(*m, id)
 }
 
-func (m HashMap[T]) Items() func(yield func(identity.Stream, T) bool) bool {
+func (m *HashMap[T]) Items() func(yield func(identity.Stream, T) bool) bool {
 	return func(yield func(identity.Stream, T) bool) bool {
-		for id, v := range (map[identity.Stream]T)(m) {
+		for id, v := range *m {
 			if !yield(id, v) {
 				break
 			}
@@ -47,8 +48,12 @@ func (m HashMap[T]) Items() func(yield func(identity.Stream, T) bool) bool {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m HashMap[T]) Len() int {
-	return len((map[identity.Stream]T)(m))
+func (m *HashMap[T]) Len() int {
+	return len(*m)
+}
+
+func (m *HashMap[T]) Clear() {
+	*m = map[identity.Stream]T{}
 }
 
 // Evictors remove the "least important" stream based on some strategy such as
diff --git a/processor/deltatocumulativeprocessor/internal/delta/delta.go b/processor/deltatocumulativeprocessor/internal/delta/delta.go
index 5539eb8c8e49..891efbfcb2b1 100644
--- a/processor/deltatocumulativeprocessor/internal/delta/delta.go
+++ b/processor/deltatocumulativeprocessor/internal/delta/delta.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 func New[D data.Point[D]]() Accumulator[D] {
 	return Accumulator[D]{
-		Map: make(exp.HashMap[D]),
+		Map: &exp.HashMap[D]{},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/processor/deltatocumulativeprocessor/internal/streams/limit_test.go b/processor/deltatocumulativeprocessor/internal/streams/limit_test.go
index 04ffffbde5f5..65c7c003aa90 100644
--- a/processor/deltatocumulativeprocessor/internal/streams/limit_test.go
+++ b/processor/deltatocumulativeprocessor/internal/streams/limit_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 func TestLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	sum := random.Sum()
 
-	items := make(exp.HashMap[data.Number])
+	items := &exp.HashMap[data.Number]{}
 	lim := streams.Limit(items, 10)
 
 	ids := make([]identity.Stream, 10)
diff --git a/processor/intervalprocessor/processor.go b/processor/intervalprocessor/processor.go
index 8d5ba7533820..5ce8130336fc 100644
--- a/processor/intervalprocessor/processor.go
+++ b/processor/intervalprocessor/processor.go
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ func (p *Processor) exportMetrics() {
 	if err := p.nextConsumer.ConsumeMetrics(p.ctx, md); err != nil {
 		p.logger.Error("Metrics export failed", zap.Error(err))
 	}
+
+	// Clear everything now that we've exported
+	p.numbers.Clear()
+	p.histograms.Clear()
+	p.expHistograms.Clear()
 }
 
 func getOrCreateMetric(
diff --git a/processor/intervalprocessor/processor_test.go b/processor/intervalprocessor/processor_test.go
index 5dc7d3cd4cc8..6d6eea35a0d0 100644
--- a/processor/intervalprocessor/processor_test.go
+++ b/processor/intervalprocessor/processor_test.go
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/processortest"
 )
 
-// TODO: Add tests for the other data types. Ensuring things like: gauges are passed through unchanged, etc.
-
 // TODO: Add tests for data expiration
 
 func TestAggregation(t *testing.T) {
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ func TestAggregation(t *testing.T) {
 		next    []testMetric
 		outputs []testMetric
 	}{
-		// TODO: Add many more test cases for all the edge cases
 		{
 			name: "BasicAggregation",
 			inputs: []testMetric{
@@ -259,14 +256,25 @@ func TestAggregation(t *testing.T) {
 			// Pretend we hit the interval timer and call export
 			processor.exportMetrics()
 
-			// Next should have gotten two data sets:
+			// Processor should now be empty
+			require.Equal(t, 0, processor.numbers.Len())
+			require.Equal(t, 0, processor.histograms.Len())
+			require.Equal(t, 0, processor.expHistograms.Len())
+
+			// Exporting again should return nothing
+			processor.exportMetrics()
+
+			// Next should have gotten three data sets:
 			// 1. Anything left over from ConsumeMetrics()
 			// 2. Anything exported from exportMetrics()
+			// 3. An empty entry for the second call to exportMetrics()
 			allMetrics := next.AllMetrics()
-			require.Len(t, allMetrics, 2)
+			require.Len(t, allMetrics, 3)
 
 			nextData := convertMetricsToTestData(t, allMetrics[0])
 			exportData := convertMetricsToTestData(t, allMetrics[1])
+			secondExportData := convertMetricsToTestData(t, allMetrics[2])
+			require.Empty(t, secondExportData)
 
 			expectedNextData := testMetrics{
 				{