diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/base_exporter.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/base_exporter.go
index d7f93136457..f095bd558a2 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/base_exporter.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/base_exporter.go
@@ -61,11 +61,10 @@ type BaseExporter struct {
 
 	ConsumerOptions []consumer.Option
 
-	QueueCfg         QueueConfig
-	ExporterQueueCfg exporterqueue.Config
-	QueueFactory     exporterqueue.Factory[internal.Request]
-	BatcherCfg       exporterbatcher.Config
-	BatcherOpts      []BatcherOption
+	queueCfg     exporterqueue.Config
+	queueFactory exporterqueue.Factory[internal.Request]
+	BatcherCfg   exporterbatcher.Config
+	BatcherOpts  []BatcherOption
 }
 
 func NewBaseExporter(set exporter.Settings, signal pipeline.Signal, osf ObsrepSenderFactory, options ...Option) (*BaseExporter, error) {
@@ -94,24 +93,15 @@ func NewBaseExporter(set exporter.Settings, signal pipeline.Signal, osf ObsrepSe
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if be.QueueCfg.Enabled {
-		q := be.QueueFactory(context.Background(), exporterqueue.Settings{
-			Signal:           be.Signal,
-			ExporterSettings: be.Set,
-		}, exporterqueue.Config{
-			Enabled:      be.QueueCfg.Enabled,
-			NumConsumers: be.QueueCfg.NumConsumers,
-			QueueSize:    be.QueueCfg.QueueSize,
-		})
-		be.QueueSender = NewQueueSender(q, be.Set, be.QueueCfg.NumConsumers, be.ExportFailureMessage, be.Obsrep)
-	}
-
-	if be.ExporterQueueCfg.Enabled {
-		set := exporterqueue.Settings{
-			Signal:           be.Signal,
-			ExporterSettings: be.Set,
-		}
-		be.QueueSender = NewQueueSender(be.QueueFactory(context.Background(), set, be.ExporterQueueCfg), be.Set, be.ExporterQueueCfg.NumConsumers, be.ExportFailureMessage, be.Obsrep)
+	if be.queueCfg.Enabled {
+		q := be.queueFactory(
+			context.Background(),
+			exporterqueue.Settings{
+				Signal:           be.Signal,
+				ExporterSettings: be.Set,
+			},
+			be.queueCfg)
+		be.QueueSender = NewQueueSender(q, be.Set, be.queueCfg.NumConsumers, be.ExportFailureMessage, be.Obsrep)
 		for _, op := range options {
 			err = multierr.Append(err, op(be))
 		}
@@ -243,8 +233,12 @@ func WithQueue(config QueueConfig) Option {
 			o.ExportFailureMessage += " Try enabling sending_queue to survive temporary failures."
 			return nil
 		}
-		o.QueueCfg = config
-		o.QueueFactory = exporterqueue.NewPersistentQueueFactory[internal.Request](config.StorageID, exporterqueue.PersistentQueueSettings[internal.Request]{
+		o.queueCfg = exporterqueue.Config{
+			Enabled:      config.Enabled,
+			NumConsumers: config.NumConsumers,
+			QueueSize:    config.QueueSize,
+		}
+		o.queueFactory = exporterqueue.NewPersistentQueueFactory[internal.Request](config.StorageID, exporterqueue.PersistentQueueSettings[internal.Request]{
 			Marshaler:   o.Marshaler,
 			Unmarshaler: o.Unmarshaler,
 		})
@@ -265,8 +259,8 @@ func WithRequestQueue(cfg exporterqueue.Config, queueFactory exporterqueue.Facto
 			o.ExportFailureMessage += " Try enabling sending_queue to survive temporary failures."
 			return nil
 		}
-		o.ExporterQueueCfg = cfg
-		o.QueueFactory = queueFactory
+		o.queueCfg = cfg
+		o.queueFactory = queueFactory
 		return nil
 	}
 }