diff --git a/pkg/ottl/contexts/internal/metric.go b/pkg/ottl/contexts/internal/metric.go
index e2944a73df45..92dbee9b3374 100644
--- a/pkg/ottl/contexts/internal/metric.go
+++ b/pkg/ottl/contexts/internal/metric.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var MetricSymbolTable = map[ottl.EnumSymbol]ottl.Enum{
 
 func MetricPathGetSetter[K MetricContext](path ottl.Path[K]) (ottl.GetSetter[K], error) {
 	if path == nil {
-		return accessMetric[K](), nil
+		return nil, FormatDefaultErrorMessage("metric", "metric", "Metric", MetricRef)
 	}
 	switch path.Name() {
 	case "name":
@@ -51,20 +51,6 @@ func MetricPathGetSetter[K MetricContext](path ottl.Path[K]) (ottl.GetSetter[K],
 	}
 }
 
-func accessMetric[K MetricContext]() ottl.StandardGetSetter[K] {
-	return ottl.StandardGetSetter[K]{
-		Getter: func(_ context.Context, tCtx K) (any, error) {
-			return tCtx.GetMetric(), nil
-		},
-		Setter: func(_ context.Context, tCtx K, val any) error {
-			if newMetric, ok := val.(pmetric.Metric); ok {
-				newMetric.CopyTo(tCtx.GetMetric())
-			}
-			return nil
-		},
-	}
-}
-
 func accessName[K MetricContext]() ottl.StandardGetSetter[K] {
 	return ottl.StandardGetSetter[K]{
 		Getter: func(_ context.Context, tCtx K) (any, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/ottl/contexts/internal/resource.go b/pkg/ottl/contexts/internal/resource.go
index 2dfee7fce9f8..101bbf178244 100644
--- a/pkg/ottl/contexts/internal/resource.go
+++ b/pkg/ottl/contexts/internal/resource.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type ResourceContext interface {
 
 func ResourcePathGetSetter[K ResourceContext](path ottl.Path[K]) (ottl.GetSetter[K], error) {
 	if path == nil {
-		return accessResource[K](), nil
+		return nil, FormatDefaultErrorMessage("resource", "resource", "Resource", ResourceContextRef)
 	}
 	switch path.Name() {
 	case "attributes":
@@ -35,20 +35,6 @@ func ResourcePathGetSetter[K ResourceContext](path ottl.Path[K]) (ottl.GetSetter
 	}
 }
 
-func accessResource[K ResourceContext]() ottl.StandardGetSetter[K] {
-	return ottl.StandardGetSetter[K]{
-		Getter: func(_ context.Context, tCtx K) (any, error) {
-			return tCtx.GetResource(), nil
-		},
-		Setter: func(_ context.Context, tCtx K, val any) error {
-			if newRes, ok := val.(pcommon.Resource); ok {
-				newRes.CopyTo(tCtx.GetResource())
-			}
-			return nil
-		},
-	}
-}
-
 func accessResourceAttributes[K ResourceContext]() ottl.StandardGetSetter[K] {
 	return ottl.StandardGetSetter[K]{
 		Getter: func(_ context.Context, tCtx K) (any, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/ottl/contexts/internal/scope.go b/pkg/ottl/contexts/internal/scope.go
index 6bc5d7352005..7a698ebc533f 100644
--- a/pkg/ottl/contexts/internal/scope.go
+++ b/pkg/ottl/contexts/internal/scope.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type InstrumentationScopeContext interface {
 
 func ScopePathGetSetter[K InstrumentationScopeContext](path ottl.Path[K]) (ottl.GetSetter[K], error) {
 	if path == nil {
-		return accessInstrumentationScope[K](), nil
+		return nil, FormatDefaultErrorMessage("instrumentation_scope", "instrumentation_scope", "Instrumentation Scope", InstrumentationScopeRef)
 	}
 	switch path.Name() {
 	case "name":
@@ -40,20 +40,6 @@ func ScopePathGetSetter[K InstrumentationScopeContext](path ottl.Path[K]) (ottl.
 	}
 }
 
-func accessInstrumentationScope[K InstrumentationScopeContext]() ottl.StandardGetSetter[K] {
-	return ottl.StandardGetSetter[K]{
-		Getter: func(_ context.Context, tCtx K) (any, error) {
-			return tCtx.GetInstrumentationScope(), nil
-		},
-		Setter: func(_ context.Context, tCtx K, val any) error {
-			if newIl, ok := val.(pcommon.InstrumentationScope); ok {
-				newIl.CopyTo(tCtx.GetInstrumentationScope())
-			}
-			return nil
-		},
-	}
-}
-
 func accessInstrumentationScopeAttributes[K InstrumentationScopeContext]() ottl.StandardGetSetter[K] {
 	return ottl.StandardGetSetter[K]{
 		Getter: func(_ context.Context, tCtx K) (any, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/ottl/contexts/internal/span.go b/pkg/ottl/contexts/internal/span.go
index 607cb2e110f9..c1ebf5a9b109 100644
--- a/pkg/ottl/contexts/internal/span.go
+++ b/pkg/ottl/contexts/internal/span.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var SpanSymbolTable = map[ottl.EnumSymbol]ottl.Enum{
 
 func SpanPathGetSetter[K SpanContext](path ottl.Path[K]) (ottl.GetSetter[K], error) {
 	if path == nil {
-		return accessSpan[K](), nil
+		return nil, FormatDefaultErrorMessage("span", "span", SpanContextName, SpanRef)
 	}
 	switch path.Name() {
 	case "trace_id":
@@ -132,20 +132,6 @@ func SpanPathGetSetter[K SpanContext](path ottl.Path[K]) (ottl.GetSetter[K], err
 	}
 }
 
-func accessSpan[K SpanContext]() ottl.StandardGetSetter[K] {
-	return ottl.StandardGetSetter[K]{
-		Getter: func(_ context.Context, tCtx K) (any, error) {
-			return tCtx.GetSpan(), nil
-		},
-		Setter: func(_ context.Context, tCtx K, val any) error {
-			if newSpan, ok := val.(ptrace.Span); ok {
-				newSpan.CopyTo(tCtx.GetSpan())
-			}
-			return nil
-		},
-	}
-}
-
 func accessTraceID[K SpanContext]() ottl.StandardGetSetter[K] {
 	return ottl.StandardGetSetter[K]{
 		Getter: func(_ context.Context, tCtx K) (any, error) {