diff --git a/exporter/opensearchexporter/config_test.go b/exporter/opensearchexporter/config_test.go
index d6840945c588..921ce1a00428 100644
--- a/exporter/opensearchexporter/config_test.go
+++ b/exporter/opensearchexporter/config_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			expected:             sampleCfg,
 			configValidateAssert: assert.NoError,
 		},
+		{
+			id:       component.NewIDWithName(metadata.Type, "default"),
+			expected: withDefaultConfig(),
+			configValidateAssert: func(t assert.TestingT, err error, _ ...any) bool {
+				return assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "endpoint must be specified")
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			id: component.NewIDWithName(metadata.Type, "trace"),
 			expected: &Config{
diff --git a/exporter/opensearchexporter/factory.go b/exporter/opensearchexporter/factory.go
index a10073ca04ae..418987167a32 100644
--- a/exporter/opensearchexporter/factory.go
+++ b/exporter/opensearchexporter/factory.go
@@ -41,12 +41,10 @@ func newDefaultConfig() component.Config {
 
 func createTracesExporter(ctx context.Context,
 	set exporter.Settings,
-	cfg component.Config) (exporter.Traces, error) {
+	cfg component.Config,
+) (exporter.Traces, error) {
 	c := cfg.(*Config)
-	te, e := newSSOTracesExporter(c, set)
-	if e != nil {
-		return nil, e
-	}
+	te := newSSOTracesExporter(c, set)
 
 	return exporterhelper.NewTracesExporter(ctx, set, cfg,
 		te.pushTraceData,
@@ -58,12 +56,10 @@ func createTracesExporter(ctx context.Context,
 
 func createLogsExporter(ctx context.Context,
 	set exporter.Settings,
-	cfg component.Config) (exporter.Logs, error) {
+	cfg component.Config,
+) (exporter.Logs, error) {
 	c := cfg.(*Config)
-	le, e := newLogExporter(c, set)
-	if e != nil {
-		return nil, e
-	}
+	le := newLogExporter(c, set)
 
 	return exporterhelper.NewLogsExporter(ctx, set, cfg,
 		le.pushLogData,
diff --git a/exporter/opensearchexporter/factory_test.go b/exporter/opensearchexporter/factory_test.go
index f64dd285231a..1f3ab8ccc31d 100644
--- a/exporter/opensearchexporter/factory_test.go
+++ b/exporter/opensearchexporter/factory_test.go
@@ -20,30 +20,6 @@ func TestCreateDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, componenttest.CheckConfigStruct(cfg))
 }
 
-func TestFactory_CreateMetricsExporter_Fail(t *testing.T) {
-	factory := NewFactory()
-	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig()
-	params := exportertest.NewNopSettings()
-	_, err := factory.CreateMetricsExporter(context.Background(), params, cfg)
-	require.Error(t, err, "expected an error when creating a metrics exporter")
-}
-
-func TestFactory_CreateTracesExporter_Fail(t *testing.T) {
-	factory := NewFactory()
-	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig()
-	params := exportertest.NewNopSettings()
-	_, err := factory.CreateTracesExporter(context.Background(), params, cfg)
-	require.Error(t, err, "expected an error when creating a traces exporter")
-}
-
-func TestFactory_CreateLogsExporter_Fail(t *testing.T) {
-	factory := NewFactory()
-	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig()
-	params := exportertest.NewNopSettings()
-	_, err := factory.CreateLogsExporter(context.Background(), params, cfg)
-	require.Error(t, err, "expected an error when creating a logs exporter")
-}
-
 func TestFactory_CreateTracesExporter(t *testing.T) {
 	factory := NewFactory()
 	cfg := withDefaultConfig(func(cfg *Config) {
diff --git a/exporter/opensearchexporter/sso_log_exporter.go b/exporter/opensearchexporter/sso_log_exporter.go
index bfa34d90d1f1..fe3584f3e0f0 100644
--- a/exporter/opensearchexporter/sso_log_exporter.go
+++ b/exporter/opensearchexporter/sso_log_exporter.go
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ type logExporter struct {
 	telemetry    component.TelemetrySettings
 }
 
-func newLogExporter(cfg *Config, set exporter.Settings) (*logExporter, error) {
-	if err := cfg.Validate(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
+func newLogExporter(cfg *Config, set exporter.Settings) *logExporter {
 	model := &encodeModel{
 		dedup:             cfg.Dedup,
 		dedot:             cfg.Dedot,
@@ -45,7 +41,7 @@ func newLogExporter(cfg *Config, set exporter.Settings) (*logExporter, error) {
 		bulkAction:   cfg.BulkAction,
 		httpSettings: cfg.ClientConfig,
 		model:        model,
-	}, nil
+	}
 }
 
 func (l *logExporter) Start(ctx context.Context, host component.Host) error {
diff --git a/exporter/opensearchexporter/sso_trace_exporter.go b/exporter/opensearchexporter/sso_trace_exporter.go
index fdc6dab67e87..3c0f2e4b2211 100644
--- a/exporter/opensearchexporter/sso_trace_exporter.go
+++ b/exporter/opensearchexporter/sso_trace_exporter.go
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@ type ssoTracesExporter struct {
 	telemetry    component.TelemetrySettings
 }
 
-func newSSOTracesExporter(cfg *Config, set exporter.Settings) (*ssoTracesExporter, error) {
-	if err := cfg.Validate(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
+func newSSOTracesExporter(cfg *Config, set exporter.Settings) *ssoTracesExporter {
 	model := &encodeModel{
 		dataset:   cfg.Dataset,
 		namespace: cfg.Namespace,
@@ -42,7 +38,7 @@ func newSSOTracesExporter(cfg *Config, set exporter.Settings) (*ssoTracesExporte
 		bulkAction:   cfg.BulkAction,
 		model:        model,
 		httpSettings: cfg.ClientConfig,
-	}, nil
+	}
 }
 
 func (s *ssoTracesExporter) Start(ctx context.Context, host component.Host) error {
diff --git a/exporter/opensearchexporter/testdata/config.yaml b/exporter/opensearchexporter/testdata/config.yaml
index a187af23318e..2f967002ed96 100644
--- a/exporter/opensearchexporter/testdata/config.yaml
+++ b/exporter/opensearchexporter/testdata/config.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ opensearch:
   http:
     endpoint: https://opensearch.example.com:9200
 
+opensearch/default:
+
 opensearch/empty_namespace:
   dataset: ngnix
   namespace: ""