diff --git a/config/configtelemetry/configtelemetry.go b/config/configtelemetry/configtelemetry.go
index 0ec660bd77c..b8c0967c905 100644
--- a/config/configtelemetry/configtelemetry.go
+++ b/config/configtelemetry/configtelemetry.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 package configtelemetry // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry"
 
 import (
-	"encoding"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
@@ -30,9 +29,6 @@ const (
 // that every component should generate.
 type Level int32
 
-var _ encoding.TextMarshaler = (*Level)(nil)
-var _ encoding.TextUnmarshaler = (*Level)(nil)
-
 func (l Level) String() string {
 	switch l {
 	case LevelNone:
diff --git a/config/configtelemetry/configtelemetry_test.go b/config/configtelemetry/configtelemetry_test.go
index 409a60cd6e1..27236bbe32b 100644
--- a/config/configtelemetry/configtelemetry_test.go
+++ b/config/configtelemetry/configtelemetry_test.go
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@
 package configtelemetry
 
 import (
+	"encoding"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
+var _ encoding.TextMarshaler = (*Level)(nil)
+var _ encoding.TextUnmarshaler = (*Level)(nil)
+
 func TestUnmarshalText(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		str   []string