diff --git a/client/doc_test.go b/client/doc_test.go
index 6b01ac8777c..96de7bc85ab 100644
--- a/client/doc_test.go
+++ b/client/doc_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ import (
 
 func Example_receiver() {
 	// Your receiver get a next consumer when it's constructed
-	var next consumer.Traces
+	next, err := consumer.NewTraces(func(ctx context.Context, td ptrace.Traces) error {
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 
 	// You'll convert the incoming data into pipeline data
 	td := ptrace.NewTraces()
@@ -30,13 +35,16 @@ func Example_receiver() {
 
 	// Extract the client information based on your original context and set it
 	// to Addr
-	cl.Addr = &net.IPAddr{ // nolint
+	// nolint
+	cl.Addr = &net.IPAddr{
 		IP: net.IPv4(1, 2, 3, 4),
 	}
 
 	// When you are done, propagate the context down the pipeline to the next
-	// consumer
-	next.ConsumeTraces(ctx, td) // nolint
+	// consumer and handle error.
+	if err = next.ConsumeTraces(ctx, td); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 }
 
 func Example_processor() {
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/logs_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/logs_test.go
index db527e1be80..71a9035393f 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/logs_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/logs_test.go
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func TestLogs_WithSpan(t *testing.T) {
 	le, err := NewLogs(context.Background(), set, &fakeLogsConfig, newPushLogsData(nil))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, le)
-	checkWrapSpanForLogs(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), le, nil, 1)
+	checkWrapSpanForLogs(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), le, nil)
 }
 
 func TestLogsRequest_WithSpan(t *testing.T) {
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ func TestLogsRequest_WithSpan(t *testing.T) {
 	le, err := NewLogsRequest(context.Background(), set, internal.RequestFromLogsFunc(nil))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, le)
-	checkWrapSpanForLogs(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), le, nil, 1)
+	checkWrapSpanForLogs(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), le, nil)
 }
 
 func TestLogs_WithSpan_ReturnError(t *testing.T) {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func TestLogs_WithSpan_ReturnError(t *testing.T) {
 	le, err := NewLogs(context.Background(), set, &fakeLogsConfig, newPushLogsData(want))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, le)
-	checkWrapSpanForLogs(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), le, want, 1)
+	checkWrapSpanForLogs(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), le, want)
 }
 
 func TestLogsRequest_WithSpan_ReturnError(t *testing.T) {
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func TestLogsRequest_WithSpan_ReturnError(t *testing.T) {
 	le, err := NewLogsRequest(context.Background(), set, internal.RequestFromLogsFunc(want))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, le)
-	checkWrapSpanForLogs(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), le, want, 1)
+	checkWrapSpanForLogs(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), le, want)
 }
 
 func TestLogs_WithShutdown(t *testing.T) {
@@ -413,10 +413,7 @@ func generateLogsTraffic(t *testing.T, tracer trace.Tracer, le exporter.Logs, nu
 	}
 }
 
-// nolint: unparam
-func checkWrapSpanForLogs(t *testing.T, sr *tracetest.SpanRecorder, tracer trace.Tracer, le exporter.Logs,
-	wantError error, numLogRecords int64,
-) {
+func checkWrapSpanForLogs(t *testing.T, sr *tracetest.SpanRecorder, tracer trace.Tracer, le exporter.Logs, wantError error) {
 	const numRequests = 5
 	generateLogsTraffic(t, tracer, le, numRequests, wantError)
 
@@ -430,11 +427,11 @@ func checkWrapSpanForLogs(t *testing.T, sr *tracetest.SpanRecorder, tracer trace
 		require.Equalf(t, parentSpan.SpanContext(), sd.Parent(), "Exporter span not a child\nSpanData %v", sd)
 		internal.CheckStatus(t, sd, wantError)
 
-		sentLogRecords := numLogRecords
-		var failedToSendLogRecords int64
+		sentLogRecords := int64(1)
+		failedToSendLogRecords := int64(0)
 		if wantError != nil {
 			sentLogRecords = 0
-			failedToSendLogRecords = numLogRecords
+			failedToSendLogRecords = 1
 		}
 		require.Containsf(t, sd.Attributes(), attribute.KeyValue{Key: internal.SentLogRecordsKey, Value: attribute.Int64Value(sentLogRecords)}, "SpanData %v", sd)
 		require.Containsf(t, sd.Attributes(), attribute.KeyValue{Key: internal.FailedToSendLogRecordsKey, Value: attribute.Int64Value(failedToSendLogRecords)}, "SpanData %v", sd)
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics_test.go
index d6d38e9a3b8..34c108e4dd4 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics_test.go
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func TestMetrics_WithSpan(t *testing.T) {
 	me, err := NewMetrics(context.Background(), set, &fakeMetricsConfig, newPushMetricsData(nil))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, me)
-	checkWrapSpanForMetrics(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), me, nil, 2)
+	checkWrapSpanForMetrics(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), me, nil)
 }
 
 func TestMetricsRequest_WithSpan(t *testing.T) {
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func TestMetricsRequest_WithSpan(t *testing.T) {
 	me, err := NewMetricsRequest(context.Background(), set, internal.RequestFromMetricsFunc(nil))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, me)
-	checkWrapSpanForMetrics(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), me, nil, 2)
+	checkWrapSpanForMetrics(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), me, nil)
 }
 
 func TestMetrics_WithSpan_ReturnError(t *testing.T) {
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func TestMetrics_WithSpan_ReturnError(t *testing.T) {
 	me, err := NewMetrics(context.Background(), set, &fakeMetricsConfig, newPushMetricsData(want))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, me)
-	checkWrapSpanForMetrics(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), me, want, 2)
+	checkWrapSpanForMetrics(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), me, want)
 }
 
 func TestMetricsRequest_WithSpan_ExportError(t *testing.T) {
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func TestMetricsRequest_WithSpan_ExportError(t *testing.T) {
 	me, err := NewMetricsRequest(context.Background(), set, internal.RequestFromMetricsFunc(want))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, me)
-	checkWrapSpanForMetrics(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), me, want, 2)
+	checkWrapSpanForMetrics(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), me, want)
 }
 
 func TestMetrics_WithShutdown(t *testing.T) {
@@ -420,10 +420,7 @@ func generateMetricsTraffic(t *testing.T, tracer trace.Tracer, me exporter.Metri
 	}
 }
 
-// nolint: unparam
-func checkWrapSpanForMetrics(t *testing.T, sr *tracetest.SpanRecorder, tracer trace.Tracer,
-	me exporter.Metrics, wantError error, numMetricPoints int64,
-) {
+func checkWrapSpanForMetrics(t *testing.T, sr *tracetest.SpanRecorder, tracer trace.Tracer, me exporter.Metrics, wantError error) {
 	const numRequests = 5
 	generateMetricsTraffic(t, tracer, me, numRequests, wantError)
 
@@ -437,11 +434,11 @@ func checkWrapSpanForMetrics(t *testing.T, sr *tracetest.SpanRecorder, tracer tr
 		require.Equalf(t, parentSpan.SpanContext(), sd.Parent(), "Exporter span not a child\nSpanData %v", sd)
 		internal.CheckStatus(t, sd, wantError)
 
-		sentMetricPoints := numMetricPoints
-		var failedToSendMetricPoints int64
+		sentMetricPoints := int64(2)
+		failedToSendMetricPoints := int64(0)
 		if wantError != nil {
 			sentMetricPoints = 0
-			failedToSendMetricPoints = numMetricPoints
+			failedToSendMetricPoints = 2
 		}
 		require.Containsf(t, sd.Attributes(), attribute.KeyValue{Key: internal.SentMetricPointsKey, Value: attribute.Int64Value(sentMetricPoints)}, "SpanData %v", sd)
 		require.Containsf(t, sd.Attributes(), attribute.KeyValue{Key: internal.FailedToSendMetricPointsKey, Value: attribute.Int64Value(failedToSendMetricPoints)}, "SpanData %v", sd)
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/traces_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/traces_test.go
index fe1d1390e60..563b49db5a9 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/traces_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/traces_test.go
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func TestTraces_WithSpan(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, te)
 
-	checkWrapSpanForTraces(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), te, nil, 1)
+	checkWrapSpanForTraces(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), te, nil)
 }
 
 func TestTracesRequest_WithSpan(t *testing.T) {
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func TestTracesRequest_WithSpan(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, te)
 
-	checkWrapSpanForTraces(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), te, nil, 1)
+	checkWrapSpanForTraces(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), te, nil)
 }
 
 func TestTraces_WithSpan_ReturnError(t *testing.T) {
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func TestTraces_WithSpan_ReturnError(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, te)
 
-	checkWrapSpanForTraces(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), te, want, 1)
+	checkWrapSpanForTraces(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), te, want)
 }
 
 func TestTracesRequest_WithSpan_ExportError(t *testing.T) {
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func TestTracesRequest_WithSpan_ExportError(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, te)
 
-	checkWrapSpanForTraces(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), te, want, 1)
+	checkWrapSpanForTraces(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), te, want)
 }
 
 func TestTraces_WithShutdown(t *testing.T) {
@@ -421,10 +421,7 @@ func generateTraceTraffic(t *testing.T, tracer trace.Tracer, te exporter.Traces,
 	}
 }
 
-// nolint: unparam
-func checkWrapSpanForTraces(t *testing.T, sr *tracetest.SpanRecorder, tracer trace.Tracer,
-	te exporter.Traces, wantError error, numSpans int64,
-) {
+func checkWrapSpanForTraces(t *testing.T, sr *tracetest.SpanRecorder, tracer trace.Tracer, te exporter.Traces, wantError error) {
 	const numRequests = 5
 	generateTraceTraffic(t, tracer, te, numRequests, wantError)
 
@@ -439,11 +436,11 @@ func checkWrapSpanForTraces(t *testing.T, sr *tracetest.SpanRecorder, tracer tra
 		require.Equalf(t, parentSpan.SpanContext(), sd.Parent(), "Exporter span not a child\nSpanData %v", sd)
 		internal.CheckStatus(t, sd, wantError)
 
-		sentSpans := numSpans
-		var failedToSendSpans int64
+		sentSpans := int64(1)
+		failedToSendSpans := int64(0)
 		if wantError != nil {
 			sentSpans = 0
-			failedToSendSpans = numSpans
+			failedToSendSpans = 1
 		}
 		require.Containsf(t, sd.Attributes(), attribute.KeyValue{Key: internal.SentSpansKey, Value: attribute.Int64Value(sentSpans)}, "SpanData %v", sd)
 		require.Containsf(t, sd.Attributes(), attribute.KeyValue{Key: internal.FailedToSendSpansKey, Value: attribute.Int64Value(failedToSendSpans)}, "SpanData %v", sd)
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper/profiles_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper/profiles_test.go
index 43ce7d84d13..ee02744165d 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper/profiles_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper/profiles_test.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func TestProfilesExporter_WithSpan(t *testing.T) {
 	le, err := NewProfilesExporter(context.Background(), set, &fakeProfilesExporterConfig, newPushProfilesData(nil))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, le)
-	checkWrapSpanForProfilesExporter(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), le, nil, 1)
+	checkWrapSpanForProfilesExporter(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), le, nil)
 }
 
 func TestProfilesRequestExporter_WithSpan(t *testing.T) {
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func TestProfilesRequestExporter_WithSpan(t *testing.T) {
 	le, err := NewProfilesRequestExporter(context.Background(), set, internal.RequestFromProfilesFunc(nil))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, le)
-	checkWrapSpanForProfilesExporter(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), le, nil, 1)
+	checkWrapSpanForProfilesExporter(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), le, nil)
 }
 
 func TestProfilesExporter_WithSpan_ReturnError(t *testing.T) {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func TestProfilesExporter_WithSpan_ReturnError(t *testing.T) {
 	le, err := NewProfilesExporter(context.Background(), set, &fakeProfilesExporterConfig, newPushProfilesData(want))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, le)
-	checkWrapSpanForProfilesExporter(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), le, want, 1)
+	checkWrapSpanForProfilesExporter(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), le, want)
 }
 
 func TestProfilesRequestExporter_WithSpan_ReturnError(t *testing.T) {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func TestProfilesRequestExporter_WithSpan_ReturnError(t *testing.T) {
 	le, err := NewProfilesRequestExporter(context.Background(), set, internal.RequestFromProfilesFunc(want))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, le)
-	checkWrapSpanForProfilesExporter(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), le, want, 1)
+	checkWrapSpanForProfilesExporter(t, sr, set.TracerProvider.Tracer("test"), le, want)
 }
 
 func TestProfilesExporter_WithShutdown(t *testing.T) {
@@ -299,10 +299,7 @@ func generateProfilesTraffic(t *testing.T, tracer trace.Tracer, le xexporter.Pro
 	}
 }
 
-// nolint: unparam
-func checkWrapSpanForProfilesExporter(t *testing.T, sr *tracetest.SpanRecorder, tracer trace.Tracer, le xexporter.Profiles,
-	wantError error, numSampleRecords int64,
-) {
+func checkWrapSpanForProfilesExporter(t *testing.T, sr *tracetest.SpanRecorder, tracer trace.Tracer, le xexporter.Profiles, wantError error) {
 	const numRequests = 5
 	generateProfilesTraffic(t, tracer, le, numRequests, wantError)
 
@@ -316,11 +313,11 @@ func checkWrapSpanForProfilesExporter(t *testing.T, sr *tracetest.SpanRecorder,
 		require.Equalf(t, parentSpan.SpanContext(), sd.Parent(), "Exporter span not a child\nSpanData %v", sd)
 		internal.CheckStatus(t, sd, wantError)
 
-		sentSampleRecords := numSampleRecords
-		var failedToSendSampleRecords int64
+		sentSampleRecords := int64(1)
+		failedToSendSampleRecords := int64(0)
 		if wantError != nil {
 			sentSampleRecords = 0
-			failedToSendSampleRecords = numSampleRecords
+			failedToSendSampleRecords = 1
 		}
 		require.Containsf(t, sd.Attributes(), attribute.KeyValue{Key: internal.SentSamplesKey, Value: attribute.Int64Value(sentSampleRecords)}, "SpanData %v", sd)
 		require.Containsf(t, sd.Attributes(), attribute.KeyValue{Key: internal.FailedToSendSamplesKey, Value: attribute.Int64Value(failedToSendSampleRecords)}, "SpanData %v", sd)
diff --git a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/otlp.go b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/otlp.go
index 0decd18315a..5f8ef580ebe 100644
--- a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/otlp.go
+++ b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/otlp.go
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func (e *baseExporter) export(ctx context.Context, url string, request []byte, p
 
 	defer func() {
 		// Discard any remaining response body when we are done reading.
-		io.CopyN(io.Discard, resp.Body, maxHTTPResponseReadBytes) // nolint:errcheck
+		_, _ = io.CopyN(io.Discard, resp.Body, maxHTTPResponseReadBytes)
 		resp.Body.Close()
 	}()
 
diff --git a/otelcol/collector.go b/otelcol/collector.go
index 13ac5986ee5..dac8c860ec3 100644
--- a/otelcol/collector.go
+++ b/otelcol/collector.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (col *Collector) Shutdown() {
 	state := col.GetState()
 	if state == StateRunning || state == StateStarting {
 		defer func() {
-			recover() // nolint:errcheck
+			_ = recover()
 		}()
 		close(col.shutdownChan)
 	}
diff --git a/pdata/pmetric/fuzz_test.go b/pdata/pmetric/fuzz_test.go
index f6e5f3a043b..8b27db4c496 100644
--- a/pdata/pmetric/fuzz_test.go
+++ b/pdata/pmetric/fuzz_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 func FuzzUnmarshalMetrics(f *testing.F) {
 	f.Fuzz(func(_ *testing.T, data []byte) {
 		u := &JSONUnmarshaler{}
-		//nolint: errcheck
 		_, _ = u.UnmarshalMetrics(data)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pdata/pmetric/pmetricotlp/fuzz_test.go b/pdata/pmetric/pmetricotlp/fuzz_test.go
index 137b98b61b2..1e5e9381dc8 100644
--- a/pdata/pmetric/pmetricotlp/fuzz_test.go
+++ b/pdata/pmetric/pmetricotlp/fuzz_test.go
@@ -10,31 +10,27 @@ import (
 func FuzzRequestUnmarshalJSON(f *testing.F) {
 	f.Fuzz(func(_ *testing.T, data []byte) {
 		er := NewExportRequest()
-		//nolint: errcheck
-		er.UnmarshalJSON(data)
+		_ = er.UnmarshalJSON(data)
 	})
 }
 
 func FuzzResponseUnmarshalJSON(f *testing.F) {
 	f.Fuzz(func(_ *testing.T, data []byte) {
 		er := NewExportResponse()
-		//nolint: errcheck
-		er.UnmarshalJSON(data)
+		_ = er.UnmarshalJSON(data)
 	})
 }
 
 func FuzzRequestUnmarshalProto(f *testing.F) {
 	f.Fuzz(func(_ *testing.T, data []byte) {
 		er := NewExportRequest()
-		//nolint: errcheck
-		er.UnmarshalProto(data)
+		_ = er.UnmarshalJSON(data)
 	})
 }
 
 func FuzzResponseUnmarshalProto(f *testing.F) {
 	f.Fuzz(func(_ *testing.T, data []byte) {
 		er := NewExportResponse()
-		//nolint: errcheck
-		er.UnmarshalProto(data)
+		_ = er.UnmarshalJSON(data)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/receiver/otlpreceiver/otlp_test.go b/receiver/otlpreceiver/otlp_test.go
index 237ccc854d8..a928895a1b6 100644
--- a/receiver/otlpreceiver/otlp_test.go
+++ b/receiver/otlpreceiver/otlp_test.go
@@ -674,8 +674,7 @@ func TestOTLPReceiverHTTPTracesIngestTest(t *testing.T) {
 			errStatus := &spb.Status{}
 			require.NoError(t, proto.Unmarshal(respBytes, errStatus))
 			assert.Equal(t, ingestionState.expectedStatusCode, resp.StatusCode)
-			// nolint:gosec
-			assert.Equal(t, ingestionState.expectedCode, codes.Code(errStatus.Code))
+			assert.EqualValues(t, ingestionState.expectedCode, errStatus.Code)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/service/internal/graph/host.go b/service/internal/graph/host.go
index fd81f7dcca8..3aaef5e055f 100644
--- a/service/internal/graph/host.go
+++ b/service/internal/graph/host.go
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 // TODO: remove as part of https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/issues/7370 for service 1.0
-//
-// nolint
 type getExporters interface {
 	GetExporters() map[pipeline.Signal]map[component.ID]component.Component
 }