diff --git a/.chloggen/remove-confmap-instances.yaml b/.chloggen/remove-confmap-instances.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f2528d20cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/remove-confmap-instances.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: breaking
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: confmap
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Remove deprecated `Providers` and `Converters` from `confmap.ResolverSettings`
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [10173]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext: Use `ProviderSettings` and `ConverterSettings` instead.
+
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: [api]
diff --git a/confmap/resolver.go b/confmap/resolver.go
index c3de276e245..304dc3f71c3 100644
--- a/confmap/resolver.go
+++ b/confmap/resolver.go
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@ type ResolverSettings struct {
 	// if a Provider is not given.
 	ProviderFactories []ProviderFactory
 
-	// Providers is a map of pairs <scheme, Provider>.
-	// It is required to have at least one Provider.
-	//
-	// Deprecated: [v0.99.0] Use ProviderFactories instead
-	Providers map[string]Provider
-
 	// ProviderSettings contains settings that will be passed to Provider
 	// factories when instantiating Providers.
 	ProviderSettings ProviderSettings
@@ -52,11 +46,6 @@ type ResolverSettings struct {
 	// ConverterFactories is a slice of Converter creation functions.
 	ConverterFactories []ConverterFactory
 
-	// Converters is a slice of Converters.
-	//
-	// Deprecated: [v0.99.0] Use ConverterFactories instead
-	Converters []Converter
-
 	// ConverterSettings contains settings that will be passed to Converter
 	// factories when instantiating Converters.
 	ConverterSettings ConverterSettings
@@ -83,11 +72,11 @@ type ResolverSettings struct {
 // (see https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3986). An empty "<scheme>" defaults to "file" schema.
 func NewResolver(set ResolverSettings) (*Resolver, error) {
 	if len(set.URIs) == 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New("invalid map resolver config: no URIs")
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid 'confmap.ResolverSettings' configuration: no URIs")
 	}
 
-	if len(set.ProviderFactories) == 0 && len(set.Providers) == 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New("invalid map resolver config: no Providers")
+	if len(set.ProviderFactories) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid 'confmap.ResolverSettings' configuration: no Providers")
 	}
 
 	if set.ProviderSettings.Logger == nil {
@@ -98,32 +87,15 @@ func NewResolver(set ResolverSettings) (*Resolver, error) {
 		set.ConverterSettings.Logger = zap.NewNop()
 	}
 
-	var providers map[string]Provider
-	var converters []Converter
-
-	if len(set.Providers) != 0 {
-		if len(set.ProviderFactories) != 0 {
-			return nil, errors.New("only one of ResolverSettings.Providers and ResolverSettings.ProviderFactories can be used")
-		}
-		providers = set.Providers
-	} else {
-		providers = make(map[string]Provider, len(set.ProviderFactories))
-		for _, factory := range set.ProviderFactories {
-			provider := factory.Create(set.ProviderSettings)
-			providers[provider.Scheme()] = provider
-		}
+	providers := make(map[string]Provider, len(set.ProviderFactories))
+	for _, factory := range set.ProviderFactories {
+		provider := factory.Create(set.ProviderSettings)
+		providers[provider.Scheme()] = provider
 	}
 
-	if len(set.Converters) != 0 {
-		if len(set.ConverterFactories) != 0 {
-			return nil, errors.New("only one of ResolverSettings.Converters and ResolverSettings.ConverterFactories can be used")
-		}
-		converters = set.Converters
-	} else {
-		converters = make([]Converter, len(set.ConverterFactories))
-		for i, factory := range set.ConverterFactories {
-			converters[i] = factory.Create(set.ConverterSettings)
-		}
+	converters := make([]Converter, len(set.ConverterFactories))
+	for i, factory := range set.ConverterFactories {
+		converters[i] = factory.Create(set.ConverterSettings)
 	}
 
 	// Safe copy, ensures the slices and maps cannot be changed from the caller.
diff --git a/confmap/resolver_test.go b/confmap/resolver_test.go
index d0218d01f3d..3a162c85247 100644
--- a/confmap/resolver_test.go
+++ b/confmap/resolver_test.go
@@ -382,44 +382,6 @@ func TestResolverShutdownClosesWatch(t *testing.T) {
 	watcherWG.Wait()
 }
 
-func TestCantConfigureTwoProviderSettings(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := NewResolver(ResolverSettings{
-		URIs:               []string{filepath.Join("testdata", "config.yaml")},
-		ProviderFactories:  []ProviderFactory{newFileProvider(t)},
-		Providers:          map[string]Provider{"mock": &mockProvider{}},
-		ConverterFactories: nil,
-	})
-	require.Error(t, err)
-}
-
-func TestCantConfigureTwoConverterSettings(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := NewResolver(ResolverSettings{
-		URIs:               []string{filepath.Join("testdata", "config.yaml")},
-		ProviderFactories:  []ProviderFactory{newFileProvider(t)},
-		ConverterFactories: []ConverterFactory{NewConverterFactory(func(_ ConverterSettings) Converter { return &mockConverter{} })},
-		Converters:         []Converter{&mockConverter{err: errors.New("converter_err")}},
-	})
-	require.Error(t, err)
-}
-
-func TestTakesInstantiatedProviders(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := NewResolver(ResolverSettings{
-		URIs:               []string{filepath.Join("testdata", "config.yaml")},
-		Providers:          map[string]Provider{"mock": &mockProvider{}},
-		ConverterFactories: nil,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-}
-
-func TestTakesInstantiatedConverters(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := NewResolver(ResolverSettings{
-		URIs:              []string{filepath.Join("testdata", "config.yaml")},
-		ProviderFactories: []ProviderFactory{newFileProvider(t)},
-		Converters:        []Converter{&mockConverter{err: errors.New("converter_err")}},
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-}
-
 func TestProvidesDefaultLogger(t *testing.T) {
 	factory, provider := newObservableFileProvider(t)
 	_, err := NewResolver(ResolverSettings{