diff --git a/exporter/kafkaexporter/factory.go b/exporter/kafkaexporter/factory.go
index a0ed0bdc3e4b5..2614f8f8052d6 100644
--- a/exporter/kafkaexporter/factory.go
+++ b/exporter/kafkaexporter/factory.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func createProfilesExporter(
 
 func exporterhelperOptions(
 	cfg Config,
-	qbs exporterhelper.QueueBatchSettings,
+	qbs xexporterhelper.QueueBatchSettings,
 	startFunc component.StartFunc,
 	shutdownFunc component.ShutdownFunc,
 ) []exporterhelper.Option {
diff --git a/exporter/kafkaexporter/partitioner.go b/exporter/kafkaexporter/partitioner.go
index 7bb80d41a1428..25cde4062d175 100644
--- a/exporter/kafkaexporter/partitioner.go
+++ b/exporter/kafkaexporter/partitioner.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/client"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper"
 )
 
 type metadataKeysPartitioner struct {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type metadataKeysPartitioner struct {
 
 func (p metadataKeysPartitioner) GetKey(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	_ exporterhelper.Request,
+	_ xexporterhelper.Request,
 ) string {
 	var kb bytes.Buffer
 	meta := client.FromContext(ctx).Metadata