diff --git a/connector/servicegraphconnector/connector_test.go b/connector/servicegraphconnector/connector_test.go
index 3b6e1a4beda7..8dba2717a06f 100644
--- a/connector/servicegraphconnector/connector_test.go
+++ b/connector/servicegraphconnector/connector_test.go
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ func TestValidateOwnTelemetry(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	})
+	require.NoError(t, set.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestExtraDimensionsLabels(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/processor/tailsamplingprocessor/processor_decisions_test.go b/processor/tailsamplingprocessor/processor_decisions_test.go
index e50ea4f7ce59..c198316fc418 100644
--- a/processor/tailsamplingprocessor/processor_decisions_test.go
+++ b/processor/tailsamplingprocessor/processor_decisions_test.go
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ func TestSamplingPolicyTypicalPath(t *testing.T) {
 		NumTraces:    defaultNumTraces,
 	}
 	nextConsumer := new(consumertest.TracesSink)
-	s := setupTestTelemetry()
-	ct := s.NewSettings()
+	tel := setupTestTelemetry()
 	idb := newSyncIDBatcher()
 
 	mpe1 := &mockPolicyEvaluator{}
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ func TestSamplingPolicyTypicalPath(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "mock-policy-1", evaluator: mpe1, attribute: metric.WithAttributes(attribute.String("policy", "mock-policy-1"))},
 	}
 
-	p, err := newTracesProcessor(context.Background(), ct, nextConsumer, cfg, withDecisionBatcher(idb), withPolicies(policies))
+	p, err := newTracesProcessor(context.Background(), tel.NewSettings(), nextConsumer, cfg, withDecisionBatcher(idb), withPolicies(policies))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.NoError(t, p.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()))
@@ -62,6 +61,7 @@ func TestSamplingPolicyTypicalPath(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// The final decision SHOULD be Sampled.
 	require.EqualValues(t, 1, nextConsumer.SpanCount())
+	require.NoError(t, tel.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestSamplingPolicyInvertSampled(t *testing.T) {
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ func TestSamplingPolicyInvertSampled(t *testing.T) {
 		NumTraces:    defaultNumTraces,
 	}
 	nextConsumer := new(consumertest.TracesSink)
-	s := setupTestTelemetry()
-	ct := s.NewSettings()
+	tel := setupTestTelemetry()
 	idb := newSyncIDBatcher()
 
 	mpe1 := &mockPolicyEvaluator{}
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ func TestSamplingPolicyInvertSampled(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "mock-policy-1", evaluator: mpe1, attribute: metric.WithAttributes(attribute.String("policy", "mock-policy-1"))},
 	}
 
-	p, err := newTracesProcessor(context.Background(), ct, nextConsumer, cfg, withDecisionBatcher(idb), withPolicies(policies))
+	p, err := newTracesProcessor(context.Background(), tel.NewSettings(), nextConsumer, cfg, withDecisionBatcher(idb), withPolicies(policies))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.NoError(t, p.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()))
@@ -107,6 +106,7 @@ func TestSamplingPolicyInvertSampled(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// The final decision SHOULD be Sampled.
 	require.EqualValues(t, 1, nextConsumer.SpanCount())
+	require.NoError(t, tel.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestSamplingMultiplePolicies(t *testing.T) {
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ func TestSamplingMultiplePolicies(t *testing.T) {
 		NumTraces:    defaultNumTraces,
 	}
 	nextConsumer := new(consumertest.TracesSink)
-	s := setupTestTelemetry()
-	ct := s.NewSettings()
+	tel := setupTestTelemetry()
 	idb := newSyncIDBatcher()
 
 	mpe1 := &mockPolicyEvaluator{}
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ func TestSamplingMultiplePolicies(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "mock-policy-2", evaluator: mpe2, attribute: metric.WithAttributes(attribute.String("policy", "mock-policy-2"))},
 	}
 
-	p, err := newTracesProcessor(context.Background(), ct, nextConsumer, cfg, withDecisionBatcher(idb), withPolicies(policies))
+	p, err := newTracesProcessor(context.Background(), tel.NewSettings(), nextConsumer, cfg, withDecisionBatcher(idb), withPolicies(policies))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.NoError(t, p.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()))
@@ -158,6 +157,7 @@ func TestSamplingMultiplePolicies(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// The final decision SHOULD be Sampled.
 	require.EqualValues(t, 1, nextConsumer.SpanCount())
+	require.NoError(t, tel.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestSamplingPolicyDecisionNotSampled(t *testing.T) {
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ func TestSamplingPolicyDecisionNotSampled(t *testing.T) {
 		NumTraces:    defaultNumTraces,
 	}
 	nextConsumer := new(consumertest.TracesSink)
-	s := setupTestTelemetry()
-	ct := s.NewSettings()
+	tel := setupTestTelemetry()
 	idb := newSyncIDBatcher()
 
 	mpe1 := &mockPolicyEvaluator{}
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ func TestSamplingPolicyDecisionNotSampled(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "mock-policy-1", evaluator: mpe1, attribute: metric.WithAttributes(attribute.String("policy", "mock-policy-1"))},
 	}
 
-	p, err := newTracesProcessor(context.Background(), ct, nextConsumer, cfg, withDecisionBatcher(idb), withPolicies(policies))
+	p, err := newTracesProcessor(context.Background(), tel.NewSettings(), nextConsumer, cfg, withDecisionBatcher(idb), withPolicies(policies))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.NoError(t, p.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()))
@@ -204,6 +203,7 @@ func TestSamplingPolicyDecisionNotSampled(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// The final decision SHOULD be NotSampled.
 	require.EqualValues(t, 0, nextConsumer.SpanCount())
+	require.NoError(t, tel.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestSamplingPolicyDecisionInvertNotSampled(t *testing.T) {
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ func TestSamplingPolicyDecisionInvertNotSampled(t *testing.T) {
 		NumTraces:    defaultNumTraces,
 	}
 	nextConsumer := new(consumertest.TracesSink)
-	s := setupTestTelemetry()
-	ct := s.NewSettings()
+	tel := setupTestTelemetry()
 	idb := newSyncIDBatcher()
 
 	mpe1 := &mockPolicyEvaluator{}
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@ func TestSamplingPolicyDecisionInvertNotSampled(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "mock-policy-2", evaluator: mpe2, attribute: metric.WithAttributes(attribute.String("policy", "mock-policy-2"))},
 	}
 
-	p, err := newTracesProcessor(context.Background(), ct, nextConsumer, cfg, withDecisionBatcher(idb), withPolicies(policies))
+	p, err := newTracesProcessor(context.Background(), tel.NewSettings(), nextConsumer, cfg, withDecisionBatcher(idb), withPolicies(policies))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.NoError(t, p.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()))
@@ -255,6 +254,7 @@ func TestSamplingPolicyDecisionInvertNotSampled(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// The final decision SHOULD be NotSampled.
 	require.EqualValues(t, 0, nextConsumer.SpanCount())
+	require.NoError(t, tel.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestLateArrivingSpansAssignedOriginalDecision(t *testing.T) {
@@ -263,8 +263,7 @@ func TestLateArrivingSpansAssignedOriginalDecision(t *testing.T) {
 		NumTraces:    defaultNumTraces,
 	}
 	nextConsumer := new(consumertest.TracesSink)
-	s := setupTestTelemetry()
-	ct := s.NewSettings()
+	tel := setupTestTelemetry()
 	idb := newSyncIDBatcher()
 
 	mpe1 := &mockPolicyEvaluator{}
@@ -275,7 +274,7 @@ func TestLateArrivingSpansAssignedOriginalDecision(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "mock-policy-2", evaluator: mpe2, attribute: metric.WithAttributes(attribute.String("policy", "mock-policy-2"))},
 	}
 
-	p, err := newTracesProcessor(context.Background(), ct, nextConsumer, cfg, withDecisionBatcher(idb), withPolicies(policies))
+	p, err := newTracesProcessor(context.Background(), tel.NewSettings(), nextConsumer, cfg, withDecisionBatcher(idb), withPolicies(policies))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.NoError(t, p.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()))
@@ -325,6 +324,7 @@ func TestLateArrivingSpansAssignedOriginalDecision(t *testing.T) {
 	require.EqualValues(t, 1, mpe1.EvaluationCount)
 	require.EqualValues(t, 1, mpe2.EvaluationCount)
 	require.EqualValues(t, 0, nextConsumer.SpanCount(), "original final decision not honored")
+	require.NoError(t, tel.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestLateArrivingSpanUsesDecisionCache(t *testing.T) {
@@ -333,8 +333,7 @@ func TestLateArrivingSpanUsesDecisionCache(t *testing.T) {
 		NumTraces:    defaultNumTraces,
 	}
 	nextConsumer := new(consumertest.TracesSink)
-	s := setupTestTelemetry()
-	ct := s.NewSettings()
+	tel := setupTestTelemetry()
 	idb := newSyncIDBatcher()
 
 	mpe := &mockPolicyEvaluator{}
@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@ func TestLateArrivingSpanUsesDecisionCache(t *testing.T) {
 	// Use this instead of the default no-op cache
 	c, err := cache.NewLRUDecisionCache[bool](200)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	p, err := newTracesProcessor(context.Background(), ct, nextConsumer, cfg, withDecisionBatcher(idb), withPolicies(policies), withSampledDecisionCache(c))
+	p, err := newTracesProcessor(context.Background(), tel.NewSettings(), nextConsumer, cfg, withDecisionBatcher(idb), withPolicies(policies), withSampledDecisionCache(c))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.NoError(t, p.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()))
@@ -399,4 +398,5 @@ func TestLateArrivingSpanUsesDecisionCache(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, p.ConsumeTraces(context.Background(), spanIndexToTraces(2)))
 	require.EqualValues(t, 1, mpe.EvaluationCount)
 	require.EqualValues(t, 2, nextConsumer.SpanCount(), "original final decision not honored")
+	require.NoError(t, tel.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
diff --git a/receiver/kafkareceiver/kafka_receiver_test.go b/receiver/kafkareceiver/kafka_receiver_test.go
index 61693d58eced..e353974acd91 100644
--- a/receiver/kafkareceiver/kafka_receiver_test.go
+++ b/receiver/kafkareceiver/kafka_receiver_test.go
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ func TestTracesConsumerGroupHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	groupClaim.messageChan <- &sarama.ConsumerMessage{}
 	close(groupClaim.messageChan)
 	wg.Wait()
+	require.NoError(t, tel.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestTracesConsumerGroupHandler_session_done(t *testing.T) {
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ func TestTracesConsumerGroupHandler_session_done(t *testing.T) {
 	groupClaim.messageChan <- &sarama.ConsumerMessage{}
 	cancelFunc()
 	wg.Wait()
+	require.NoError(t, tel.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestTracesConsumerGroupHandler_error_unmarshal(t *testing.T) {
@@ -331,6 +333,7 @@ func TestTracesConsumerGroupHandler_error_unmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	})
+	require.NoError(t, tel.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestTracesConsumerGroupHandler_error_nextConsumer(t *testing.T) {
@@ -531,6 +534,7 @@ func TestMetricsConsumerGroupHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	groupClaim.messageChan <- &sarama.ConsumerMessage{}
 	close(groupClaim.messageChan)
 	wg.Wait()
+	require.NoError(t, tel.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestMetricsConsumerGroupHandler_session_done(t *testing.T) {
@@ -574,6 +578,7 @@ func TestMetricsConsumerGroupHandler_session_done(t *testing.T) {
 	groupClaim.messageChan <- &sarama.ConsumerMessage{}
 	cancelFunc()
 	wg.Wait()
+	require.NoError(t, tel.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestMetricsConsumerGroupHandler_error_unmarshal(t *testing.T) {
@@ -672,6 +677,7 @@ func TestMetricsConsumerGroupHandler_error_unmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	})
+	require.NoError(t, tel.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestMetricsConsumerGroupHandler_error_nextConsumer(t *testing.T) {
@@ -887,6 +893,7 @@ func TestLogsConsumerGroupHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	groupClaim.messageChan <- &sarama.ConsumerMessage{}
 	close(groupClaim.messageChan)
 	wg.Wait()
+	require.NoError(t, tel.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestLogsConsumerGroupHandler_session_done(t *testing.T) {
@@ -930,6 +937,7 @@ func TestLogsConsumerGroupHandler_session_done(t *testing.T) {
 	groupClaim.messageChan <- &sarama.ConsumerMessage{}
 	cancelFunc()
 	wg.Wait()
+	require.NoError(t, tel.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestLogsConsumerGroupHandler_error_unmarshal(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1028,6 +1036,7 @@ func TestLogsConsumerGroupHandler_error_unmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	})
+	require.NoError(t, tel.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestLogsConsumerGroupHandler_error_nextConsumer(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/receiver/solacereceiver/receiver_test.go b/receiver/solacereceiver/receiver_test.go
index d6ce7913ce2a..e68850ae8c23 100644
--- a/receiver/solacereceiver/receiver_test.go
+++ b/receiver/solacereceiver/receiver_test.go
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ func TestReceiveMessage(t *testing.T) {
 			if testCase.validation != nil {
 				testCase.validation(t, tt)
 			}
+			require.NoError(t, tt.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ func TestReceiveMessagesTerminateWithCtxDone(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	})
+	require.NoError(t, tt.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestReceiverLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
@@ -413,6 +415,7 @@ func TestReceiverLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	})
+	require.NoError(t, tt.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestReceiverDialFailureContinue(t *testing.T) {
@@ -542,6 +545,7 @@ func TestReceiverDialFailureContinue(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	})
+	require.NoError(t, tt.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestReceiverUnmarshalVersionFailureExpectingDisable(t *testing.T) {
@@ -656,6 +660,7 @@ func TestReceiverUnmarshalVersionFailureExpectingDisable(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	err = receiver.Shutdown(context.Background())
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, tt.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func TestReceiverFlowControlDelayedRetry(t *testing.T) {
@@ -935,6 +940,7 @@ func TestReceiverFlowControlDelayedRetry(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				})
 			}
+			require.NoError(t, tt.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -1153,6 +1159,7 @@ func TestReceiverFlowControlDelayedRetryMultipleRetries(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	})
+	require.NoError(t, tt.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
 func newReceiver(t *testing.T) (*solaceTracesReceiver, *mockMessagingService, *mockUnmarshaller, componentTestTelemetry) {