diff --git a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/logs/otlp.go b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/logs/otlp.go
index 5f1de089c7b..724a9fc55af 100644
--- a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/logs/otlp.go
+++ b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/logs/otlp.go
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ func (r *Receiver) Export(ctx context.Context, req plogotlp.ExportRequest) (plog
 	if numSpans == 0 {
 		return plogotlp.NewExportResponse(), nil
 	}
-	getCode := func(isPermanent bool) codes.Code {
-		if isPermanent {
-			return codes.InvalidArgument
-		}
-		return codes.Unavailable
-	}
 
 	ctx = r.obsrecv.StartLogsOp(ctx)
 	err := r.nextConsumer.ConsumeLogs(ctx, ld)
@@ -52,9 +46,11 @@ func (r *Receiver) Export(ctx context.Context, req plogotlp.ExportRequest) (plog
 	if err != nil {
 		s, ok := status.FromError(err)
 		if !ok {
-			s = status.New(getCode(consumererror.IsPermanent(err)), err.Error())
-		} else {
-			s = status.New(getCode(consumererror.IsPermanent(err)), s.Message())
+			code := codes.Unavailable
+			if consumererror.IsPermanent(err) {
+				code = codes.InvalidArgument
+			}
+			s = status.New(code, err.Error())
 		}
 		return plogotlp.NewExportResponse(), s.Err()
 	}
diff --git a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/metrics/otlp.go b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/metrics/otlp.go
index 581630fa259..49b3d2715b7 100644
--- a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/metrics/otlp.go
+++ b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/metrics/otlp.go
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ func New(nextConsumer consumer.Metrics, obsrecv *obsreport.Receiver) *Receiver {
 // Export implements the service Export metrics func.
 func (r *Receiver) Export(ctx context.Context, req pmetricotlp.ExportRequest) (pmetricotlp.ExportResponse, error) {
 	md := req.Metrics()
-	getCode := func(isPermanent bool) codes.Code {
-		if isPermanent {
-			return codes.InvalidArgument
-		}
-		return codes.Unavailable
-	}
 	dataPointCount := md.DataPointCount()
 	if dataPointCount == 0 {
 		return pmetricotlp.NewExportResponse(), nil
@@ -52,9 +46,11 @@ func (r *Receiver) Export(ctx context.Context, req pmetricotlp.ExportRequest) (p
 	if err != nil {
 		s, ok := status.FromError(err)
 		if !ok {
-			s = status.New(getCode(consumererror.IsPermanent(err)), err.Error())
-		} else {
-			s = status.New(getCode(consumererror.IsPermanent(err)), s.Message())
+			code := codes.Unavailable
+			if consumererror.IsPermanent(err) {
+				code = codes.InvalidArgument
+			}
+			s = status.New(code, err.Error())
 		}
 		return pmetricotlp.NewExportResponse(), s.Err()
 	}
diff --git a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/metrics/otlp_test.go b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/metrics/otlp_test.go
index 1656a08bc5b..c5164e33c9b 100644
--- a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/metrics/otlp_test.go
+++ b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/metrics/otlp_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestExport_EmptyRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NotNil(t, resp)
 }
 
-func TestExport_ErrorConsumer(t *testing.T) {
+func TestExport_NonPermanentErrorConsumer(t *testing.T) {
 	md := testdata.GenerateMetrics(1)
 	req := pmetricotlp.NewExportRequestFromMetrics(md)
 
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func TestExport_ErrorConsumer(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualError(t, err, "rpc error: code = Unavailable desc = my error")
 	assert.Equal(t, pmetricotlp.ExportResponse{}, resp)
 }
+
 func TestExport_PermanentErrorConsumer(t *testing.T) {
 	ld := testdata.GenerateMetrics(1)
 	req := pmetricotlp.NewExportRequestFromMetrics(ld)
diff --git a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/trace/otlp.go b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/trace/otlp.go
index 217596e1980..b6dc7f9bfc3 100644
--- a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/trace/otlp.go
+++ b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/trace/otlp.go
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ func New(nextConsumer consumer.Traces, obsrecv *obsreport.Receiver) *Receiver {
 // Export implements the service Export traces func.
 func (r *Receiver) Export(ctx context.Context, req ptraceotlp.ExportRequest) (ptraceotlp.ExportResponse, error) {
 	td := req.Traces()
-	getCode := func(isPermanent bool) codes.Code {
-		if isPermanent {
-			return codes.InvalidArgument
-		}
-		return codes.Unavailable
-	}
 	// We need to ensure that it propagates the receiver name as a tag
 	numSpans := td.SpanCount()
 	if numSpans == 0 {
@@ -54,9 +48,11 @@ func (r *Receiver) Export(ctx context.Context, req ptraceotlp.ExportRequest) (pt
 	if err != nil {
 		s, ok := status.FromError(err)
 		if !ok {
-			s = status.New(getCode(consumererror.IsPermanent(err)), err.Error())
-		} else {
-			s = status.New(getCode(consumererror.IsPermanent(err)), s.Message())
+			code := codes.Unavailable
+			if consumererror.IsPermanent(err) {
+				code = codes.InvalidArgument
+			}
+			s = status.New(code, err.Error())
 		}
 		return ptraceotlp.NewExportResponse(), s.Err()
 	}
diff --git a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/trace/otlp_test.go b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/trace/otlp_test.go
index c7b0807ad3a..a964131d593 100644
--- a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/trace/otlp_test.go
+++ b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/trace/otlp_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestExport_EmptyRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotNil(t, resp, "The response is missing")
 }
 
-func TestExport_ErrorConsumer(t *testing.T) {
+func TestExport_NonPermanentErrorConsumer(t *testing.T) {
 	td := testdata.GenerateTraces(1)
 	req := ptraceotlp.NewExportRequestFromTraces(td)