diff --git a/service/telemetry_test.go b/service/telemetry_test.go
index 87d8397d633..a8a382c62ec 100644
--- a/service/telemetry_test.go
+++ b/service/telemetry_test.go
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import (
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/globalgates"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/testutil"
 	semconv "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/semconv/v1.18.0"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/service/internal/proctelemetry"
@@ -41,12 +39,11 @@ func TestTelemetryInit(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range []struct {
-		name                string
-		disableHighCard     bool
-		disableCensusBridge bool
-		expectedMetrics     map[string]metricValue
-		extendedConfig      bool
-		cfg                 *telemetry.Config
+		name            string
+		disableHighCard bool
+		expectedMetrics map[string]metricValue
+		extendedConfig  bool
+		cfg             *telemetry.Config
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "UseOpenTelemetryForInternalMetrics",
@@ -190,55 +187,8 @@ func TestTelemetryInit(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "DisableOpenCensusBridge",
-			expectedMetrics: map[string]metricValue{
-				metricPrefix + otelPrefix + counterName: {
-					value: 13,
-					labels: map[string]string{
-						"service_name":        "otelcol",
-						"service_version":     "latest",
-						"service_instance_id": testInstanceID,
-					},
-				},
-				metricPrefix + grpcPrefix + counterName: {
-					value: 11,
-					labels: map[string]string{
-						"net_sock_peer_addr":  "",
-						"net_sock_peer_name":  "",
-						"net_sock_peer_port":  "",
-						"service_name":        "otelcol",
-						"service_version":     "latest",
-						"service_instance_id": testInstanceID,
-					},
-				},
-				metricPrefix + httpPrefix + counterName: {
-					value: 10,
-					labels: map[string]string{
-						"net_host_name":       "",
-						"net_host_port":       "",
-						"service_name":        "otelcol",
-						"service_version":     "latest",
-						"service_instance_id": testInstanceID,
-					},
-				},
-				"target_info": {
-					value: 0,
-					labels: map[string]string{
-						"service_name":        "otelcol",
-						"service_version":     "latest",
-						"service_instance_id": testInstanceID,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			disableCensusBridge: true,
-		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			require.NoError(t, featuregate.GlobalRegistry().Set(globalgates.DisableOpenCensusBridge.ID(), tc.disableCensusBridge))
-			t.Cleanup(func() {
-				require.NoError(t, featuregate.GlobalRegistry().Set(globalgates.DisableOpenCensusBridge.ID(), true))
-			})
 			if tc.extendedConfig {
 				tc.cfg.Metrics.Readers = []config.MetricReader{
 					{