diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp/example_test.go b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp/example_test.go
index 05f27212059..489d6400e95 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp/example_test.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp/example_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"log"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource"
 	sdktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
@@ -66,8 +65,7 @@ func newResource() *resource.Resource {
 }
 
 func installExportPipeline(ctx context.Context) (func(context.Context) error, error) {
-	client := otlptracehttp.NewClient()
-	exporter, err := otlptrace.New(ctx, client)
+	exporter, err := otlptracehttp.New(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating OTLP trace exporter: %w", err)
 	}