diff --git a/receiver/awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver/factory.go b/receiver/awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver/factory.go
index 745c8f976562..a5d486fd2ee9 100644
--- a/receiver/awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver/factory.go
+++ b/receiver/awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver/factory.go
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 package awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver // import "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver"
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver"
 )
 
@@ -33,6 +36,10 @@ func NewFactory() component.Factory {
 	)
 }
 
+func createMetricsRceiver(_ context.Context, params receiver.CreateSettings, baseCfg component.Config, consumer consumer.Metrics) (receiver.Metrics, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
 func createDefaultConfig() component.Config {
 	return &Config{}
 }