diff --git a/receiver/awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver/config.go b/receiver/awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver/config.go
index fefbdc83f209..bfb65f303dbc 100644
--- a/receiver/awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver/config.go
+++ b/receiver/awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver/config.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver
+package awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver // import "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver"
 
 import (
 	"errors"
diff --git a/receiver/awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver/factory.go b/receiver/awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver/factory.go
index 6c9317ca1aa2..745c8f976562 100644
--- a/receiver/awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver/factory.go
+++ b/receiver/awscloudwatchmetricsreceiver/factory.go
@@ -32,3 +32,7 @@ func NewFactory() component.Factory {
 		receiver.WithMetrics(createMetricsRceiver, stabilityLevel),
 	)
 }
+
+func createDefaultConfig() component.Config {
+	return &Config{}
+}