diff --git a/internal/featuregates/featuregates.go b/internal/featuregates/featuregates.go
index aad444ab8bb..8dbe2ffc28d 100644
--- a/internal/featuregates/featuregates.go
+++ b/internal/featuregates/featuregates.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var StrictlyTypedInputGate = featuregate.GlobalRegistry().MustRegister(StrictlyT
 )
 
 var DisableOpenCensusBridge = featuregate.GlobalRegistry().MustRegister("service.disableOpenCensusBridge",
-	featuregate.StageBeta,
+	featuregate.StageStable,
 	featuregate.WithRegisterFromVersion("v0.105.0"),
+	featuregate.WithRegisterToVersion("v0.109.0"),
 	featuregate.WithRegisterDescription("`Disables the OpenCensus bridge meaning any component still using the OpenCensus SDK will no longer be able to produce telemetry."))
diff --git a/service/internal/proctelemetry/config.go b/service/internal/proctelemetry/config.go
index ec9a7050cce..e50a44b83cf 100644
--- a/service/internal/proctelemetry/config.go
+++ b/service/internal/proctelemetry/config.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	sdkmetric "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/featuregates"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/processorhelper"
 	semconv "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/semconv/v1.18.0"
 )
@@ -170,9 +169,6 @@ func initPrometheusExporter(prometheusConfig *config.Prometheus, asyncErrorChann
 		otelprom.WithNamespace("otelcol"),
 		otelprom.WithResourceAsConstantLabels(attribute.NewDenyKeysFilter()),
 	}
-	if !featuregates.DisableOpenCensusBridge.IsEnabled() {
-		opts = append(opts, otelprom.WithProducer(opencensus.NewMetricProducer()))
-	}
 	exporter, err := otelprom.New(opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating otel prometheus exporter: %w", err)
diff --git a/service/service.go b/service/service.go
index f160335d83f..9a4f5d47de7 100644
--- a/service/service.go
+++ b/service/service.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/featuregates"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/localhostgate"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/obsreportconfig"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pcommon"
@@ -115,9 +114,6 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, set Settings, cfg Config) (*Service, error) {
 
 	logger.Info("Setting up own telemetry...")
 
-	if featuregates.DisableOpenCensusBridge.IsEnabled() {
-		logger.Info("OpenCensus bridge is disabled for Collector telemetry and will be removed in a future version, use --feature-gates=-service.disableOpenCensusBridge to re-enable")
-	}
 	mp, err := newMeterProvider(
 		meterProviderSettings{
 			res:               res,