diff --git a/internal/fanoutconsumer/logs.go b/internal/fanoutconsumer/logs.go
index cc481aed6f3..e0f9f88df4c 100644
--- a/internal/fanoutconsumer/logs.go
+++ b/internal/fanoutconsumer/logs.go
@@ -46,18 +46,19 @@ func (lsc *logsConsumer) Capabilities() consumer.Capabilities {
 func (lsc *logsConsumer) ConsumeLogs(ctx context.Context, ld plog.Logs) error {
 	var errs error
 
-	// Clone the data before sending to mutable consumers.
-	// The only exception is the last consumer which is allowed to mutate the data only if there are no
-	// other non-mutating consumers and the data is mutable. Never share the same data between
-	// a mutating and a non-mutating consumer since the non-mutating consumer may process
-	// data async and the mutating consumer may change the data before that.
-	for i, lc := range lsc.mutable {
-		if i < len(lsc.mutable)-1 || ld.IsReadOnly() || len(lsc.readonly) > 0 {
-			clonedLogs := plog.NewLogs()
-			ld.CopyTo(clonedLogs)
-			errs = multierr.Append(errs, lc.ConsumeLogs(ctx, clonedLogs))
+	if len(lsc.mutable) > 0 {
+		// Clone the data before sending to all mutating consumers except the last one.
+		for i := 0; i < len(lsc.mutable)-1; i++ {
+			errs = multierr.Append(errs, lsc.mutable[i].ConsumeLogs(ctx, cloneLogs(ld)))
+		}
+		// Send data as is to the last mutating consumer only if there are no other non-mutating consumers and the
+		// data is mutable. Never share the same data between a mutating and a non-mutating consumer since the
+		// non-mutating consumer may process data async and the mutating consumer may change the data before that.
+		lastConsumer := lsc.mutable[len(lsc.mutable)-1]
+		if len(lsc.readonly) == 0 && !ld.IsReadOnly() {
+			errs = multierr.Append(errs, lastConsumer.ConsumeLogs(ctx, ld))
 		} else {
-			errs = multierr.Append(errs, lc.ConsumeLogs(ctx, ld))
+			errs = multierr.Append(errs, lastConsumer.ConsumeLogs(ctx, cloneLogs(ld)))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -72,6 +73,12 @@ func (lsc *logsConsumer) ConsumeLogs(ctx context.Context, ld plog.Logs) error {
 	return errs
 }
 
+func cloneLogs(ld plog.Logs) plog.Logs {
+	clonedLogs := plog.NewLogs()
+	ld.CopyTo(clonedLogs)
+	return clonedLogs
+}
+
 var _ connector.LogsRouter = (*logsRouter)(nil)
 
 type logsRouter struct {
diff --git a/internal/fanoutconsumer/metrics.go b/internal/fanoutconsumer/metrics.go
index ac83c1bfe28..13ea0efe0cf 100644
--- a/internal/fanoutconsumer/metrics.go
+++ b/internal/fanoutconsumer/metrics.go
@@ -44,18 +44,19 @@ func (msc *metricsConsumer) Capabilities() consumer.Capabilities {
 func (msc *metricsConsumer) ConsumeMetrics(ctx context.Context, md pmetric.Metrics) error {
 	var errs error
 
-	// Clone the data before sending to mutable consumers.
-	// The only exception is the last consumer which is allowed to mutate the data only if there are no
-	// other non-mutating consumers and the data is mutable. Never share the same data between
-	// a mutating and a non-mutating consumer since the non-mutating consumer may process
-	// data async and the mutating consumer may change the data before that.
-	for i, mc := range msc.mutable {
-		if i < len(msc.mutable)-1 || md.IsReadOnly() || len(msc.readonly) > 0 {
-			clonedMetrics := pmetric.NewMetrics()
-			md.CopyTo(clonedMetrics)
-			errs = multierr.Append(errs, mc.ConsumeMetrics(ctx, clonedMetrics))
+	if len(msc.mutable) > 0 {
+		// Clone the data before sending to all mutating consumers except the last one.
+		for i := 0; i < len(msc.mutable)-1; i++ {
+			errs = multierr.Append(errs, msc.mutable[i].ConsumeMetrics(ctx, cloneMetrics(md)))
+		}
+		// Send data as is to the last mutating consumer only if there are no other non-mutating consumers and the
+		// data is mutable. Never share the same data between a mutating and a non-mutating consumer since the
+		// non-mutating consumer may process data async and the mutating consumer may change the data before that.
+		lastConsumer := msc.mutable[len(msc.mutable)-1]
+		if len(msc.readonly) == 0 && !md.IsReadOnly() {
+			errs = multierr.Append(errs, lastConsumer.ConsumeMetrics(ctx, md))
 		} else {
-			errs = multierr.Append(errs, mc.ConsumeMetrics(ctx, md))
+			errs = multierr.Append(errs, lastConsumer.ConsumeMetrics(ctx, cloneMetrics(md)))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -70,6 +71,12 @@ func (msc *metricsConsumer) ConsumeMetrics(ctx context.Context, md pmetric.Metri
 	return errs
 }
 
+func cloneMetrics(md pmetric.Metrics) pmetric.Metrics {
+	clonedMetrics := pmetric.NewMetrics()
+	md.CopyTo(clonedMetrics)
+	return clonedMetrics
+}
+
 var _ connector.MetricsRouter = (*metricsRouter)(nil)
 
 type metricsRouter struct {
diff --git a/internal/fanoutconsumer/traces.go b/internal/fanoutconsumer/traces.go
index 20fcfc90131..bb6c30ae84e 100644
--- a/internal/fanoutconsumer/traces.go
+++ b/internal/fanoutconsumer/traces.go
@@ -44,18 +44,19 @@ func (tsc *tracesConsumer) Capabilities() consumer.Capabilities {
 func (tsc *tracesConsumer) ConsumeTraces(ctx context.Context, td ptrace.Traces) error {
 	var errs error
 
-	// Clone the data before sending to mutable consumers.
-	// The only exception is the last consumer which is allowed to mutate the data only if there are no
-	// other non-mutating consumers and the data is mutable. Never share the same data between
-	// a mutating and a non-mutating consumer since the non-mutating consumer may process
-	// data async and the mutating consumer may change the data before that.
-	for i, tc := range tsc.mutable {
-		if i < len(tsc.mutable)-1 || td.IsReadOnly() || len(tsc.readonly) > 0 {
-			clonedTraces := ptrace.NewTraces()
-			td.CopyTo(clonedTraces)
-			errs = multierr.Append(errs, tc.ConsumeTraces(ctx, clonedTraces))
+	if len(tsc.mutable) > 0 {
+		// Clone the data before sending to all mutating consumers except the last one.
+		for i := 0; i < len(tsc.mutable)-1; i++ {
+			errs = multierr.Append(errs, tsc.mutable[i].ConsumeTraces(ctx, cloneTraces(td)))
+		}
+		// Send data as is to the last mutating consumer only if there are no other non-mutating consumers and the
+		// data is mutable. Never share the same data between a mutating and a non-mutating consumer since the
+		// non-mutating consumer may process data async and the mutating consumer may change the data before that.
+		lastConsumer := tsc.mutable[len(tsc.mutable)-1]
+		if len(tsc.readonly) == 0 && !td.IsReadOnly() {
+			errs = multierr.Append(errs, lastConsumer.ConsumeTraces(ctx, td))
 		} else {
-			errs = multierr.Append(errs, tc.ConsumeTraces(ctx, td))
+			errs = multierr.Append(errs, lastConsumer.ConsumeTraces(ctx, cloneTraces(td)))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -70,6 +71,12 @@ func (tsc *tracesConsumer) ConsumeTraces(ctx context.Context, td ptrace.Traces)
 	return errs
 }
 
+func cloneTraces(td ptrace.Traces) ptrace.Traces {
+	clonedTraces := ptrace.NewTraces()
+	td.CopyTo(clonedTraces)
+	return clonedTraces
+}
+
 var _ connector.TracesRouter = (*tracesRouter)(nil)
 
 type tracesRouter struct {