diff --git a/.chloggen/queuesettings_queueconfig.yaml b/.chloggen/queuesettings_queueconfig.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..e9d952901ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/queuesettings_queueconfig.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: deprecation
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: exporterhelper
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Deprecate QueueSettings, use QueueConfig instead
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [6767]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: [api]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/common.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/common.go
index b5e7aa39a338..ec2b81806dc7 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/common.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/common.go
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ func WithRetry(config configretry.BackOffConfig) Option {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithQueue overrides the default QueueSettings for an exporter.
-// The default QueueSettings is to disable queueing.
+// WithQueue overrides the default QueueConfig for an exporter.
+// The default QueueConfig is to disable queueing.
 // This option cannot be used with the new exporter helpers New[Traces|Metrics|Logs]RequestExporter.
-func WithQueue(config QueueSettings) Option {
+func WithQueue(config QueueConfig) Option {
 	return func(o *baseExporter) {
 		if o.requestExporter {
 			panic("queueing is not available for the new request exporters yet")
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/common_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/common_test.go
index bbc009fb7ae8..c8f73f1402cd 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/common_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/common_test.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestQueueRetryOptionsWithRequestExporter(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, bs.requestExporter)
 	require.Panics(t, func() {
 		_, _ = newBaseExporter(exportertest.NewNopCreateSettings(), "", true, nil, nil, newNoopObsrepSender,
-			WithRetry(configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()), WithQueue(NewDefaultQueueSettings()))
+			WithRetry(configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()), WithQueue(NewDefaultQueueConfig()))
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/logs_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/logs_test.go
index 92bbd48edac7..2566ffdd35c5 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/logs_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/logs_test.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func TestLogsRequestExporter_Default_ExportError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestLogsExporter_WithPersistentQueue(t *testing.T) {
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	storageID := component.NewIDWithName("file_storage", "storage")
 	qCfg.StorageID = &storageID
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func TestLogsExporter_WithRecordEnqueueFailedMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, tt.Shutdown(context.Background())) })
 
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	qCfg.NumConsumers = 1
 	qCfg.QueueSize = 2
 	wantErr := errors.New("some-error")
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics_test.go
index 770ea801e48a..f23a145ff441 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics_test.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func TestMetricsRequestExporter_Default_ExportError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMetricsExporter_WithPersistentQueue(t *testing.T) {
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	storageID := component.NewIDWithName("file_storage", "storage")
 	qCfg.StorageID = &storageID
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func TestMetricsExporter_WithRecordEnqueueFailedMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, tt.Shutdown(context.Background())) })
 
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	qCfg.NumConsumers = 1
 	qCfg.QueueSize = 2
 	wantErr := errors.New("some-error")
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/queue_sender.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/queue_sender.go
index 8a2e71e0b05c..bbcaf7d27646 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/queue_sender.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/queue_sender.go
@@ -28,7 +28,13 @@ var (
 )
 
 // QueueSettings defines configuration for queueing batches before sending to the consumerSender.
+// Deprecated: [v0.94.0] Use QueueConfig instead
 type QueueSettings struct {
+	QueueConfig
+}
+
+// QueueConfig defines configuration for queueing batches before sending to the consumerSender.
+type QueueConfig struct {
 	// Enabled indicates whether to not enqueue batches before sending to the consumerSender.
 	Enabled bool `mapstructure:"enabled"`
 	// NumConsumers is the number of consumers from the queue.
@@ -40,9 +46,17 @@ type QueueSettings struct {
 	StorageID *component.ID `mapstructure:"storage"`
 }
 
-// NewDefaultQueueSettings returns the default settings for QueueSettings.
+// NewDefaultQueueSettings returns the default settings for QueueConfig.
+// Deprecated: [v0.94.0] Use NewDefaultQueueConfig instead
 func NewDefaultQueueSettings() QueueSettings {
 	return QueueSettings{
+		NewDefaultQueueConfig(),
+	}
+}
+
+// NewDefaultQueueConfig returns the default settings for QueueConfig.
+func NewDefaultQueueConfig() QueueConfig {
+	return QueueConfig{
 		Enabled:      true,
 		NumConsumers: 10,
 		// By default, batches are 8192 spans, for a total of up to 8 million spans in the queue
@@ -52,8 +66,8 @@ func NewDefaultQueueSettings() QueueSettings {
 	}
 }
 
-// Validate checks if the QueueSettings configuration is valid
-func (qCfg *QueueSettings) Validate() error {
+// Validate checks if the QueueConfig configuration is valid
+func (qCfg *QueueConfig) Validate() error {
 	if !qCfg.Enabled {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -82,7 +96,7 @@ type queueSender struct {
 	metricSize     otelmetric.Int64ObservableGauge
 }
 
-func newQueueSender(config QueueSettings, set exporter.CreateSettings, signal component.DataType,
+func newQueueSender(config QueueConfig, set exporter.CreateSettings, signal component.DataType,
 	marshaler RequestMarshaler, unmarshaler RequestUnmarshaler, consumeErrHandler func(error, Request)) *queueSender {
 
 	isPersistent := config.StorageID != nil
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/queue_sender_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/queue_sender_test.go
index d56ec6d78b1c..88b725634f4b 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/queue_sender_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/queue_sender_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestQueuedRetry_StopWhileWaiting(t *testing.T) {
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	qCfg.NumConsumers = 1
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
 	be, err := newBaseExporter(defaultSettings, "", false, nil, nil, newObservabilityConsumerSender, WithRetry(rCfg), WithQueue(qCfg))
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestQueuedRetry_StopWhileWaiting(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestQueuedRetry_DoNotPreserveCancellation(t *testing.T) {
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	qCfg.NumConsumers = 1
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
 	be, err := newBaseExporter(defaultSettings, "", false, nil, nil, newObservabilityConsumerSender, WithRetry(rCfg), WithQueue(qCfg))
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestQueuedRetry_DoNotPreserveCancellation(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestQueuedRetry_RejectOnFull(t *testing.T) {
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	qCfg.QueueSize = 0
 	qCfg.NumConsumers = 0
 	set := exportertest.NewNopCreateSettings()
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func TestQueuedRetryHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, tt.Shutdown(context.Background())) })
 
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
 	set := exporter.CreateSettings{ID: defaultID, TelemetrySettings: tt.TelemetrySettings(), BuildInfo: component.NewDefaultBuildInfo()}
 	be, err := newBaseExporter(set, "", false, nil, nil, newObservabilityConsumerSender, WithRetry(rCfg), WithQueue(qCfg))
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func TestQueuedRetry_QueueMetricsReported(t *testing.T) {
 	tt, err := componenttest.SetupTelemetry(defaultID)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	qCfg.NumConsumers = 0 // to make every request go straight to the queue
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
 	set := exporter.CreateSettings{ID: defaultID, TelemetrySettings: tt.TelemetrySettings(), BuildInfo: component.NewDefaultBuildInfo()}
@@ -176,13 +176,13 @@ func TestNoCancellationContext(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestQueueSettings_Validate(t *testing.T) {
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	assert.NoError(t, qCfg.Validate())
 
 	qCfg.QueueSize = 0
 	assert.EqualError(t, qCfg.Validate(), "queue size must be positive")
 
-	qCfg = NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg = NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	qCfg.NumConsumers = 0
 
 	assert.EqualError(t, qCfg.Validate(), "number of queue consumers must be positive")
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func TestQueueSettings_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestQueueRetryWithDisabledQueue(t *testing.T) {
-	qs := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qs := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	qs.Enabled = false
 	set := exportertest.NewNopCreateSettings()
 	logger, observed := observer.New(zap.ErrorLevel)
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func TestQueueFailedRequestDropped(t *testing.T) {
 	set := exportertest.NewNopCreateSettings()
 	logger, observed := observer.New(zap.ErrorLevel)
 	set.Logger = zap.New(logger)
-	be, err := newBaseExporter(set, component.DataTypeLogs, false, nil, nil, newNoopObsrepSender, WithQueue(NewDefaultQueueSettings()))
+	be, err := newBaseExporter(set, component.DataTypeLogs, false, nil, nil, newNoopObsrepSender, WithQueue(NewDefaultQueueConfig()))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, be.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()))
 	mockR := newMockRequest(2, errors.New("some error"))
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func TestQueuedRetryPersistenceEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, tt.Shutdown(context.Background())) })
 
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	storageID := component.NewIDWithName("file_storage", "storage")
 	qCfg.StorageID = &storageID // enable persistence
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func TestQueuedRetryPersistenceEnabledStorageError(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, tt.Shutdown(context.Background())) })
 
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	storageID := component.NewIDWithName("file_storage", "storage")
 	qCfg.StorageID = &storageID // enable persistence
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func TestQueuedRetryPersistenceEnabledStorageError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestQueuedRetryPersistentEnabled_NoDataLossOnShutdown(t *testing.T) {
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	qCfg.NumConsumers = 1
 	storageID := component.NewIDWithName("file_storage", "storage")
 	qCfg.StorageID = &storageID // enable persistence to ensure data is re-queued on shutdown
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func TestQueuedRetryPersistentEnabled_NoDataLossOnShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestQueueSenderNoStartShutdown(t *testing.T) {
-	qs := newQueueSender(NewDefaultQueueSettings(), exportertest.NewNopCreateSettings(), "", nil, nil, nil)
+	qs := newQueueSender(NewDefaultQueueConfig(), exportertest.NewNopCreateSettings(), "", nil, nil, nil)
 	assert.NoError(t, qs.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
 
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/retry_sender_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/retry_sender_test.go
index 55089e9677cb..5b3a5af8e952 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/retry_sender_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/retry_sender_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func mockRequestMarshaler(_ Request) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 func TestQueuedRetry_DropOnPermanentError(t *testing.T) {
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
 	mockR := newMockRequest(2, consumererror.NewPermanent(errors.New("bad data")))
 	be, err := newBaseExporter(defaultSettings, "", false, nil, nil, newObservabilityConsumerSender, WithRetry(rCfg), WithQueue(qCfg))
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestQueuedRetry_DropOnPermanentError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestQueuedRetry_DropOnNoRetry(t *testing.T) {
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
 	rCfg.Enabled = false
 	be, err := newBaseExporter(defaultSettings, "", false, mockRequestMarshaler,
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestQueuedRetry_DropOnNoRetry(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestQueuedRetry_OnError(t *testing.T) {
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	qCfg.NumConsumers = 1
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
 	rCfg.InitialInterval = 0
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestQueuedRetry_OnError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestQueuedRetry_MaxElapsedTime(t *testing.T) {
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	qCfg.NumConsumers = 1
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
 	rCfg.InitialInterval = time.Millisecond
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (e wrappedError) Unwrap() error {
 }
 
 func TestQueuedRetry_ThrottleError(t *testing.T) {
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	qCfg.NumConsumers = 1
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
 	rCfg.InitialInterval = 10 * time.Millisecond
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func TestQueuedRetry_ThrottleError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestQueuedRetry_RetryOnError(t *testing.T) {
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	qCfg.NumConsumers = 1
 	qCfg.QueueSize = 1
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/traces_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/traces_test.go
index d99b9025c91a..106eb1dccf2b 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/traces_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/traces_test.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func TestTracesRequestExporter_Default_ExportError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestTracesExporter_WithPersistentQueue(t *testing.T) {
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	storageID := component.NewIDWithName("file_storage", "storage")
 	qCfg.StorageID = &storageID
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func TestTracesExporter_WithRecordEnqueueFailedMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, tt.Shutdown(context.Background())) })
 
 	rCfg := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
-	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
+	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueConfig()
 	qCfg.NumConsumers = 1
 	qCfg.QueueSize = 2
 	wantErr := errors.New("some-error")
diff --git a/exporter/otlpexporter/cfg-schema.yaml b/exporter/otlpexporter/cfg-schema.yaml
index 073ec5707eea..a79fdfb40c46 100644
--- a/exporter/otlpexporter/cfg-schema.yaml
+++ b/exporter/otlpexporter/cfg-schema.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fields:
   doc: |
     Timeout is the timeout for every attempt to send data to the backend.
 - name: sending_queue
-  type: exporterhelper.QueueSettings
+  type: exporterhelper.QueueConfig
   kind: struct
   fields:
   - name: enabled
diff --git a/exporter/otlpexporter/config.go b/exporter/otlpexporter/config.go
index 7c9106ddad45..06ba8bb6e515 100644
--- a/exporter/otlpexporter/config.go
+++ b/exporter/otlpexporter/config.go
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import (
 
 // Config defines configuration for OTLP exporter.
 type Config struct {
-	exporterhelper.TimeoutSettings `mapstructure:",squash"`     // squash ensures fields are correctly decoded in embedded struct.
-	QueueConfig                    exporterhelper.QueueSettings `mapstructure:"sending_queue"`
-	RetryConfig                    configretry.BackOffConfig    `mapstructure:"retry_on_failure"`
+	exporterhelper.TimeoutSettings `mapstructure:",squash"`   // squash ensures fields are correctly decoded in embedded struct.
+	QueueConfig                    exporterhelper.QueueConfig `mapstructure:"sending_queue"`
+	RetryConfig                    configretry.BackOffConfig  `mapstructure:"retry_on_failure"`
 
 	configgrpc.GRPCClientSettings `mapstructure:",squash"` // squash ensures fields are correctly decoded in embedded struct.
 }
diff --git a/exporter/otlpexporter/config_test.go b/exporter/otlpexporter/config_test.go
index 78870e34b22a..a72258a62eae 100644
--- a/exporter/otlpexporter/config_test.go
+++ b/exporter/otlpexporter/config_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestUnmarshalConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				MaxInterval:         1 * time.Minute,
 				MaxElapsedTime:      10 * time.Minute,
 			},
-			QueueConfig: exporterhelper.QueueSettings{
+			QueueConfig: exporterhelper.QueueConfig{
 				Enabled:      true,
 				NumConsumers: 2,
 				QueueSize:    10,
diff --git a/exporter/otlpexporter/factory.go b/exporter/otlpexporter/factory.go
index 95685eae5a9e..415bfa3ef34a 100644
--- a/exporter/otlpexporter/factory.go
+++ b/exporter/otlpexporter/factory.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func createDefaultConfig() component.Config {
 	return &Config{
 		TimeoutSettings: exporterhelper.NewDefaultTimeoutSettings(),
 		RetryConfig:     configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig(),
-		QueueConfig:     exporterhelper.NewDefaultQueueSettings(),
+		QueueConfig:     exporterhelper.NewDefaultQueueConfig(),
 		GRPCClientSettings: configgrpc.GRPCClientSettings{
 			Headers: map[string]configopaque.String{},
 			// Default to gzip compression
diff --git a/exporter/otlpexporter/factory_test.go b/exporter/otlpexporter/factory_test.go
index c9fabc13b930..4bafa28ed46a 100644
--- a/exporter/otlpexporter/factory_test.go
+++ b/exporter/otlpexporter/factory_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func TestCreateDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	ocfg, ok := factory.CreateDefaultConfig().(*Config)
 	assert.True(t, ok)
 	assert.Equal(t, ocfg.RetryConfig, configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig())
-	assert.Equal(t, ocfg.QueueConfig, exporterhelper.NewDefaultQueueSettings())
+	assert.Equal(t, ocfg.QueueConfig, exporterhelper.NewDefaultQueueConfig())
 	assert.Equal(t, ocfg.TimeoutSettings, exporterhelper.NewDefaultTimeoutSettings())
 	assert.Equal(t, ocfg.Compression, configcompression.Gzip)
 }
diff --git a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/config.go b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/config.go
index 3fb9d2bdec46..5cd33a6de346 100644
--- a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/config.go
+++ b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/config.go
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import (
 
 // Config defines configuration for OTLP/HTTP exporter.
 type Config struct {
-	confighttp.HTTPClientSettings `mapstructure:",squash"`     // squash ensures fields are correctly decoded in embedded struct.
-	QueueConfig                   exporterhelper.QueueSettings `mapstructure:"sending_queue"`
-	RetryConfig                   configretry.BackOffConfig    `mapstructure:"retry_on_failure"`
+	confighttp.HTTPClientSettings `mapstructure:",squash"` // squash ensures fields are correctly decoded in embedded struct.
+	QueueConfig                   exporterhelper.QueueConfig `mapstructure:"sending_queue"`
+	RetryConfig                   configretry.BackOffConfig  `mapstructure:"retry_on_failure"`
 
 	// The URL to send traces to. If omitted the Endpoint + "/v1/traces" will be used.
 	TracesEndpoint string `mapstructure:"traces_endpoint"`
diff --git a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/config_test.go b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/config_test.go
index 0089e13b719b..ad90001a7742 100644
--- a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/config_test.go
+++ b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/config_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestUnmarshalConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				MaxInterval:         1 * time.Minute,
 				MaxElapsedTime:      10 * time.Minute,
 			},
-			QueueConfig: exporterhelper.QueueSettings{
+			QueueConfig: exporterhelper.QueueConfig{
 				Enabled:      true,
 				NumConsumers: 2,
 				QueueSize:    10,
diff --git a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/factory.go b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/factory.go
index 3ed71d626d02..f3190c3dbf4b 100644
--- a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/factory.go
+++ b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/factory.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func NewFactory() exporter.Factory {
 func createDefaultConfig() component.Config {
 	return &Config{
 		RetryConfig: configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig(),
-		QueueConfig: exporterhelper.NewDefaultQueueSettings(),
+		QueueConfig: exporterhelper.NewDefaultQueueConfig(),
 		HTTPClientSettings: confighttp.HTTPClientSettings{
 			Endpoint: "",
 			Timeout:  30 * time.Second,
diff --git a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/otlp_test.go b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/otlp_test.go
index 578e6af3acea..e8ad67ed207c 100644
--- a/exporter/otlphttpexporter/otlp_test.go
+++ b/exporter/otlphttpexporter/otlp_test.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func TestErrorResponses(t *testing.T) {
 
 			cfg := &Config{
 				TracesEndpoint: fmt.Sprintf("%s/v1/traces", srv.URL),
-				// Create without QueueSettings and RetryConfig so that ConsumeTraces
+				// Create without QueueConfig and RetryConfig so that ConsumeTraces
 				// returns the errors that we want to check immediately.
 			}
 			exp, err := createTracesExporter(context.Background(), exportertest.NewNopCreateSettings(), cfg)
diff --git a/internal/e2e/consume_contract_test.go b/internal/e2e/consume_contract_test.go
index ad0ac750975b..f39ec04bbd7c 100644
--- a/internal/e2e/consume_contract_test.go
+++ b/internal/e2e/consume_contract_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func testExporterConfig(endpoint string) component.Config {
 	retryConfig := configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig()
 	retryConfig.InitialInterval = time.Millisecond // interval is short for the test purposes
 	return &otlpexporter.Config{
-		QueueConfig: exporterhelper.QueueSettings{Enabled: false},
+		QueueConfig: exporterhelper.QueueConfig{Enabled: false},
 		RetryConfig: retryConfig,
 		GRPCClientSettings: configgrpc.GRPCClientSettings{
 			Endpoint: endpoint,