Remove 'service.connectors' feature gate

.chloggen/rm-connectors-featuregate.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: breaking
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: service
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Remove 'service.connectors' featuregate
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [7952]
+
+# (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:

otelcol/config.go

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/otelcol/internal/sharedgate"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/service"
 )
 
@@ -97,10 +96,6 @@ func (cfg *Config) Validate() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(cfg.Connectors) != 0 && !sharedgate.ConnectorsFeatureGate.IsEnabled() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("connectors require feature gate: %s", sharedgate.ConnectorsFeatureGate.ID())
-	}
-
 	if err := cfg.Service.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}