diff --git a/.chloggen/deprecatecomp.yaml b/.chloggen/deprecatecomp.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..42673312f4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/deprecatecomp.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# 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: component
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Deprecate `component.Receiver`, `component.Processor`, and `component.Exporter`.
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [6553]
diff --git a/.chloggen/draftminhost.yaml b/.chloggen/draftminhost.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..bb96656ca9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/draftminhost.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: component
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: component.Extension will be reverted to not be an alias. Change your `component.Host` implementation.
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [6553]
diff --git a/component/componenttest/nop_host.go b/component/componenttest/nop_host.go
index b535b674af6..fc1fdac2265 100644
--- a/component/componenttest/nop_host.go
+++ b/component/componenttest/nop_host.go
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ func (nh *nopHost) GetFactory(_ component.Kind, _ component.Type) component.Fact
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (nh *nopHost) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Extension {
+func (nh *nopHost) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Component {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (nh *nopHost) GetExporters() map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Exporter {
+func (nh *nopHost) GetExporters() map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Component {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/component/exporter.go b/component/exporter.go
index fb08acabe6b..01fc3fc1e07 100644
--- a/component/exporter.go
+++ b/component/exporter.go
@@ -34,26 +34,24 @@ func UnmarshalExporterConfig(conf *confmap.Conf, cfg ExporterConfig) error {
 	return unmarshal(conf, cfg)
 }
 
-// Exporter exports telemetry data from the collector to a destination.
-type Exporter interface {
-	Component
-}
+// Deprecated: [v0.65.0] unnecessary interface, will be removed.
+type Exporter = Component
 
 // TracesExporter is an Exporter that can consume traces.
 type TracesExporter interface {
-	Exporter
+	Component
 	consumer.Traces
 }
 
 // MetricsExporter is an Exporter that can consume metrics.
 type MetricsExporter interface {
-	Exporter
+	Component
 	consumer.Metrics
 }
 
 // LogsExporter is an Exporter that can consume logs.
 type LogsExporter interface {
-	Exporter
+	Component
 	consumer.Logs
 }
 
diff --git a/component/extension.go b/component/extension.go
index 4ddf08fe75b..d35a95c2519 100644
--- a/component/extension.go
+++ b/component/extension.go
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ func UnmarshalExtensionConfig(conf *confmap.Conf, cfg ExtensionConfig) error {
 // Extension is the interface for objects hosted by the OpenTelemetry Collector that
 // don't participate directly on data pipelines but provide some functionality
 // to the service, examples: health check endpoint, z-pages, etc.
-type Extension interface {
-	Component
-}
+type Extension = Component
 
 // PipelineWatcher is an extra interface for Extension hosted by the OpenTelemetry
 // Collector that is to be implemented by extensions interested in changes to pipeline
diff --git a/component/host.go b/component/host.go
index 92c395b0306..9cff1172315 100644
--- a/component/host.go
+++ b/component/host.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type Host interface {
 	//
 	// GetExtensions can be called by the component anytime after Component.Start() begins and
 	// until Component.Shutdown() ends.
-	GetExtensions() map[ID]Extension
+	GetExtensions() map[ID]Component
 
 	// GetExporters returns the map of exporters. Only enabled and created exporters will be returned.
 	// Typically is used to find exporters by type or by full config name. Both cases
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ type Host interface {
 	//
 	// GetExporters can be called by the component anytime after Component.Start() begins and
 	// until Component.Shutdown() ends.
-	GetExporters() map[DataType]map[ID]Exporter
+	GetExporters() map[DataType]map[ID]Component
 }
diff --git a/component/processor.go b/component/processor.go
index 96106c7158f..7c8e878fb5b 100644
--- a/component/processor.go
+++ b/component/processor.go
@@ -34,27 +34,24 @@ func UnmarshalProcessorConfig(conf *confmap.Conf, cfg ProcessorConfig) error {
 	return unmarshal(conf, cfg)
 }
 
-// Processor defines the common functions that must be implemented by TracesProcessor
-// and MetricsProcessor.
-type Processor interface {
-	Component
-}
+// Deprecated: [v0.65.0] unnecessary interface, will be removed.
+type Processor = Component
 
 // TracesProcessor is a processor that can consume traces.
 type TracesProcessor interface {
-	Processor
+	Component
 	consumer.Traces
 }
 
 // MetricsProcessor is a processor that can consume metrics.
 type MetricsProcessor interface {
-	Processor
+	Component
 	consumer.Metrics
 }
 
 // LogsProcessor is a processor that can consume logs.
 type LogsProcessor interface {
-	Processor
+	Component
 	consumer.Logs
 }
 
diff --git a/component/receiver.go b/component/receiver.go
index 44337c45e72..874823d25e4 100644
--- a/component/receiver.go
+++ b/component/receiver.go
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ func UnmarshalReceiverConfig(conf *confmap.Conf, cfg ReceiverConfig) error {
 //
 // This ensures there are strong delivery guarantees once the data is acknowledged
 // by the Collector.
-type Receiver interface {
-	Component
-}
+// Deprecated: [v0.65.0] unnecessary interface, will be removed.
+type Receiver = Component
 
 // A TracesReceiver receives traces.
 // Its purpose is to translate data from any format to the collector's internal trace format.
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ type Receiver interface {
 //
 // For example it could be Zipkin data source which translates Zipkin spans into ptrace.Traces.
 type TracesReceiver interface {
-	Receiver
+	Component
 }
 
 // A MetricsReceiver receives metrics.
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ type TracesReceiver interface {
 //
 // For example it could be Prometheus data source which translates Prometheus metrics into pmetric.Metrics.
 type MetricsReceiver interface {
-	Receiver
+	Component
 }
 
 // A LogsReceiver receives logs.
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ type MetricsReceiver interface {
 //
 // For example a LogsReceiver can read syslogs and convert them into plog.Logs.
 type LogsReceiver interface {
-	Receiver
+	Component
 }
 
 // ReceiverCreateSettings configures Receiver creators.
diff --git a/config/configauth/configauth.go b/config/configauth/configauth.go
index 30a440497b5..927d9c4be5e 100644
--- a/config/configauth/configauth.go
+++ b/config/configauth/configauth.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type Authentication struct {
 
 // GetServerAuthenticator attempts to select the appropriate ServerAuthenticator from the list of extensions,
 // based on the requested extension name. If an authenticator is not found, an error is returned.
-func (a Authentication) GetServerAuthenticator(extensions map[component.ID]component.Extension) (ServerAuthenticator, error) {
+func (a Authentication) GetServerAuthenticator(extensions map[component.ID]component.Component) (ServerAuthenticator, error) {
 	if ext, found := extensions[a.AuthenticatorID]; found {
 		if auth, ok := ext.(ServerAuthenticator); ok {
 			return auth, nil
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (a Authentication) GetServerAuthenticator(extensions map[component.ID]compo
 // GetClientAuthenticator attempts to select the appropriate ClientAuthenticator from the list of extensions,
 // based on the component id of the extension. If an authenticator is not found, an error is returned.
 // This should be only used by HTTP clients.
-func (a Authentication) GetClientAuthenticator(extensions map[component.ID]component.Extension) (ClientAuthenticator, error) {
+func (a Authentication) GetClientAuthenticator(extensions map[component.ID]component.Component) (ClientAuthenticator, error) {
 	if ext, found := extensions[a.AuthenticatorID]; found {
 		if auth, ok := ext.(ClientAuthenticator); ok {
 			return auth, nil
diff --git a/config/configauth/configauth_test.go b/config/configauth/configauth_test.go
index 04707e699ef..e664abafc6e 100644
--- a/config/configauth/configauth_test.go
+++ b/config/configauth/configauth_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestGetServerAuthenticator(t *testing.T) {
 			cfg := &Authentication{
 				AuthenticatorID: component.NewID("mock"),
 			}
-			ext := map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+			ext := map[component.ID]component.Component{
 				component.NewID("mock"): tC.authenticator,
 			}
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func TestGetServerAuthenticatorFails(t *testing.T) {
 		AuthenticatorID: component.NewID("does-not-exist"),
 	}
 
-	authenticator, err := cfg.GetServerAuthenticator(map[component.ID]component.Extension{})
+	authenticator, err := cfg.GetServerAuthenticator(map[component.ID]component.Component{})
 	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, errAuthenticatorNotFound)
 	assert.Nil(t, authenticator)
 }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestGetClientAuthenticator(t *testing.T) {
 			cfg := &Authentication{
 				AuthenticatorID: component.NewID("mock"),
 			}
-			ext := map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+			ext := map[component.ID]component.Component{
 				component.NewID("mock"): tC.authenticator,
 			}
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestGetClientAuthenticatorFails(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := &Authentication{
 		AuthenticatorID: component.NewID("does-not-exist"),
 	}
-	authenticator, err := cfg.GetClientAuthenticator(map[component.ID]component.Extension{})
+	authenticator, err := cfg.GetClientAuthenticator(map[component.ID]component.Component{})
 	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, errAuthenticatorNotFound)
 	assert.Nil(t, authenticator)
 }
diff --git a/config/configgrpc/configgrpc_test.go b/config/configgrpc/configgrpc_test.go
index eeaa93bf4af..d4784671904 100644
--- a/config/configgrpc/configgrpc_test.go
+++ b/config/configgrpc/configgrpc_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestAllGrpcClientSettings(t *testing.T) {
 				Auth:            &configauth.Authentication{AuthenticatorID: component.NewID("testauth")},
 			},
 			host: &mockHost{
-				ext: map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+				ext: map[component.ID]component.Component{
 					component.NewID("testauth"): &configauth.MockClientAuthenticator{},
 				},
 			},
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func TestAllGrpcClientSettings(t *testing.T) {
 				Auth:            &configauth.Authentication{AuthenticatorID: component.NewID("testauth")},
 			},
 			host: &mockHost{
-				ext: map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+				ext: map[component.ID]component.Component{
 					component.NewID("testauth"): &configauth.MockClientAuthenticator{},
 				},
 			},
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func TestAllGrpcClientSettings(t *testing.T) {
 				Auth:            &configauth.Authentication{AuthenticatorID: component.NewID("testauth")},
 			},
 			host: &mockHost{
-				ext: map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+				ext: map[component.ID]component.Component{
 					component.NewID("testauth"): &configauth.MockClientAuthenticator{},
 				},
 			},
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func TestGrpcServerAuthSettings(t *testing.T) {
 		AuthenticatorID: component.NewID("mock"),
 	}
 	host := &mockHost{
-		ext: map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+		ext: map[component.ID]component.Component{
 			component.NewID("mock"): configauth.NewServerAuthenticator(),
 		},
 	}
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func TestGRPCClientSettingsError(t *testing.T) {
 				Endpoint: "localhost:1234",
 				Auth:     &configauth.Authentication{AuthenticatorID: component.NewID("doesntexist")},
 			},
-			host: &mockHost{ext: map[component.ID]component.Extension{}},
+			host: &mockHost{ext: map[component.ID]component.Component{}},
 		},
 		{
 			err: "no extensions configuration available",
@@ -1075,9 +1075,9 @@ func tempSocketName(t *testing.T) string {
 
 type mockHost struct {
 	component.Host
-	ext map[component.ID]component.Extension
+	ext map[component.ID]component.Component
 }
 
-func (nh *mockHost) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Extension {
+func (nh *mockHost) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Component {
 	return nh.ext
 }
diff --git a/config/confighttp/confighttp_test.go b/config/confighttp/confighttp_test.go
index 26cbd24e0aa..a0acdbd53bc 100644
--- a/config/confighttp/confighttp_test.go
+++ b/config/confighttp/confighttp_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (c *customRoundTripper) RoundTrip(request *http.Request) (*http.Response, e
 
 func TestAllHTTPClientSettings(t *testing.T) {
 	host := &mockHost{
-		ext: map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+		ext: map[component.ID]component.Component{
 			component.NewID("testauth"): &configauth.MockClientAuthenticator{ResultRoundTripper: &customRoundTripper{}},
 		},
 	}
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func TestAllHTTPClientSettings(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestPartialHTTPClientSettings(t *testing.T) {
 	host := &mockHost{
-		ext: map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+		ext: map[component.ID]component.Component{
 			component.NewID("testauth"): &configauth.MockClientAuthenticator{ResultRoundTripper: &customRoundTripper{}},
 		},
 	}
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func TestDefaultHTTPClientSettings(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestHTTPClientSettingsError(t *testing.T) {
 	host := &mockHost{
-		ext: map[component.ID]component.Extension{},
+		ext: map[component.ID]component.Component{},
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
 		settings HTTPClientSettings
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func TestHTTPClientSettingWithAuthConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			shouldErr: false,
 			host: &mockHost{
-				ext: map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+				ext: map[component.ID]component.Component{
 					component.NewID("mock"): &configauth.MockClientAuthenticator{
 						ResultRoundTripper: &customRoundTripper{},
 					},
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func TestHTTPClientSettingWithAuthConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			shouldErr: true,
 			host: &mockHost{
-				ext: map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+				ext: map[component.ID]component.Component{
 					component.NewID("mock"): &configauth.MockClientAuthenticator{ResultRoundTripper: &customRoundTripper{}},
 				},
 			},
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func TestHTTPClientSettingWithAuthConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			shouldErr: false,
 			host: &mockHost{
-				ext: map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+				ext: map[component.ID]component.Component{
 					component.NewID("mock"): &configauth.MockClientAuthenticator{ResultRoundTripper: &customRoundTripper{}},
 				},
 			},
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ func TestHTTPClientSettingWithAuthConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			shouldErr: true,
 			host: &mockHost{
-				ext: map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+				ext: map[component.ID]component.Component{
 					component.NewID("mock"): &configauth.MockClientAuthenticator{
 						ResultRoundTripper: &customRoundTripper{}, MustError: true},
 				},
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ func TestHttpCorsWithAuthentication(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	host := &mockHost{
-		ext: map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+		ext: map[component.ID]component.Component{
 			component.NewID("mock"): configauth.NewServerAuthenticator(
 				configauth.WithAuthenticate(func(ctx context.Context, headers map[string][]string) (context.Context, error) {
 					return ctx, errors.New("authentication failed")
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ func TestServerAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	host := &mockHost{
-		ext: map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+		ext: map[component.ID]component.Component{
 			component.NewID("mock"): configauth.NewServerAuthenticator(
 				configauth.WithAuthenticate(func(ctx context.Context, headers map[string][]string) (context.Context, error) {
 					authCalled = true
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ func TestFailedServerAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	host := &mockHost{
-		ext: map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+		ext: map[component.ID]component.Component{
 			component.NewID("mock"): configauth.NewServerAuthenticator(
 				configauth.WithAuthenticate(func(ctx context.Context, headers map[string][]string) (context.Context, error) {
 					return ctx, errors.New("authentication failed")
@@ -1002,10 +1002,10 @@ func TestFailedServerAuth(t *testing.T) {
 
 type mockHost struct {
 	component.Host
-	ext map[component.ID]component.Extension
+	ext map[component.ID]component.Component
 }
 
-func (nh *mockHost) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Extension {
+func (nh *mockHost) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Component {
 	return nh.ext
 }
 
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry.go
index c4a93ce143a..96ecb0461cd 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func newQueuedRetrySender(id component.ID, signal component.DataType, qCfg Queue
 	return qrs
 }
 
-func getStorageExtension(extensions map[component.ID]component.Extension, storageID component.ID) (storage.Extension, error) {
+func getStorageExtension(extensions map[component.ID]component.Component, storageID component.ID) (storage.Extension, error) {
 	if ext, found := extensions[storageID]; found {
 		if storageExt, ok := ext.(storage.Extension); ok {
 			return storageExt, nil
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry_test.go
index 574f088bf4d..e22a63c7b27 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/queued_retry_test.go
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ func TestGetRetrySettings(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tC.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			storageID := component.NewIDWithName("file_storage", strconv.Itoa(tC.storageIndex))
 
-			var extensions = map[component.ID]component.Extension{}
+			var extensions = map[component.ID]component.Component{}
 			for i := 0; i < tC.numStorages; i++ {
 				extensions[component.NewIDWithName("file_storage", strconv.Itoa(i))] = &mockStorageExtension{GetClientError: tC.getClientError}
 			}
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ func TestInvalidStorageExtensionType(t *testing.T) {
 	settings := componenttest.NewNopExtensionCreateSettings()
 	extension, err := factory.CreateExtension(context.Background(), settings, extConfig)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	var extensions = map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+	var extensions = map[component.ID]component.Component{
 		storageID: extension,
 	}
 	host := &mockHost{ext: extensions}
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ func TestQueuedRetryPersistenceEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 	be, err := newBaseExporter(&defaultExporterCfg, tt.ToExporterCreateSettings(), fromOptions(WithRetry(rCfg), WithQueue(qCfg)), "", nopRequestUnmarshaler())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	var extensions = map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+	var extensions = map[component.ID]component.Component{
 		storageID: &mockStorageExtension{},
 	}
 	host := &mockHost{ext: extensions}
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ func TestQueuedRetryPersistenceEnabledStorageError(t *testing.T) {
 	be, err := newBaseExporter(&defaultExporterCfg, tt.ToExporterCreateSettings(), fromOptions(WithRetry(rCfg), WithQueue(qCfg)), "", nopRequestUnmarshaler())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	var extensions = map[component.ID]component.Extension{
+	var extensions = map[component.ID]component.Component{
 		storageID: &mockStorageExtension{GetClientError: storageError},
 	}
 	host := &mockHost{ext: extensions}
@@ -746,10 +746,10 @@ func tagsMatchLabelKeys(tags []tag.Tag, keys []metricdata.LabelKey, labels []met
 
 type mockHost struct {
 	component.Host
-	ext map[component.ID]component.Extension
+	ext map[component.ID]component.Component
 }
 
-func (nh *mockHost) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Extension {
+func (nh *mockHost) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Component {
 	return nh.ext
 }
 
diff --git a/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/memorylimiter_test.go b/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/memorylimiter_test.go
index 0ebe99d4ab2..31d51790cf1 100644
--- a/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/memorylimiter_test.go
+++ b/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/memorylimiter_test.go
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ type host struct {
 	component.Host
 }
 
-func (h *host) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Extension {
-	ret := make(map[component.ID]component.Extension)
+func (h *host) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Component {
+	ret := make(map[component.ID]component.Component)
 	ret[component.NewID("ballast")] = &ballastExtension{ballastSize: h.ballastSize}
 	return ret
 }
diff --git a/receiver/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller.go b/receiver/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller.go
index 7c6f52c6679..55759422e09 100644
--- a/receiver/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller.go
+++ b/receiver/scraperhelper/scrapercontroller.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func NewScraperControllerReceiver(
 	set component.ReceiverCreateSettings,
 	nextConsumer consumer.Metrics,
 	options ...ScraperControllerOption,
-) (component.Receiver, error) {
+) (component.Component, error) {
 	if nextConsumer == nil {
 		return nil, component.ErrNilNextConsumer
 	}
diff --git a/service/extensions/extensions.go b/service/extensions/extensions.go
index 1e20f430290..8bc1beb0d9b 100644
--- a/service/extensions/extensions.go
+++ b/service/extensions/extensions.go
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ func (bes *Extensions) NotifyPipelineNotReady() error {
 	return errs
 }
 
-func (bes *Extensions) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Extension {
-	result := make(map[component.ID]component.Extension, len(bes.extMap))
+func (bes *Extensions) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Component {
+	result := make(map[component.ID]component.Component, len(bes.extMap))
 	for extID, v := range bes.extMap {
 		result[extID] = v
 	}
diff --git a/service/host.go b/service/host.go
index 31be010608d..607cb0c6b85 100644
--- a/service/host.go
+++ b/service/host.go
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ func (host *serviceHost) GetFactory(kind component.Kind, componentType component
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (host *serviceHost) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Extension {
+func (host *serviceHost) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Component {
 	return host.extensions.GetExtensions()
 }
 
-func (host *serviceHost) GetExporters() map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Exporter {
+func (host *serviceHost) GetExporters() map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Component {
 	return host.pipelines.GetExporters()
 }
diff --git a/service/internal/pipelines/pipelines.go b/service/internal/pipelines/pipelines.go
index 24907012a86..726ca95e6fa 100644
--- a/service/internal/pipelines/pipelines.go
+++ b/service/internal/pipelines/pipelines.go
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ type builtPipeline struct {
 type Pipelines struct {
 	telemetry component.TelemetrySettings
 
-	allReceivers map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Receiver
-	allExporters map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Exporter
+	allReceivers map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Component
+	allExporters map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Component
 
 	pipelines map[component.ID]*builtPipeline
 }
@@ -139,12 +139,12 @@ func (bps *Pipelines) ShutdownAll(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return errs
 }
 
-func (bps *Pipelines) GetExporters() map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Exporter {
-	exportersMap := make(map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Exporter)
+func (bps *Pipelines) GetExporters() map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Component {
+	exportersMap := make(map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Component)
 
-	exportersMap[component.DataTypeTraces] = make(map[component.ID]component.Exporter, len(bps.allExporters[component.DataTypeTraces]))
-	exportersMap[component.DataTypeMetrics] = make(map[component.ID]component.Exporter, len(bps.allExporters[component.DataTypeMetrics]))
-	exportersMap[component.DataTypeLogs] = make(map[component.ID]component.Exporter, len(bps.allExporters[component.DataTypeLogs]))
+	exportersMap[component.DataTypeTraces] = make(map[component.ID]component.Component, len(bps.allExporters[component.DataTypeTraces]))
+	exportersMap[component.DataTypeMetrics] = make(map[component.ID]component.Component, len(bps.allExporters[component.DataTypeMetrics]))
+	exportersMap[component.DataTypeLogs] = make(map[component.ID]component.Component, len(bps.allExporters[component.DataTypeLogs]))
 
 	for dt, expByID := range bps.allExporters {
 		for expID, exp := range expByID {
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ type Settings struct {
 func Build(ctx context.Context, set Settings) (*Pipelines, error) {
 	exps := &Pipelines{
 		telemetry:    set.Telemetry,
-		allReceivers: make(map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Receiver),
-		allExporters: make(map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Exporter),
+		allReceivers: make(map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Component),
+		allExporters: make(map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Component),
 		pipelines:    make(map[component.ID]*builtPipeline, len(set.PipelineConfigs)),
 	}
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func Build(ctx context.Context, set Settings) (*Pipelines, error) {
 	for pipelineID, pipeline := range set.PipelineConfigs {
 		// The data type of the pipeline defines what data type each exporter is expected to receive.
 		if _, ok := exps.allExporters[pipelineID.Type()]; !ok {
-			exps.allExporters[pipelineID.Type()] = make(map[component.ID]component.Exporter)
+			exps.allExporters[pipelineID.Type()] = make(map[component.ID]component.Component)
 		}
 		expByID := exps.allExporters[pipelineID.Type()]
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func Build(ctx context.Context, set Settings) (*Pipelines, error) {
 	for pipelineID, pipeline := range set.PipelineConfigs {
 		// The data type of the pipeline defines what data type each exporter is expected to receive.
 		if _, ok := exps.allReceivers[pipelineID.Type()]; !ok {
-			exps.allReceivers[pipelineID.Type()] = make(map[component.ID]component.Receiver)
+			exps.allReceivers[pipelineID.Type()] = make(map[component.ID]component.Component)
 		}
 		recvByID := exps.allReceivers[pipelineID.Type()]
 		bp := exps.pipelines[pipelineID]
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func buildExporter(
 	factories map[component.Type]component.ExporterFactory,
 	id component.ID,
 	pipelineID component.ID,
-) (component.Exporter, error) {
+) (component.Component, error) {
 	cfg, existsCfg := cfgs[id]
 	if !existsCfg {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("exporter %q is not configured", id)
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ func buildExporter(
 	return exp, nil
 }
 
-func createExporter(ctx context.Context, set component.ExporterCreateSettings, cfg component.ExporterConfig, id component.ID, pipelineID component.ID, factory component.ExporterFactory) (component.Exporter, error) {
+func createExporter(ctx context.Context, set component.ExporterCreateSettings, cfg component.ExporterConfig, id component.ID, pipelineID component.ID, factory component.ExporterFactory) (component.Component, error) {
 	switch pipelineID.Type() {
 	case component.DataTypeTraces:
 		return factory.CreateTracesExporter(ctx, set, cfg)
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ func buildProcessor(ctx context.Context,
 	id component.ID,
 	pipelineID component.ID,
 	next baseConsumer,
-) (component.Processor, error) {
+) (component.Component, error) {
 	procCfg, existsCfg := cfgs[id]
 	if !existsCfg {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("processor %q is not configured", id)
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func buildProcessor(ctx context.Context,
 	return proc, nil
 }
 
-func createProcessor(ctx context.Context, set component.ProcessorCreateSettings, cfg component.ProcessorConfig, id component.ID, pipelineID component.ID, next baseConsumer, factory component.ProcessorFactory) (component.Processor, error) {
+func createProcessor(ctx context.Context, set component.ProcessorCreateSettings, cfg component.ProcessorConfig, id component.ID, pipelineID component.ID, next baseConsumer, factory component.ProcessorFactory) (component.Component, error) {
 	switch pipelineID.Type() {
 	case component.DataTypeTraces:
 		return factory.CreateTracesProcessor(ctx, set, cfg, next.(consumer.Traces))
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ func buildReceiver(ctx context.Context,
 	id component.ID,
 	pipelineID component.ID,
 	nexts []baseConsumer,
-) (component.Receiver, error) {
+) (component.Component, error) {
 	cfg, existsCfg := cfgs[id]
 	if !existsCfg {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("receiver %q is not configured", id)
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ func buildReceiver(ctx context.Context,
 	return recv, nil
 }
 
-func createReceiver(ctx context.Context, set component.ReceiverCreateSettings, cfg component.ReceiverConfig, id component.ID, pipelineID component.ID, nexts []baseConsumer, factory component.ReceiverFactory) (component.Receiver, error) {
+func createReceiver(ctx context.Context, set component.ReceiverCreateSettings, cfg component.ReceiverConfig, id component.ID, pipelineID component.ID, nexts []baseConsumer, factory component.ReceiverFactory) (component.Component, error) {
 	switch pipelineID.Type() {
 	case component.DataTypeTraces:
 		var consumers []consumer.Traces