diff --git a/.chloggen/pdata-remove-moveto.yaml b/.chloggen/pdata-remove-moveto.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b2f392d1839
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/pdata-remove-moveto.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# 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: pdata
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Remove deprecated `[Metrics|Traces|Logs]MoveTo` methods.
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [7165]
diff --git a/pdata/plog/logs.go b/pdata/plog/logs.go
index 1947ad225ae..20bdbb485f8 100644
--- a/pdata/plog/logs.go
+++ b/pdata/plog/logs.go
@@ -36,14 +36,6 @@ func NewLogs() Logs {
 	return newLogs(&otlpcollectorlog.ExportLogsServiceRequest{})
 }
 
-// MoveTo moves the Logs instance overriding the destination and
-// resetting the current instance to its zero value.
-// Deprecated: [1.0.0-rc5] The method can be replaced with a plain assignment.
-func (ms Logs) MoveTo(dest Logs) {
-	*dest.getOrig() = *ms.getOrig()
-	*ms.getOrig() = otlpcollectorlog.ExportLogsServiceRequest{}
-}
-
 // CopyTo copies the Logs instance overriding the destination.
 func (ms Logs) CopyTo(dest Logs) {
 	ms.ResourceLogs().CopyTo(dest.ResourceLogs())
diff --git a/pdata/plog/logs_test.go b/pdata/plog/logs_test.go
index 64eba4d74d2..a8fbdad4760 100644
--- a/pdata/plog/logs_test.go
+++ b/pdata/plog/logs_test.go
@@ -116,15 +116,6 @@ func TestResourceLogsWireCompatibility(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, logs.getOrig(), &gogoprotoRS2)
 }
 
-func TestLogsMoveTo(t *testing.T) {
-	logs := NewLogs()
-	fillTestResourceLogsSlice(logs.ResourceLogs())
-	dest := NewLogs()
-	logs.MoveTo(dest)
-	assert.EqualValues(t, NewLogs(), logs)
-	assert.EqualValues(t, generateTestResourceLogsSlice(), dest.ResourceLogs())
-}
-
 func TestLogsCopyTo(t *testing.T) {
 	logs := NewLogs()
 	fillTestResourceLogsSlice(logs.ResourceLogs())
diff --git a/pdata/pmetric/metrics.go b/pdata/pmetric/metrics.go
index bae9c73e7d8..e8d3a288091 100644
--- a/pdata/pmetric/metrics.go
+++ b/pdata/pmetric/metrics.go
@@ -41,14 +41,6 @@ func (ms Metrics) CopyTo(dest Metrics) {
 	ms.ResourceMetrics().CopyTo(dest.ResourceMetrics())
 }
 
-// MoveTo moves the Metrics instance overriding the destination and
-// resetting the current instance to its zero value.
-// Deprecated: [1.0.0-rc5] The method can be replaced with a plain assignment.
-func (ms Metrics) MoveTo(dest Metrics) {
-	*dest.getOrig() = *ms.getOrig()
-	*ms.getOrig() = otlpcollectormetrics.ExportMetricsServiceRequest{}
-}
-
 // ResourceMetrics returns the ResourceMetricsSlice associated with this Metrics.
 func (ms Metrics) ResourceMetrics() ResourceMetricsSlice {
 	return newResourceMetricsSlice(&ms.getOrig().ResourceMetrics)
diff --git a/pdata/pmetric/metrics_test.go b/pdata/pmetric/metrics_test.go
index 54d026d3888..07c5e5e3f0b 100644
--- a/pdata/pmetric/metrics_test.go
+++ b/pdata/pmetric/metrics_test.go
@@ -193,15 +193,6 @@ func TestHistogramWithValidSum(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, histo, dest)
 }
 
-func TestMetricsMoveTo(t *testing.T) {
-	metrics := NewMetrics()
-	fillTestResourceMetricsSlice(metrics.ResourceMetrics())
-	dest := NewMetrics()
-	metrics.MoveTo(dest)
-	assert.EqualValues(t, NewMetrics(), metrics)
-	assert.EqualValues(t, generateTestResourceMetricsSlice(), dest.ResourceMetrics())
-}
-
 func TestOtlpToInternalReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	md := newMetrics(&otlpcollectormetrics.ExportMetricsServiceRequest{
 		ResourceMetrics: []*otlpmetrics.ResourceMetrics{
diff --git a/pdata/ptrace/traces.go b/pdata/ptrace/traces.go
index 757bd67f903..9c2baa76f12 100644
--- a/pdata/ptrace/traces.go
+++ b/pdata/ptrace/traces.go
@@ -36,14 +36,6 @@ func NewTraces() Traces {
 	return newTraces(&otlpcollectortrace.ExportTraceServiceRequest{})
 }
 
-// MoveTo moves the Traces instance overriding the destination and
-// resetting the current instance to its zero value.
-// Deprecated: [1.0.0-rc5] The method can be replaced with a plain assignment.
-func (ms Traces) MoveTo(dest Traces) {
-	*dest.getOrig() = *ms.getOrig()
-	*ms.getOrig() = otlpcollectortrace.ExportTraceServiceRequest{}
-}
-
 // CopyTo copies the Traces instance overriding the destination.
 func (ms Traces) CopyTo(dest Traces) {
 	ms.ResourceSpans().CopyTo(dest.ResourceSpans())
diff --git a/pdata/ptrace/traces_test.go b/pdata/ptrace/traces_test.go
index b2fc63529d6..9eded00eab6 100644
--- a/pdata/ptrace/traces_test.go
+++ b/pdata/ptrace/traces_test.go
@@ -117,15 +117,6 @@ func TestResourceSpansWireCompatibility(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, traces.getOrig(), &gogoprotoRS2)
 }
 
-func TestTracesMoveTo(t *testing.T) {
-	traces := NewTraces()
-	fillTestResourceSpansSlice(traces.ResourceSpans())
-	dest := NewTraces()
-	traces.MoveTo(dest)
-	assert.EqualValues(t, NewTraces(), traces)
-	assert.EqualValues(t, generateTestResourceSpansSlice(), dest.ResourceSpans())
-}
-
 func TestTracesCopyTo(t *testing.T) {
 	traces := NewTraces()
 	fillTestResourceSpansSlice(traces.ResourceSpans())