diff --git a/bridge/opencensus/metric.go b/bridge/opencensus/metric.go
index d9c44545c65..82965b1af5b 100644
--- a/bridge/opencensus/metric.go
+++ b/bridge/opencensus/metric.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type exporter struct {
 // NewMetricExporter returns an OpenCensus exporter that exports to an
 // OpenTelemetry exporter.
 func NewMetricExporter(base metric.Exporter, res *resource.Resource) metricexport.Exporter {
-	return &exporter{base: base}
+	return &exporter{base: base, res: res}
 }
 
 // ExportMetrics implements the OpenCensus metric Exporter interface by sending
diff --git a/sdk/metric/provider.go b/sdk/metric/provider.go
index 0b13e67d92b..db890d1060b 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/provider.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/provider.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/instrumentation"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource"
 )
 
 // MeterProvider handles the creation and coordination of Meters. All Meters
@@ -27,8 +26,6 @@ import (
 // the same Views applied to them, and have their produced metric telemetry
 // passed to the configured Readers.
 type MeterProvider struct {
-	res *resource.Resource
-
 	meters meterRegistry
 
 	forceFlush, shutdown func(context.Context) error
@@ -51,8 +48,6 @@ func NewMeterProvider(options ...Option) *MeterProvider {
 	registry := newPipelines(conf.res, conf.readers)
 
 	return &MeterProvider{
-		res: conf.res,
-
 		meters: meterRegistry{
 			pipes: registry,
 		},
diff --git a/website_docs/exporting_data.md b/website_docs/exporting_data.md
index 4b409aa574f..a615722a4fe 100644
--- a/website_docs/exporting_data.md
+++ b/website_docs/exporting_data.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ resources := resource.New(context.Background(),
 
 ## OTLP Exporter
 
-OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) export is available in the `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace` and `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetrics` packages.
+OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) export is available in the `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace` and `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric` packages.
 
 Please find more documentation on [GitHub](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/tree/main/exporters/otlp)