diff --git a/cmd/otel-allocator/allocation/strategy.go b/cmd/otel-allocator/allocation/strategy.go
index 63dd65b930..14bcca3e5a 100644
--- a/cmd/otel-allocator/allocation/strategy.go
+++ b/cmd/otel-allocator/allocation/strategy.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ var (
 type AllocationOption func(Allocator)
 
 type Filter interface {
-	Apply(map[string]*target.TargetItem) map[string]*target.TargetItem
+	Apply(map[string]*target.Item) map[string]*target.Item
 }
 
 func WithFilter(filter Filter) AllocationOption {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func WithFilter(filter Filter) AllocationOption {
 	}
 }
 
-func RecordTargetsKeptPerJob(targets map[string]*target.TargetItem) map[string]float64 {
+func RecordTargetsKeptPerJob(targets map[string]*target.Item) map[string]float64 {
 	targetsPerJob := make(map[string]float64)
 
 	for _, tItem := range targets {
diff --git a/cmd/otel-allocator/main.go b/cmd/otel-allocator/main.go
index a2ba856e9d..9dd52a1054 100644
--- a/cmd/otel-allocator/main.go
+++ b/cmd/otel-allocator/main.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/cmd/otel-allocator/collector"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/cmd/otel-allocator/config"
 	lbdiscovery "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/cmd/otel-allocator/discovery"
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/cmd/otel-allocator/prehook"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/cmd/otel-allocator/target"
 	allocatorWatcher "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/cmd/otel-allocator/watcher"
 )
diff --git a/cmd/otel-allocator/prehook/prehook.go b/cmd/otel-allocator/prehook/prehook.go
index ae5333d589..ebe41c0970 100644
--- a/cmd/otel-allocator/prehook/prehook.go
+++ b/cmd/otel-allocator/prehook/prehook.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Hook interface {
-	Apply(map[string]*target.TargetItem) map[string]*target.TargetItem
+	Apply(map[string]*target.Item) map[string]*target.Item
 	SetConfig(map[string][]*relabel.Config)
 	GetConfig() map[string][]*relabel.Config
 }
diff --git a/cmd/otel-allocator/prehook/relabel.go b/cmd/otel-allocator/prehook/relabel.go
index 7047d7a97a..54059773c6 100644
--- a/cmd/otel-allocator/prehook/relabel.go
+++ b/cmd/otel-allocator/prehook/relabel.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func convertLabelToPromLabelSet(lbls model.LabelSet) []labels.Label {
 	return newLabels
 }
 
-func (tf *RelabelConfigTargetFilter) Apply(targets map[string]*target.TargetItem) map[string]*target.TargetItem {
+func (tf *RelabelConfigTargetFilter) Apply(targets map[string]*target.Item) map[string]*target.Item {
 	numTargets := len(targets)
 
 	// need to wait until relabelCfg is set
diff --git a/cmd/otel-allocator/prehook/relabel_test.go b/cmd/otel-allocator/prehook/relabel_test.go
index 314922ebb6..151188242f 100644
--- a/cmd/otel-allocator/prehook/relabel_test.go
+++ b/cmd/otel-allocator/prehook/relabel_test.go
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ func colIndex(index, numCols int) int {
 	return index % numCols
 }
 
-func makeNNewTargets(n int, numCollectors int, startingIndex int) (map[string]*target.TargetItem, int, map[string]*target.TargetItem, map[string][]*relabel.Config) {
-	toReturn := map[string]*target.TargetItem{}
-	expectedMap := make(map[string]*target.TargetItem)
+func makeNNewTargets(n int, numCollectors int, startingIndex int) (map[string]*target.Item, int, map[string]*target.Item, map[string][]*relabel.Config) {
+	toReturn := map[string]*target.Item{}
+	expectedMap := make(map[string]*target.Item)
 	numItemsRemaining := n
 	relabelConfig := make(map[string][]*relabel.Config)
 	for i := startingIndex; i < n+startingIndex; i++ {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func makeNNewTargets(n int, numCollectors int, startingIndex int) (map[string]*t
 			"total":     model.LabelValue(strconv.Itoa(n + startingIndex)),
 		}
 		jobName := fmt.Sprintf("test-job-%d", i)
-		newTarget := target.NewTargetItem(jobName, "test-url", label, collector)
+		newTarget := target.NewItem(jobName, "test-url", label, collector)
 		// add a single replace, drop, or keep action as relabel_config for targets
 		var index int
 		ind, _ := rand.Int(rand.Reader, big.NewInt(int64(len(relabelConfigs))))