diff --git a/examples/add-filter-processor/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/add-filter-processor/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index ee17b0adfc..7a04da653a 100644
--- a/examples/add-filter-processor/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/add-filter-processor/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -156,11 +156,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/add-kafkametrics-receiver/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/add-kafkametrics-receiver/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 24501b4ffb..55930db4e9 100644
--- a/examples/add-kafkametrics-receiver/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/add-kafkametrics-receiver/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -156,11 +156,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/add-receiver-creator/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/add-receiver-creator/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 027d2e4ba7..77a0365531 100644
--- a/examples/add-receiver-creator/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/add-receiver-creator/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/add-sampler/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/add-sampler/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index b4012e41ec..fd1079c53e 100644
--- a/examples/add-sampler/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/add-sampler/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/autodetect-istio/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/autodetect-istio/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 046bdf8de5..3ae78696e2 100644
--- a/examples/autodetect-istio/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/autodetect-istio/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -157,11 +157,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/collector-agent-only/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/collector-agent-only/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 6603481510..3e7f88a6f5 100644
--- a/examples/collector-agent-only/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/collector-agent-only/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/collector-all-modes/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/collector-all-modes/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index dfb623f437..5bbfd7c1d4 100644
--- a/examples/collector-all-modes/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/collector-all-modes/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/controlplane-histogram-metrics/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/controlplane-histogram-metrics/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 30db5af6a8..6748227b2b 100644
--- a/examples/controlplane-histogram-metrics/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/controlplane-histogram-metrics/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/crio-logging/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/crio-logging/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 6603481510..3e7f88a6f5 100644
--- a/examples/crio-logging/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/crio-logging/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/default/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/default/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 6603481510..3e7f88a6f5 100644
--- a/examples/default/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/default/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/disable-persistence-queue-traces/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/disable-persistence-queue-traces/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 6acf392371..801cddbbe1 100644
--- a/examples/disable-persistence-queue-traces/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/disable-persistence-queue-traces/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -156,11 +156,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_platform_hec_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/discovery-mode/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/discovery-mode/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 890d311740..3c7803d204 100644
--- a/examples/discovery-mode/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/discovery-mode/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -116,11 +116,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
           - name: REDIS_USERNAME
             valueFrom:
               secretKeyRef:
diff --git a/examples/distribution-aks/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/distribution-aks/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 6c204198fc..17ba88dbe8 100644
--- a/examples/distribution-aks/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/distribution-aks/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/distribution-eks/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/distribution-eks/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index b0634369f2..5514a9a3cc 100644
--- a/examples/distribution-eks/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/distribution-eks/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/distribution-gke-autopilot/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/distribution-gke-autopilot/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 2e78ae4f63..ef15e91d16 100644
--- a/examples/distribution-gke-autopilot/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/distribution-gke-autopilot/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/distribution-gke/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/distribution-gke/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 05d57eb1ab..e91cf25c89 100644
--- a/examples/distribution-gke/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/distribution-gke/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/distribution-openshift/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/distribution-openshift/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index aca69b19ba..2b0d06fbdb 100644
--- a/examples/distribution-openshift/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/distribution-openshift/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/enable-operator-and-auto-instrumentation/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/enable-operator-and-auto-instrumentation/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index b050492706..ba5fbd4e58 100644
--- a/examples/enable-operator-and-auto-instrumentation/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/enable-operator-and-auto-instrumentation/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -156,11 +156,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/enable-persistence-queue/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/enable-persistence-queue/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 42171c51d2..4d73752b94 100644
--- a/examples/enable-persistence-queue/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/enable-persistence-queue/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -156,11 +156,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_platform_hec_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/enabled-pprof-extension/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/enabled-pprof-extension/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index f6f6a43c61..e771bf7647 100644
--- a/examples/enabled-pprof-extension/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/enabled-pprof-extension/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/fluentd-multiline-logs-java-stack-traces/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/fluentd-multiline-logs-java-stack-traces/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index f81dae12a9..d21021d5d3 100644
--- a/examples/fluentd-multiline-logs-java-stack-traces/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/fluentd-multiline-logs-java-stack-traces/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -188,11 +188,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/fluentd-refresh-interval/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/fluentd-refresh-interval/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 4d713da8dd..d36dd81178 100644
--- a/examples/fluentd-refresh-interval/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/fluentd-refresh-interval/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -188,11 +188,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/multi-metrics/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/multi-metrics/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 95c44ab6f1..f96711e282 100644
--- a/examples/multi-metrics/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/multi-metrics/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -140,11 +140,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_platform_hec_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/only-metrics-platform/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/only-metrics-platform/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 949f031909..2a18d5db99 100644
--- a/examples/only-metrics-platform/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/only-metrics-platform/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -99,11 +99,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_platform_hec_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/only-metrics/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/only-metrics/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 6fbd7d4dd2..2ddde378d7 100644
--- a/examples/only-metrics/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/only-metrics/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -99,11 +99,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/route-data-through-gateway-deployed-separately/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/route-data-through-gateway-deployed-separately/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 72a60ae316..9afe2c81ee 100644
--- a/examples/route-data-through-gateway-deployed-separately/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/route-data-through-gateway-deployed-separately/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/target-allocator/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/target-allocator/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 9936a1facf..203b823431 100644
--- a/examples/target-allocator/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/target-allocator/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/examples/use-proxy/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/use-proxy/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 17c42ae06e..1883edc179 100644
--- a/examples/use-proxy/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/use-proxy/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
           - name: HTTPS_PROXY
             value: 192.168.0.10
 
diff --git a/examples/with-target-allocator/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml b/examples/with-target-allocator/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
index 9a5d3983e9..8c1c0f0a6b 100644
--- a/examples/with-target-allocator/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/examples/with-target-allocator/rendered_manifests/daemonset.yaml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: default-splunk-otel-collector
                 key: splunk_observability_access_token
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
 
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/daemonset.yaml b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/daemonset.yaml
index 84d2389026..09799efae0 100644
--- a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -316,13 +316,6 @@ spec:
                 key: splunk_platform_hec_token
           {{- end }}
           {{- if eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.metricsEnabled" .) "true" }}
-          {{- if not .Values.isWindows }}
-          # until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/5879
-          # is resolved fall back to previous gopsutil mountinfo path:
-          # https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/issues/1271
-          - name: HOST_PROC_MOUNTINFO
-            value: /proc/self/mountinfo
-          {{- end }}
           {{- end }}
           {{- with $agent.extraEnvs }}
           {{- . | toYaml | nindent 10 }}