diff --git a/receiver/podmanreceiver/factory.go b/receiver/podmanreceiver/factory.go
index c07df858a585..cc5221f899fb 100644
--- a/receiver/podmanreceiver/factory.go
+++ b/receiver/podmanreceiver/factory.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func createDefaultReceiverConfig() component.Config {
 }
 
 func createMetricsReceiver(
-	ctx context.Context,
+	_ context.Context,
 	params receiver.CreateSettings,
 	config component.Config,
 	consumer consumer.Metrics,
diff --git a/receiver/podmanreceiver/receiver_test.go b/receiver/podmanreceiver/receiver_test.go
index 63766599a58c..8db911c00bc5 100644
--- a/receiver/podmanreceiver/receiver_test.go
+++ b/receiver/podmanreceiver/receiver_test.go
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pmetric"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/receivertest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/scraperhelper"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -99,8 +97,6 @@ func (c mockClient) ping(context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-type mockConsumer chan pmetric.Metrics
-
 func (c mockClient) list(context.Context, url.Values) ([]container, error) {
 	return []container{{ID: "c1", Image: "localimage"}}, nil
 }
@@ -108,12 +104,3 @@ func (c mockClient) list(context.Context, url.Values) ([]container, error) {
 func (c mockClient) events(context.Context, url.Values) (<-chan event, <-chan error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
-
-func (m mockConsumer) Capabilities() consumer.Capabilities {
-	return consumer.Capabilities{}
-}
-
-func (m mockConsumer) ConsumeMetrics(_ context.Context, md pmetric.Metrics) error {
-	m <- md
-	return nil
-}