diff --git a/receiver/prometheusreceiver/internal/staleness_end_to_end_test.go b/receiver/prometheusreceiver/internal/staleness_end_to_end_test.go
index 9defeb039062..070b69ffac3c 100644
--- a/receiver/prometheusreceiver/internal/staleness_end_to_end_test.go
+++ b/receiver/prometheusreceiver/internal/staleness_end_to_end_test.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ service:
 
 	appSettings := service.CollectorSettings{
 		Factories:      factories,
-		ConfigProvider: service.NewDefaultConfigProvider([]string{confFile.Name()}, nil),
+		ConfigProvider: service.MustNewDefaultConfigProvider([]string{confFile.Name()}, nil),
 		BuildInfo: component.BuildInfo{
 			Command:     "otelcol",
 			Description: "OpenTelemetry Collector",
diff --git a/testbed/testbed/in_process_collector.go b/testbed/testbed/in_process_collector.go
index 1202e41aa981..280679525d3d 100644
--- a/testbed/testbed/in_process_collector.go
+++ b/testbed/testbed/in_process_collector.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (ipp *inProcessCollector) Start(args StartParams) error {
 	settings := service.CollectorSettings{
 		BuildInfo:      component.NewDefaultBuildInfo(),
 		Factories:      ipp.factories,
-		ConfigProvider: service.NewDefaultConfigProvider([]string{ipp.configFile}, nil),
+		ConfigProvider: service.MustNewDefaultConfigProvider([]string{ipp.configFile}, nil),
 	}
 
 	ipp.svc, err = service.New(settings)