diff --git a/config/exporter.go b/config/exporter.go
index f56d55e425f..1b3176fb672 100644
--- a/config/exporter.go
+++ b/config/exporter.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 package config // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config"
+
 import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 )
@@ -24,23 +25,12 @@ import (
 //
 // When embedded in the exporter config, it must be with `mapstructure:",squash"` tag.
 type ExporterSettings struct {
-	id component.ID `mapstructure:"-"`
-	component.ExporterConfig
+	settings
 }
 
 // NewExporterSettings return a new ExporterSettings with the given ComponentID.
 func NewExporterSettings(id component.ID) ExporterSettings {
-	return ExporterSettings{id: id}
+	return ExporterSettings{settings: newSettings(id)}
 }
 
 var _ component.ExporterConfig = (*ExporterSettings)(nil)
-
-// ID returns the receiver component.ID.
-func (es *ExporterSettings) ID() component.ID {
-	return es.id
-}
-
-// SetIDName sets the receiver name.
-func (es *ExporterSettings) SetIDName(idName string) {
-	es.id = component.NewIDWithName(es.id.Type(), idName)
-}
diff --git a/config/extension.go b/config/extension.go
index 99054c5506a..209a06222d5 100644
--- a/config/extension.go
+++ b/config/extension.go
@@ -24,23 +24,12 @@ import (
 //
 // When embedded in the extension config, it must be with `mapstructure:",squash"` tag.
 type ExtensionSettings struct {
-	id component.ID `mapstructure:"-"`
-	component.ExtensionConfig
+	settings
 }
 
 // NewExtensionSettings return a new ExtensionSettings with the given ID.
 func NewExtensionSettings(id component.ID) ExtensionSettings {
-	return ExtensionSettings{id: id}
+	return ExtensionSettings{settings: newSettings(id)}
 }
 
 var _ component.ExtensionConfig = (*ExtensionSettings)(nil)
-
-// ID returns the receiver ID.
-func (es *ExtensionSettings) ID() component.ID {
-	return es.id
-}
-
-// SetIDName sets the receiver name.
-func (es *ExtensionSettings) SetIDName(idName string) {
-	es.id = component.NewIDWithName(es.id.Type(), idName)
-}
diff --git a/config/processor.go b/config/processor.go
index d8288a603f0..5950c667516 100644
--- a/config/processor.go
+++ b/config/processor.go
@@ -24,23 +24,12 @@ import (
 //
 // When embedded in the processor config it must be with `mapstructure:",squash"` tag.
 type ProcessorSettings struct {
-	id component.ID `mapstructure:"-"`
-	component.ProcessorConfig
+	settings
 }
 
 // NewProcessorSettings return a new ProcessorSettings with the given ComponentID.
 func NewProcessorSettings(id component.ID) ProcessorSettings {
-	return ProcessorSettings{id: id}
+	return ProcessorSettings{settings: newSettings(id)}
 }
 
 var _ component.ProcessorConfig = (*ProcessorSettings)(nil)
-
-// ID returns the receiver ComponentID.
-func (ps *ProcessorSettings) ID() component.ID {
-	return ps.id
-}
-
-// SetIDName sets the receiver name.
-func (ps *ProcessorSettings) SetIDName(idName string) {
-	ps.id = component.NewIDWithName(ps.id.Type(), idName)
-}
diff --git a/config/receiver.go b/config/receiver.go
index e647e5ebadb..2c29d7db1b6 100644
--- a/config/receiver.go
+++ b/config/receiver.go
@@ -24,23 +24,12 @@ import (
 //
 // When embedded in the receiver config it must be with `mapstructure:",squash"` tag.
 type ReceiverSettings struct {
-	id component.ID `mapstructure:"-"`
-	component.ReceiverConfig
+	settings
 }
 
 // NewReceiverSettings return a new ReceiverSettings with the given ID.
 func NewReceiverSettings(id component.ID) ReceiverSettings {
-	return ReceiverSettings{id: id}
+	return ReceiverSettings{settings: newSettings(id)}
 }
 
 var _ component.ReceiverConfig = (*ReceiverSettings)(nil)
-
-// ID returns the receiver ID.
-func (rs *ReceiverSettings) ID() component.ID {
-	return rs.id
-}
-
-// SetIDName sets the receiver name.
-func (rs *ReceiverSettings) SetIDName(idName string) {
-	rs.id = component.NewIDWithName(rs.id.Type(), idName)
-}
diff --git a/config/settings.go b/config/settings.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b4f289c0ad3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/settings.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package config // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config"
+
+import (
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
+)
+
+type settings struct {
+	id component.ID `mapstructure:"-"`
+	component.Config
+}
+
+func newSettings(id component.ID) settings {
+	return settings{id: id}
+}
+
+var _ component.Config = (*settings)(nil)
+
+// ID returns the receiver component.ID.
+func (es *settings) ID() component.ID {
+	return es.id
+}
+
+// SetIDName sets the receiver name.
+func (es *settings) SetIDName(idName string) {
+	es.id = component.NewIDWithName(es.id.Type(), idName)
+}