diff --git a/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go b/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
index fa1f03d0b6d..c952ff1c6fc 100644
--- a/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
+++ b/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
@@ -174,13 +174,13 @@ func (gcs *ClientConfig) isSchemeHTTPS() bool {
 // a non-blocking dial (the function won't wait for connections to be
 // established, and connecting happens in the background). To make it a blocking
 // dial, use grpc.WithBlock() dial option.
-func (gcs *ClientConfig) ToClientConn(ctx context.Context, host component.Host, settings component.TelemetrySettings, extraOpts ...grpc.DialOption) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
+func (gcs *ClientConfig) ToClientConn(_ context.Context, host component.Host, settings component.TelemetrySettings, extraOpts ...grpc.DialOption) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
 	opts, err := gcs.toDialOptions(host, settings)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	opts = append(opts, extraOpts...)
-	return grpc.DialContext(ctx, gcs.sanitizedEndpoint(), opts...)
+	return grpc.NewClient(gcs.sanitizedEndpoint(), opts...)
 }
 
 func (gcs *ClientConfig) toDialOptions(host component.Host, settings component.TelemetrySettings) ([]grpc.DialOption, error) {
diff --git a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/logs/otlp_test.go b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/logs/otlp_test.go
index 9ac76ac115a..cc87f527681 100644
--- a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/logs/otlp_test.go
+++ b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/logs/otlp_test.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestExport_PermanentErrorConsumer(t *testing.T) {
 
 func makeLogsServiceClient(t *testing.T, lc consumer.Logs) plogotlp.GRPCClient {
 	addr := otlpReceiverOnGRPCServer(t, lc)
-	cc, err := grpc.Dial(addr.String(), grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock())
+	cc, err := grpc.NewClient(addr.String(), grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock())
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create the TraceServiceClient: %v", err)
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		require.NoError(t, cc.Close())
diff --git a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/metrics/otlp_test.go b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/metrics/otlp_test.go
index 06bbd2412d3..accd6102e27 100644
--- a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/metrics/otlp_test.go
+++ b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/metrics/otlp_test.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestExport_PermanentErrorConsumer(t *testing.T) {
 func makeMetricsServiceClient(t *testing.T, mc consumer.Metrics) pmetricotlp.GRPCClient {
 	addr := otlpReceiverOnGRPCServer(t, mc)
 
-	cc, err := grpc.Dial(addr.String(), grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock())
+	cc, err := grpc.NewClient(addr.String(), grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock())
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create the MetricsServiceClient: %v", err)
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		require.NoError(t, cc.Close())
diff --git a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/trace/otlp_test.go b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/trace/otlp_test.go
index beef2c6d594..f0dab89069d 100644
--- a/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/trace/otlp_test.go
+++ b/receiver/otlpreceiver/internal/trace/otlp_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestExport_PermanentErrorConsumer(t *testing.T) {
 
 func makeTraceServiceClient(t *testing.T, tc consumer.Traces) ptraceotlp.GRPCClient {
 	addr := otlpReceiverOnGRPCServer(t, tc)
-	cc, err := grpc.Dial(addr.String(), grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock())
+	cc, err := grpc.NewClient(addr.String(), grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock())
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create the TraceServiceClient: %v", err)
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		require.NoError(t, cc.Close())
diff --git a/receiver/otlpreceiver/otlp_test.go b/receiver/otlpreceiver/otlp_test.go
index 5e0c073680e..f15e1cc6db3 100644
--- a/receiver/otlpreceiver/otlp_test.go
+++ b/receiver/otlpreceiver/otlp_test.go
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ func TestOTLPReceiverGRPCTracesIngestTest(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, recv.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()))
 	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, recv.Shutdown(context.Background())) })
 
-	cc, err := grpc.Dial(addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock())
+	cc, err := grpc.NewClient(addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer func() {
 		assert.NoError(t, cc.Close())
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ func TestGRPCMaxRecvSize(t *testing.T) {
 	recv := newReceiver(t, componenttest.NewNopTelemetrySettings(), cfg, otlpReceiverID, sink)
 	require.NoError(t, recv.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()))
 
-	cc, err := grpc.Dial(addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock())
+	cc, err := grpc.NewClient(addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	td := testdata.GenerateTraces(50000)
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ func TestGRPCMaxRecvSize(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, recv.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()))
 	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, recv.Shutdown(context.Background())) })
 
-	cc, err = grpc.Dial(addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock())
+	cc, err = grpc.NewClient(addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer func() {
 		assert.NoError(t, cc.Close())
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ func TestShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NotNil(t, r)
 	require.NoError(t, r.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()))
 
-	conn, err := grpc.Dial(endpointGrpc, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock())
+	conn, err := grpc.NewClient(endpointGrpc, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		require.NoError(t, conn.Close())