diff --git a/internal/obsreportconfig/obsreportconfig.go b/internal/obsreportconfig/obsreportconfig.go
index aed6813460c..dc5d4915569 100644
--- a/internal/obsreportconfig/obsreportconfig.go
+++ b/internal/obsreportconfig/obsreportconfig.go
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate"
 )
 
-// UseOtelForInternalMetricsfeatureGate is the feature gate that controls whether the collector uses open
-// telemetrySettings for internal metrics.
-var UseOtelForInternalMetricsfeatureGate = featuregate.GlobalRegistry().MustRegister(
-	"telemetry.useOtelForInternalMetrics",
-	featuregate.StageStable,
-	featuregate.WithRegisterDescription("controls whether the collector uses OpenTelemetry for internal metrics"),
-	featuregate.WithRegisterToVersion("0.95.0"))
-
 // DisableHighCardinalityMetricsfeatureGate is the feature gate that controls whether the collector should enable
 // potentially high cardinality metrics. The gate will be removed when the collector allows for view configuration.
 var DisableHighCardinalityMetricsfeatureGate = featuregate.GlobalRegistry().MustRegister(