diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/images/image_gc_manager_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/images/image_gc_manager_test.go
index 3aa13da2de1..aae70e4b8ae 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/images/image_gc_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/images/image_gc_manager_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
 
-	oteltrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+	noopoteltrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace/noop"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func newRealImageGCManager(policy ImageGCPolicy, mockStatsProvider stats.Provide
 		imageRecords:  make(map[string]*imageRecord),
 		statsProvider: mockStatsProvider,
 		recorder:      &record.FakeRecorder{},
-		tracer:        oteltrace.NewNoopTracerProvider().Tracer(""),
+		tracer:        noopoteltrace.NewTracerProvider().Tracer(""),
 	}, fakeRuntime
 }
 
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ func TestValidateImageGCPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		if _, err := NewImageGCManager(nil, nil, nil, nil, tc.imageGCPolicy, oteltrace.NewNoopTracerProvider()); err != nil {
+		if _, err := NewImageGCManager(nil, nil, nil, nil, tc.imageGCPolicy, noopoteltrace.NewTracerProvider()); err != nil {
 			if err.Error() != tc.expectErr {
 				t.Errorf("[%s:]Expected err:%v, but got:%v", tc.name, tc.expectErr, err.Error())
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
index 7f6b1ed71f0..2daab46dc54 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	sdktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace/tracetest"
 	oteltrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+	noopoteltrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace/noop"
 
 	cadvisorapi "github.com/google/cadvisor/info/v1"
 	cadvisorapiv2 "github.com/google/cadvisor/info/v2"
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ func newTestKubeletWithImageList(
 	kubelet.cadvisor = &cadvisortest.Fake{}
 	machineInfo, _ := kubelet.cadvisor.MachineInfo()
 	kubelet.setCachedMachineInfo(machineInfo)
-	kubelet.tracer = oteltrace.NewNoopTracerProvider().Tracer("")
+	kubelet.tracer = noopoteltrace.NewTracerProvider().Tracer("")
 
 	fakeMirrorClient := podtest.NewFakeMirrorClient()
 	secretManager := secret.NewSimpleSecretManager(kubelet.kubeClient)
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ func newTestKubeletWithImageList(
 		HighThresholdPercent: 90,
 		LowThresholdPercent:  80,
 	}
-	imageGCManager, err := images.NewImageGCManager(fakeRuntime, kubelet.StatsProvider, fakeRecorder, fakeNodeRef, fakeImageGCPolicy, oteltrace.NewNoopTracerProvider())
+	imageGCManager, err := images.NewImageGCManager(fakeRuntime, kubelet.StatsProvider, fakeRecorder, fakeNodeRef, fakeImageGCPolicy, noopoteltrace.NewTracerProvider())
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	kubelet.imageManager = &fakeImageGCManager{
 		fakeImageService: fakeRuntime,
@@ -3052,7 +3053,7 @@ func TestNewMainKubeletStandAlone(t *testing.T) {
 		MemoryThrottlingFactor:                    utilpointer.Float64(0),
 	}
 	var prober volume.DynamicPluginProber
-	tp := oteltrace.NewNoopTracerProvider()
+	tp := noopoteltrace.NewTracerProvider()
 	mockCtrl := gomock.NewController(t)
 	defer mockCtrl.Finish()
 	cadvisor := cadvisortest.NewMockInterface(mockCtrl)
@@ -3072,7 +3073,7 @@ func TestNewMainKubeletStandAlone(t *testing.T) {
 		fakeRuntime.Stop()
 	}()
 	fakeRecorder := &record.FakeRecorder{}
-	rtSvc := createRemoteRuntimeService(endpoint, t, oteltrace.NewNoopTracerProvider())
+	rtSvc := createRemoteRuntimeService(endpoint, t, noopoteltrace.NewTracerProvider())
 	kubeDep := &Dependencies{
 		Auth:                 nil,
 		CAdvisorInterface:    cadvisor,
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
index 3338537ca72..6f31b9b0706 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 	cadvisorapi "github.com/google/cadvisor/info/v1"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	oteltrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+	noopoteltrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace/noop"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func customTestRuntimeManager(keyring *credentialprovider.BasicDockerKeyring) (*
 		MemoryCapacity: uint64(memoryCapacityQuantity.Value()),
 	}
 	osInterface := &containertest.FakeOS{}
-	manager, err := newFakeKubeRuntimeManager(fakeRuntimeService, fakeImageService, machineInfo, osInterface, &containertest.FakeRuntimeHelper{}, keyring, oteltrace.NewNoopTracerProvider().Tracer(""))
+	manager, err := newFakeKubeRuntimeManager(fakeRuntimeService, fakeImageService, machineInfo, osInterface, &containertest.FakeRuntimeHelper{}, keyring, noopoteltrace.NewTracerProvider().Tracer(""))
 	return fakeRuntimeService, fakeImageService, manager, err
 }