diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/queue_sender_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/queue_sender_test.go
index 97d8220a2d4..6caceb115e2 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/queue_sender_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/queue_sender_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package exporterhelper
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -365,38 +364,39 @@ func TestQueuedRetryPersistenceEnabledStorageError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestQueuedRetryPersistentEnabled_shutdown_dataIsRequeued(t *testing.T) {
-	produceCounter := &atomic.Uint32{}
-
 	qCfg := NewDefaultQueueSettings()
 	qCfg.NumConsumers = 1
+	storageID := component.NewIDWithName("file_storage", "storage")
+	qCfg.StorageID = &storageID // enable persistence to ensure data is re-queued on shutdown
+
 	rCfg := NewDefaultRetrySettings()
 	rCfg.InitialInterval = time.Millisecond
 	rCfg.MaxElapsedTime = 0 // retry infinitely so shutdown can be triggered
 
-	be, err := newBaseExporter(defaultSettings, "", false, nil, nil, newNoopObsrepSender, WithRetry(rCfg), WithQueue(qCfg))
+	mockReq := newErrorRequest()
+	be, err := newBaseExporter(defaultSettings, "", false, mockRequestMarshaler, mockRequestUnmarshaler(mockReq),
+		newNoopObsrepSender, WithRetry(rCfg), WithQueue(qCfg))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	// wraps original queue so we can count operations
-	be.queueSender.(*queueSender).queue = &producerConsumerQueueWithCounter{
-		Queue:          be.queueSender.(*queueSender).queue,
-		produceCounter: produceCounter,
+	var extensions = map[component.ID]component.Component{
+		storageID: internal.NewMockStorageExtension(nil),
 	}
-	be.queueSender.(*queueSender).requeuingEnabled = true
+	host := &mockHost{ext: extensions}
 
-	require.NoError(t, be.Start(context.Background(), &mockHost{}))
+	require.NoError(t, be.Start(context.Background(), host))
 
 	// Invoke queuedRetrySender so the producer will put the item for consumer to poll
-	require.NoError(t, be.send(context.Background(), newErrorRequest()))
+	require.NoError(t, be.send(context.Background(), mockReq))
 
-	// first wait for the item to be produced to the queue initially
+	// first wait for the item to be consumed from the queue
 	assert.Eventually(t, func() bool {
-		return produceCounter.Load() == uint32(1)
+		return be.queueSender.(*queueSender).queue.Size() == 0
 	}, time.Second, 1*time.Millisecond)
 
 	// shuts down and ensure the item is produced in the queue again
 	require.NoError(t, be.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 	assert.Eventually(t, func() bool {
-		return produceCounter.Load() == uint32(2)
+		return be.queueSender.(*queueSender).queue.Size() == 1
 	}, time.Second, 1*time.Millisecond)
 }
 
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/retry_sender_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/retry_sender_test.go
index 235a9f3ccbc..89a7ab577ce 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/retry_sender_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/retry_sender_test.go
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exportertest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/testdata"
 )
 
-func mockRequestUnmarshaler(mr *mockRequest) RequestUnmarshaler {
+func mockRequestUnmarshaler(mr Request) RequestUnmarshaler {
 	return func(bytes []byte) (Request, error) {
 		return mr, nil
 	}
@@ -405,13 +404,3 @@ func tagsMatchLabelKeys(tags []tag.Tag, keys []metricdata.LabelKey, labels []met
 	}
 	return true
 }
-
-type producerConsumerQueueWithCounter struct {
-	internal.Queue[Request]
-	produceCounter *atomic.Uint32
-}
-
-func (pcq *producerConsumerQueueWithCounter) Offer(ctx context.Context, item Request) error {
-	pcq.produceCounter.Add(1)
-	return pcq.Queue.Offer(ctx, item)
-}