diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/request/request.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/request/request.go
index 3283f01b6be..466bc9ccc56 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/request/request.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/request/request.go
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ type Request interface {
 	MergeSplit(context.Context, exporterbatcher.SizeConfig, Request) ([]Request, error)
 }
 
-// RequestErrorHandler is an optional interface that can be implemented by Request to provide a way handle partial
+// ErrorHandler is an optional interface that can be implemented by Request to provide a way handle partial
 // temporary failures. For example, if some items failed to process and can be retried, this interface allows to
 // return a new Request that contains the items left to be sent. Otherwise, the original Request should be returned.
 // If not implemented, the original Request will be returned assuming the error is applied to the whole Request.
 // Experimental: This API is at the early stage of development and may change without backward compatibility
 // until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/issues/8122 is resolved.
-type RequestErrorHandler interface {
+type ErrorHandler interface {
 	Request
 	// OnError returns a new Request may contain the items left to be sent if some items failed to process and can be retried.
 	// Otherwise, it should return the original Request.
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/retry_sender.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/retry_sender.go
index 0bfc5ecf227..24729a66ac3 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/retry_sender.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/retry_sender.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (rs *retrySender) Send(ctx context.Context, req request.Request) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("not retryable error: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		if errReq, ok := req.(request.RequestErrorHandler); ok {
+		if errReq, ok := req.(request.ErrorHandler); ok {
 			req = errReq.OnError(err)
 		}
 
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/exporterhelper.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/request.go
similarity index 95%
rename from exporter/exporterhelper/exporterhelper.go
rename to exporter/exporterhelper/request.go
index 7d7b4557049..29a116c7374 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/exporterhelper.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/request.go
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ type Request = request.Request
 // If not implemented, the original Request will be returned assuming the error is applied to the whole Request.
 // Experimental: This API is at the early stage of development and may change without backward compatibility
 // until https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/issues/8122 is resolved.
-type RequestErrorHandler = request.RequestErrorHandler
+type RequestErrorHandler = request.ErrorHandler