diff --git a/exporters/otlp/internal/envconfig/envconfig_test.go b/exporters/otlp/internal/envconfig/envconfig_test.go
index b141cd42b93..eaf85b1ec7a 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/internal/envconfig/envconfig_test.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/internal/envconfig/envconfig_test.go
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ func TestWithTLSConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		WithTLSConfig("CERTIFICATE", func(v *tls.Config) {
 			option = testOption{TestTLS: v}
 		}))
+
+	// nolint:staticcheck // ignoring tlsCert.RootCAs.Subjects is deprecated ERR because cert does not come from SystemCertPool.
 	assert.Equal(t, tlsCert.RootCAs.Subjects(), option.TestTLS.RootCAs.Subjects())
 }
 
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/internal/otlpconfig/options_test.go b/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/internal/otlpconfig/options_test.go
index fad37d60be5..3496b17cccd 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/internal/otlpconfig/options_test.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/internal/otlpconfig/options_test.go
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ func TestConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 					//TODO: make sure gRPC's credentials actually works
 					assert.NotNil(t, c.Metrics.GRPCCredentials)
 				} else {
+					// nolint:staticcheck // ignoring tlsCert.RootCAs.Subjects is deprecated ERR because cert does not come from SystemCertPool.
 					assert.Equal(t, tlsCert.RootCAs.Subjects(), c.Metrics.TLSCfg.RootCAs.Subjects())
 				}
 			},
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ func TestConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 				if grpcOption {
 					assert.NotNil(t, c.Metrics.GRPCCredentials)
 				} else {
+					// nolint:staticcheck // ignoring tlsCert.RootCAs.Subjects is deprecated ERR because cert does not come from SystemCertPool.
 					assert.Equal(t, tlsCert.RootCAs.Subjects(), c.Metrics.TLSCfg.RootCAs.Subjects())
 				}
 			},
@@ -236,6 +238,7 @@ func TestConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 				if grpcOption {
 					assert.NotNil(t, c.Metrics.GRPCCredentials)
 				} else {
+					// nolint:staticcheck // ignoring tlsCert.RootCAs.Subjects is deprecated ERR because cert does not come from SystemCertPool.
 					assert.Equal(t, tlsCert.RootCAs.Subjects(), c.Metrics.TLSCfg.RootCAs.Subjects())
 				}
 			},
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/internal/otlpconfig/options_test.go b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/internal/otlpconfig/options_test.go
index 30dc5ea8015..3d50e057bef 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/internal/otlpconfig/options_test.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/internal/otlpconfig/options_test.go
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ func TestConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 					//TODO: make sure gRPC's credentials actually works
 					assert.NotNil(t, c.Traces.GRPCCredentials)
 				} else {
+					// nolint:staticcheck // ignoring tlsCert.RootCAs.Subjects is deprecated ERR because cert does not come from SystemCertPool.
 					assert.Equal(t, tlsCert.RootCAs.Subjects(), c.Traces.TLSCfg.RootCAs.Subjects())
 				}
 			},
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ func TestConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 				if grpcOption {
 					assert.NotNil(t, c.Traces.GRPCCredentials)
 				} else {
+					// nolint:staticcheck // ignoring tlsCert.RootCAs.Subjects is deprecated ERR because cert does not come from SystemCertPool.
 					assert.Equal(t, tlsCert.RootCAs.Subjects(), c.Traces.TLSCfg.RootCAs.Subjects())
 				}
 			},
@@ -236,6 +238,7 @@ func TestConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 				if grpcOption {
 					assert.NotNil(t, c.Traces.GRPCCredentials)
 				} else {
+					// nolint:staticcheck // ignoring tlsCert.RootCAs.Subjects is deprecated ERR because cert does not come from SystemCertPool.
 					assert.Equal(t, tlsCert.RootCAs.Subjects(), c.Traces.TLSCfg.RootCAs.Subjects())
 				}
 			},
@@ -253,6 +256,7 @@ func TestConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 				if grpcOption {
 					assert.NotNil(t, c.Traces.GRPCCredentials)
 				} else {
+					// nolint:staticcheck // ignoring tlsCert.RootCAs.Subjects is deprecated ERR because cert does not come from SystemCertPool.
 					assert.Equal(t, tlsCert.RootCAs.Subjects(), c.Traces.TLSCfg.RootCAs.Subjects())
 				}
 			},