diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9551bca38..a2b4a8c11 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ Use the community resources below for getting help with the ADOT Collector.
 * If you think you may have found a bug, open a [bug report](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/issues/new?template=bug_report.md).
 * For contributing guidelines, refer to [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
-### Notice: ADOT Collector v0.41.0 Breaking Changes
-* Users of the `datadog`, `logzio`, `sapm`, `signalfx` exporter components. please refer to [Attention: ADOT Collector v0.41.0 breaking changes - third party exporters deprecation](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/issues/2734) 
-  for more information on an upcoming breaking change .
+### Notice: ADOT Collector Planned Breaking Changes
+* Users of the `datadog`, `logzio`, `sapm`, `signalfx` exporter components. please refer to [this issue](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/issues/2734)
+  for more information on a planned change to remove these components from the distribution.
 
 #### ADOT Collector Built-in Components
 
diff --git a/pkg/defaultcomponents/defaults.go b/pkg/defaultcomponents/defaults.go
index 61c2e9e02..8146a1b79 100644
--- a/pkg/defaultcomponents/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/defaultcomponents/defaults.go
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ var datadogExporterFeatureGateDeprecation = featuregate.GlobalRegistry().MustReg
 	featuregate.WithRegisterDescription("Removes the Datadog exporter from the set of configurable exporters "))
 
 var logzioExporterFeatureGateDeprecation = featuregate.GlobalRegistry().MustRegister("adot.exporter.logzioexporter.deprecation",
-	featuregate.StageBeta,
+	featuregate.StageAlpha,
 	featuregate.WithRegisterDescription("Removes the Logzio Exporter from the set of configurable exporters "))
 
 var sapmExporterFeatureGateDeprecation = featuregate.GlobalRegistry().MustRegister("adot.exporter.sapmexporter.deprecation",
-	featuregate.StageBeta,
+	featuregate.StageAlpha,
 	featuregate.WithRegisterDescription("Removes the SAPM Exporter from the set of configurable exporters"))
 
 var signalfxExporterFeatureGateDeprecation = featuregate.GlobalRegistry().MustRegister("adot.exporter.signalfxexporter.deprecation",
-	featuregate.StageBeta,
+	featuregate.StageAlpha,
 	featuregate.WithRegisterDescription("Removes the SignalFx Metrics Exporter from the set of configurable exporters"))
 
 // Components register OTel components for ADOT-collector distribution
diff --git a/pkg/defaultcomponents/defaults_test.go b/pkg/defaultcomponents/defaults_test.go
index aa848ea77..125857e22 100644
--- a/pkg/defaultcomponents/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/defaultcomponents/defaults_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	exportersCount  = 12
+	exportersCount  = 15
 	receiversCount  = 10
 	extensionsCount = 8
 	processorCount  = 15
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ func TestComponents(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Ensure that the components behind feature gates are included
 	assert.NotNil(t, exporters[component.MustNewType("datadog")])
+	assert.NotNil(t, exporters[component.MustNewType("sapm")])
+	assert.NotNil(t, exporters[component.MustNewType("signalfx")])
+	assert.NotNil(t, exporters[component.MustNewType("logzio")])
 }
 
 func TestEnableFeatureGate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -120,6 +123,21 @@ func TestEnableFeatureGate(t *testing.T) {
 			featureName: "adot.exporter.datadogexporter.deprecation",
 			component:   component.MustNewType("datadog"),
 		},
+		{
+			desc:        "disable logzio exporter",
+			featureName: "adot.exporter.logzioexporter.deprecation",
+			component:   component.MustNewType("logzio"),
+		},
+		{
+			desc:        "disable sapm exporter",
+			featureName: "adot.exporter.sapmexporter.deprecation",
+			component:   component.MustNewType("sapm"),
+		},
+		{
+			desc:        "disable signalfx exporter",
+			featureName: "adot.exporter.signalfxexporter.deprecation",
+			component:   component.MustNewType("signalfx"),
+		},
 	}
 	expectedLen := exportersCount