diff --git a/config/configcompression/compressiontype.go b/config/configcompression/compressiontype.go
index feef1cf9434..8d3cea47695 100644
--- a/config/configcompression/compressiontype.go
+++ b/config/configcompression/compressiontype.go
@@ -37,12 +37,10 @@ func (ct *Type) IsCompressed() bool {
 }
 
 func (ct *TypeWithLevel) UnmarshalText(in []byte) error {
-	var compressionTyp Type
-	var level int
 	var err error
 	parts := strings.Split(string(in), "/")
-	compressionTyp = Type(parts[0])
-	level = zlib.DefaultCompression
+	compressionTyp := Type(parts[0])
+	level := zlib.DefaultCompression
 	if len(parts) == 2 {
 		level, err = strconv.Atoi(parts[1])
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/config/confighttp/README.md b/config/confighttp/README.md
index 23dbe845375..2bd327ac80d 100644
--- a/config/confighttp/README.md
+++ b/config/confighttp/README.md
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@ README](../configtls/README.md).
       - NoCompression: `gzip/0`
       - BestSpeed: `gzip/1`
       - BestCompression: `gzip/9`
-      - DefaultCompression: `gzip/-1`
+      - DefaultCompression: `gzip`
     - `zlib`
       - NoCompression: `zlib/0`
       - BestSpeed: `zlib/1`
       - BestCompression: `zlib/9`
-      - DefaultCompression: `zlib/-1`
+      - DefaultCompression: `zlib`
     - `deflate`
       - NoCompression: `deflate/0`
       - BestSpeed: `deflate/1`
       - BestCompression: `deflate/9`
-      - DefaultCompression: `deflate/-1`
+      - DefaultCompression: `deflate`
     - `zstd`
       - SpeedFastest: `zstd/1`
       - SpeedDefault: `zstd/3`
diff --git a/config/confighttp/compression_test.go b/config/confighttp/compression_test.go
index 229d64da0f7..e020b7ee581 100644
--- a/config/confighttp/compression_test.go
+++ b/config/confighttp/compression_test.go
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ func TestHTTPClientCompression(t *testing.T) {
 
 			req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, srv.URL, reqBody)
 			require.NoError(t, err, "failed to create request to test handler")
-
+			compression := configcompression.TypeWithLevel{Type: tt.encoding, Level: gzip.BestSpeed}
 			clientSettings := ClientConfig{
 				Endpoint:    srv.URL,
-				Compression: tt.encoding,
+				Compression: compression,
 			}
 			client, err := clientSettings.ToClient(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost(), componenttest.NewNopTelemetrySettings())
 			if tt.shouldError {
diff --git a/config/confighttp/confighttp.go b/config/confighttp/confighttp.go
index ca1432c32a1..ae0110f494a 100644
--- a/config/confighttp/confighttp.go
+++ b/config/confighttp/confighttp.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ type ClientConfig struct {
 	Auth *configauth.Authentication `mapstructure:"auth"`
 
 	// The compression key for supported compression types within collector.
-	Compression configcompression.Type `mapstructure:"compression"`
+	Compression configcompression.TypeWithLevel `mapstructure:"compression"`
 
 	// MaxIdleConns is used to set a limit to the maximum idle HTTP connections the client can keep open.
 	// By default, it is set to 100.
@@ -216,13 +216,8 @@ func (hcs *ClientConfig) ToClient(ctx context.Context, host component.Host, sett
 
 	// Compress the body using specified compression methods if non-empty string is provided.
 	// Supporting gzip, zlib, deflate, snappy, and zstd; none is treated as uncompressed.
-	var compressionTypeWithLevel configcompression.TypeWithLevel
-	err = compressionTypeWithLevel.UnmarshalText([]byte(hcs.Compression))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if hcs.Compression.IsCompressed() {
-		clientTransport, err = newCompressRoundTripper(clientTransport, compressionTypeWithLevel)
+	if hcs.Compression.Type.IsCompressed() {
+		clientTransport, err = newCompressRoundTripper(clientTransport, hcs.Compression)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/config/confighttp/confighttp_test.go b/config/confighttp/confighttp_test.go
index f0cd7f6fcd1..6810e2910c5 100644
--- a/config/confighttp/confighttp_test.go
+++ b/config/confighttp/confighttp_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestAllHTTPClientSettings(t *testing.T) {
 				MaxIdleConnsPerHost:  &maxIdleConnsPerHost,
 				MaxConnsPerHost:      &maxConnsPerHost,
 				IdleConnTimeout:      &idleConnTimeout,
-				Compression:          "",
+				Compression:          configcompression.TypeWithLevel{Type: "", Level: 1},
 				DisableKeepAlives:    true,
 				Cookies:              &CookiesConfig{Enabled: true},
 				HTTP2ReadIdleTimeout: idleConnTimeout,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func TestAllHTTPClientSettings(t *testing.T) {
 				MaxIdleConnsPerHost:  &maxIdleConnsPerHost,
 				MaxConnsPerHost:      &maxConnsPerHost,
 				IdleConnTimeout:      &idleConnTimeout,
-				Compression:          "none",
+				Compression:          configcompression.TypeWithLevel{Type: "none", Level: 1},
 				DisableKeepAlives:    true,
 				HTTP2ReadIdleTimeout: idleConnTimeout,
 				HTTP2PingTimeout:     http2PingTimeout,
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func TestAllHTTPClientSettings(t *testing.T) {
 				MaxIdleConnsPerHost:  &maxIdleConnsPerHost,
 				MaxConnsPerHost:      &maxConnsPerHost,
 				IdleConnTimeout:      &idleConnTimeout,
-				Compression:          "gzip",
+				Compression:          configcompression.TypeWithLevel{Type: "gzip", Level: 1},
 				DisableKeepAlives:    true,
 				HTTP2ReadIdleTimeout: idleConnTimeout,
 				HTTP2PingTimeout:     http2PingTimeout,
@@ -145,33 +145,13 @@ func TestAllHTTPClientSettings(t *testing.T) {
 				MaxIdleConnsPerHost:  &maxIdleConnsPerHost,
 				MaxConnsPerHost:      &maxConnsPerHost,
 				IdleConnTimeout:      &idleConnTimeout,
-				Compression:          "gzip",
+				Compression:          configcompression.TypeWithLevel{Type: "gzip", Level: 1},
 				DisableKeepAlives:    true,
 				HTTP2ReadIdleTimeout: idleConnTimeout,
 				HTTP2PingTimeout:     http2PingTimeout,
 			},
 			shouldError: false,
 		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid_settings_http2_health_check",
-			settings: ClientConfig{
-				Endpoint: "localhost:1234",
-				TLSSetting: configtls.ClientConfig{
-					Insecure: false,
-				},
-				ReadBufferSize:       1024,
-				WriteBufferSize:      512,
-				MaxIdleConns:         &maxIdleConns,
-				MaxIdleConnsPerHost:  &maxIdleConnsPerHost,
-				MaxConnsPerHost:      &maxConnsPerHost,
-				IdleConnTimeout:      &idleConnTimeout,
-				Compression:          "gzip/ten",
-				DisableKeepAlives:    true,
-				HTTP2ReadIdleTimeout: idleConnTimeout,
-				HTTP2PingTimeout:     http2PingTimeout,
-			},
-			shouldError: true,
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -432,7 +412,7 @@ func TestHTTPClientSettingWithAuthConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			settings: ClientConfig{
 				Endpoint:    "localhost:1234",
 				Auth:        &configauth.Authentication{AuthenticatorID: component.MustNewID("mock")},
-				Compression: configcompression.TypeGzip,
+				Compression: configcompression.TypeWithLevel{Type: configcompression.TypeGzip, Level: -1},
 			},
 			shouldErr: false,
 			host: &mockHost{
@@ -469,10 +449,10 @@ func TestHTTPClientSettingWithAuthConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			transport := client.Transport
 
 			// Compression should wrap Auth, unwrap it
-			if tt.settings.Compression.IsCompressed() {
+			if tt.settings.Compression.Type.IsCompressed() {
 				ct, ok := transport.(*compressRoundTripper)
 				assert.True(t, ok)
-				assert.Equal(t, tt.settings.Compression, ct.compressionType.Type)
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.settings.Compression.Type, ct.compressionType.Type)
 				transport = ct.rt
 			}