diff --git a/bridges/prometheus/example_test.go b/bridges/prometheus/example_test.go
index 2f8dd5b48b4..92412c78d0b 100644
--- a/bridges/prometheus/example_test.go
+++ b/bridges/prometheus/example_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ package prometheus_test
 
 import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/bridges/prometheus"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric" //nolint:depguard
 )
 
 func ExampleNewMetricProducer() {
diff --git a/bridges/prometheus/producer.go b/bridges/prometheus/producer.go
index e94d07a6d46..3e58a81889d 100644
--- a/bridges/prometheus/producer.go
+++ b/bridges/prometheus/producer.go
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ import (
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/instrumentation"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/metricdata"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/instrumentation"   //nolint:depguard
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"            //nolint:depguard
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/metricdata" //nolint:depguard
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/bridges/prometheus/producer_test.go b/bridges/prometheus/producer_test.go
index 801fe27dd23..664bf95e1a2 100644
--- a/bridges/prometheus/producer_test.go
+++ b/bridges/prometheus/producer_test.go
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/instrumentation"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/metricdata"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/metricdata/metricdatatest"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/instrumentation"                  //nolint:depguard
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/metricdata"                //nolint:depguard
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/metricdata/metricdatatest" //nolint:depguard
 )
 
 const (