diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry/internal/metrics/linux_metrics.go b/instrumentation/opentelemetry/internal/metrics/linux_metrics.go
index 4139291..6ac10eb 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry/internal/metrics/linux_metrics.go
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry/internal/metrics/linux_metrics.go
@@ -32,26 +32,23 @@ type linuxMetrics struct {
 	cpuSecondsTotal float64
 }
 
-func newSystemMetrics() systemMetrics {
-	return &linuxMetrics{}
-}
-
-func (lm *linuxMetrics) getCurrentMetrics() error {
+func newSystemMetrics() (systemMetrics, error) {
+	lm := &linuxMetrics{}
 	stats, err := lm.processStatsFromPid(os.Getpid())
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	lm.memory = stats.rss * pageSize
 	lm.cpuSecondsTotal = (stats.stime + stats.utime + stats.cstime + stats.cutime) / clkTck
-	return nil
+	return lm, nil
 }
 
-func (lm *linuxMetrics) getMemory() (float64, error) {
-	return lm.memory, nil
+func (lm *linuxMetrics) getMemory() float64 {
+	return lm.memory
 }
 
-func (lm *linuxMetrics) getCPU() (float64, error) {
-	return lm.cpuSecondsTotal, nil
+func (lm *linuxMetrics) getCPU() float64 {
+	return lm.cpuSecondsTotal
 }
 
 func (lm *linuxMetrics) processStatsFromPid(pid int) (*processStats, error) {
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry/internal/metrics/metrics.go b/instrumentation/opentelemetry/internal/metrics/metrics.go
index 73841eb..1661cb6 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry/internal/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry/internal/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ import (
 const meterName = "goagent.hypertrace.org/metrics"
 
 type systemMetrics interface {
-	getMemory() (float64, error)
-	getCPU() (float64, error)
-	getCurrentMetrics() error
+	getMemory() float64
+	getCPU() float64
 }
 
 func InitializeSystemMetrics() {
@@ -40,21 +39,12 @@ func setUpMetricRecorder(meter metric.Meter) error {
 	// Register the callback function for both cpu_seconds and memory observable gauges
 	_, err = meter.RegisterCallback(
 		func(ctx context.Context, result metric.Observer) error {
-			sysMetrics := newSystemMetrics()
-			err := sysMetrics.getCurrentMetrics()
+			sysMetrics, err := newSystemMetrics()
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			cpus, err := sysMetrics.getCPU()
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			mem, err := sysMetrics.getMemory()
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			result.ObserveFloat64(cpuSeconds, cpus)
-			result.ObserveFloat64(memory, mem)
+			result.ObserveFloat64(cpuSeconds, sysMetrics.getCPU())
+			result.ObserveFloat64(memory, sysMetrics.getMemory())
 			return nil
 		},
 		cpuSeconds, memory,
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry/internal/metrics/noop_metrics.go b/instrumentation/opentelemetry/internal/metrics/noop_metrics.go
index 2bfea27..0688b52 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry/internal/metrics/noop_metrics.go
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry/internal/metrics/noop_metrics.go
@@ -4,18 +4,14 @@ package metrics
 
 type noopMetrics struct{}
 
-func newSystemMetrics() systemMetrics {
-	return &noopMetrics{}
+func newSystemMetrics() (systemMetrics, error) {
+	return &noopMetrics{}, nil
 }
 
-func (nm *noopMetrics) getMemory() (float64, error) {
-	return 0, nil
+func (nm *noopMetrics) getMemory() float64 {
+	return 0
 }
 
-func (nm *noopMetrics) getCPU() (float64, error) {
-	return 0, nil
-}
-
-func (nm *noopMetrics) getCurrentMetrics() error {
-	return nil
+func (nm *noopMetrics) getCPU() float64 {
+	return 0
 }