diff --git a/receiver/opencensusreceiver/opencensus.go b/receiver/opencensusreceiver/opencensus.go
index 32e091eee1f0..fa36aaf37b6e 100644
--- a/receiver/opencensusreceiver/opencensus.go
+++ b/receiver/opencensusreceiver/opencensus.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (ocr *ocReceiver) Start(_ context.Context, host component.Host) error {
 		return errors.New("cannot start receiver: no consumers were specified")
 	}
 
-	if err := ocr.startServer(host); err != nil {
+	if err := ocr.startServer(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func (ocr *ocReceiver) httpServer() *http.Server {
 	return ocr.serverHTTP
 }
 
-func (ocr *ocReceiver) startServer(host component.Host) error {
+func (ocr *ocReceiver) startServer() error {
 	// Register the grpc-gateway on the HTTP server mux
 	c := context.Background()
 	opts := []grpc.DialOption{grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials())}
@@ -241,17 +241,17 @@ func (ocr *ocReceiver) startServer(host component.Host) error {
 		// Check for cmux.ErrServerClosed, because during the shutdown this is not properly close before closing the cmux,
 		// see TODO in Shutdown.
 		if err := ocr.serverGRPC.Serve(grpcL); !errors.Is(err, grpc.ErrServerStopped) && !errors.Is(err, cmux.ErrServerClosed) && err != nil {
-			host.ReportFatalError(err)
+			ocr.settings.TelemetrySettings.ReportStatus(component.NewFatalErrorEvent(err))
 		}
 	}()
 	go func() {
 		if err := ocr.httpServer().Serve(httpL); !errors.Is(err, http.ErrServerClosed) && err != nil {
-			host.ReportFatalError(err)
+			ocr.settings.TelemetrySettings.ReportStatus(component.NewFatalErrorEvent(err))
 		}
 	}()
 	go func() {
 		if err := m.Serve(); !errors.Is(err, cmux.ErrServerClosed) && err != nil {
-			host.ReportFatalError(err)
+			ocr.settings.TelemetrySettings.ReportStatus(component.NewFatalErrorEvent(err))
 		}
 	}()
 	return nil