diff --git a/processor/groupbytraceprocessor/package_test.go b/processor/groupbytraceprocessor/package_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 121ae44febde..000000000000
--- a/processor/groupbytraceprocessor/package_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-package groupbytraceprocessor
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"go.uber.org/goleak"
-)
-
-// The IgnoreTopFunction call prevents catching the leak generated by opencensus
-// defaultWorker.Start which at this time is part of the package's init call.
-// See https://github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-go/issues/1191 for more information.
-// TODO: Regarding doWithTimeout ignore: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/32572
-func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
-	goleak.VerifyTestMain(m,
-		goleak.IgnoreTopFunction("go.opencensus.io/stats/view.(*worker).start"),
-		goleak.IgnoreAnyFunction("github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/groupbytraceprocessor.doWithTimeout.func1"),
-	)
-}
diff --git a/processor/remotetapprocessor/generated_package_test.go b/processor/remotetapprocessor/generated_package_test.go
index 673077d15f09..24970a1ee1a0 100644
--- a/processor/remotetapprocessor/generated_package_test.go
+++ b/processor/remotetapprocessor/generated_package_test.go
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ package remotetapprocessor
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+
+	"go.uber.org/goleak"
 )
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
-	// skipping goleak test as per metadata.yml configuration
+	goleak.VerifyTestMain(m, goleak.IgnoreTopFunction("go.opencensus.io/stats/view.(*worker).start"), goleak.IgnoreAnyFunction("github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/groupbytraceprocessor.doWithTimeout.func1"))
 }
diff --git a/processor/remotetapprocessor/metadata.yaml b/processor/remotetapprocessor/metadata.yaml
index 1488c43eca59..0a89395c7494 100644
--- a/processor/remotetapprocessor/metadata.yaml
+++ b/processor/remotetapprocessor/metadata.yaml
@@ -13,4 +13,9 @@ status:
 tests:
   config:
   goleak:
-    skip: true
+    skip: false
+    ignore:
+      # See https://github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-go/issues/1191 for more information.
+      top: go.opencensus.io/stats/view.(*worker).start
+      # TODO: Regarding doWithTimeout ignore: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/32572
+      any: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/groupbytraceprocessor.doWithTimeout.func1