diff --git a/.chloggen/fix-component-tests.yaml b/.chloggen/fix-component-tests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f9543f0561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/fix-component-tests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: bug_fix
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: mdatagen
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: fix generated comp test for extensions and unused imports in templates
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [10477]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: []
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/templates/component_test.go.tmpl b/cmd/mdatagen/templates/component_test.go.tmpl
index 45deb99e545..bfc70c2b751 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/templates/component_test.go.tmpl
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/templates/component_test.go.tmpl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	{{- end }}
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	{{- if not (and .Tests.SkipLifecycle .Tests.SkipShutdown) }}
+	{{- if and (not (and .Tests.SkipLifecycle .Tests.SkipShutdown)) (not isExtension) }}
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	{{- end }}
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/templates/telemetry_test.go.tmpl b/cmd/mdatagen/templates/telemetry_test.go.tmpl
index 244a0c92a0b..0663d3a0790 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/templates/telemetry_test.go.tmpl
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/templates/telemetry_test.go.tmpl
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
-	sdkmetric "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/metricdata"
 	embeddedmetric "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/embedded"
 	noopmetric "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/noop"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"