diff --git a/pkg/stanza/adapter/converter.go b/pkg/stanza/adapter/converter.go
index e007ae4b7fda..0025f54a6573 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/adapter/converter.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/adapter/converter.go
@@ -54,13 +54,6 @@ func ConvertEntries(entries []*entry.Entry) plog.Logs {
 	return pLogs
 }
 
-// convert converts one entry.Entry into plog.LogRecord allocating it.
-func convert(ent *entry.Entry) plog.LogRecord {
-	dest := plog.NewLogRecord()
-	convertInto(ent, dest)
-	return dest
-}
-
 // convertInto converts entry.Entry into provided plog.LogRecord.
 func convertInto(ent *entry.Entry, dest plog.LogRecord) {
 	if !ent.Timestamp.IsZero() {
diff --git a/pkg/stanza/adapter/converter_test.go b/pkg/stanza/adapter/converter_test.go
index 2da3c2226a2b..66846e0a3915 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/adapter/converter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/adapter/converter_test.go
@@ -961,3 +961,10 @@ func TestGetResourceIDEmptyAndNilAreEqual(t *testing.T) {
 	emptyID := HashResource(map[string]any{})
 	require.Equal(t, nilID, emptyID)
 }
+
+// convert converts one entry.Entry into plog.LogRecord allocating it.
+func convert(ent *entry.Entry) plog.LogRecord {
+	dest := plog.NewLogRecord()
+	convertInto(ent, dest)
+	return dest
+}