diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1dbd7f1aca5..edbbca91146 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 - Add the `"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc".WithGRPCConn` option so the exporter can reuse an existing gRPC connection. (#2002)
 - Added a new `schema` module to help parse Schema Files in OTEP 0152 format. (#2267)
-- Added a new `MapCarrier` to the `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/propagation` package to hold propagated coss-cutting concerns as a `map[string]string` held in memory. (#2334)
+- Added a new `MapCarrier` to the `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/propagation` package to hold propagated cross-cutting concerns as a `map[string]string` held in memory. (#2334)
+
+### Removed
+
+- Metric SDK removes the "exact" aggregator for histogram instruments, as it performed a non-standard aggregation for OTLP export (creating repeated Gauge points) and worked its way into a number of confusing examples. (#2348)
 
 ## [1.1.0] - 2021-10-27
 
diff --git a/bridge/opencensus/aggregation.go b/bridge/opencensus/aggregation.go
index 44015d96cd9..10616b993aa 100644
--- a/bridge/opencensus/aggregation.go
+++ b/bridge/opencensus/aggregation.go
@@ -31,127 +31,109 @@ var (
 	errBadPoint         = errors.New("point cannot be converted")
 )
 
-// aggregationWithEndTime is an aggregation that can also provide the timestamp
-// of the last recorded point.
-type aggregationWithEndTime interface {
-	aggregation.Aggregation
-	end() time.Time
-}
+type recordFunc func(agg aggregation.Aggregation, end time.Time) error
 
-// newAggregationFromPoints creates an OpenTelemetry aggregation from
-// OpenCensus points.  Points may not be empty and must be either
+// recordAggregationsFromPoints records one OpenTelemetry aggregation for
+// each OpenCensus point.  Points may not be empty and must be either
 // all (int|float)64 or all *metricdata.Distribution.
-func newAggregationFromPoints(points []metricdata.Point) (aggregationWithEndTime, error) {
+func recordAggregationsFromPoints(points []metricdata.Point, recorder recordFunc) error {
 	if len(points) == 0 {
-		return nil, errEmpty
+		return errEmpty
 	}
 	switch t := points[0].Value.(type) {
 	case int64:
-		return newExactAggregator(points)
+		return recordGaugePoints(points, recorder)
 	case float64:
-		return newExactAggregator(points)
+		return recordGaugePoints(points, recorder)
 	case *metricdata.Distribution:
-		return newDistributionAggregator(points)
+		return recordDistributionPoint(points, recorder)
 	default:
 		// TODO add *metricdata.Summary support
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", errIncompatibleType, t)
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", errIncompatibleType, t)
 	}
 }
 
-var _ aggregation.Aggregation = &ocExactAggregator{}
-var _ aggregation.LastValue = &ocExactAggregator{}
-var _ aggregation.Points = &ocExactAggregator{}
+var _ aggregation.Aggregation = &ocRawAggregator{}
+var _ aggregation.LastValue = &ocRawAggregator{}
 
-// newExactAggregator creates an OpenTelemetry aggreation from OpenCensus points.
+// recordGaugePoints creates an OpenTelemetry aggregation from OpenCensus points.
 // Points may not be empty, and must only contain integers or floats.
-func newExactAggregator(pts []metricdata.Point) (aggregationWithEndTime, error) {
-	points := make([]aggregation.Point, len(pts))
-	for i, pt := range pts {
+func recordGaugePoints(pts []metricdata.Point, recorder recordFunc) error {
+	for _, pt := range pts {
 		switch t := pt.Value.(type) {
 		case int64:
-			points[i] = aggregation.Point{
-				Number: number.NewInt64Number(pt.Value.(int64)),
-				Time:   pt.Time,
+			if err := recorder(&ocRawAggregator{
+				value: number.NewInt64Number(pt.Value.(int64)),
+				time:  pt.Time,
+			}, pt.Time); err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
 		case float64:
-			points[i] = aggregation.Point{
-				Number: number.NewFloat64Number(pt.Value.(float64)),
-				Time:   pt.Time,
+			if err := recorder(&ocRawAggregator{
+				value: number.NewFloat64Number(pt.Value.(float64)),
+				time:  pt.Time,
+			}, pt.Time); err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
 		default:
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", errIncompatibleType, t)
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", errIncompatibleType, t)
 		}
 	}
-	return &ocExactAggregator{
-		points: points,
-	}, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
-type ocExactAggregator struct {
-	points []aggregation.Point
+type ocRawAggregator struct {
+	value number.Number
+	time  time.Time
 }
 
 // Kind returns the kind of aggregation this is.
-func (o *ocExactAggregator) Kind() aggregation.Kind {
-	return aggregation.ExactKind
-}
-
-// Points returns access to the raw data set.
-func (o *ocExactAggregator) Points() ([]aggregation.Point, error) {
-	return o.points, nil
+func (o *ocRawAggregator) Kind() aggregation.Kind {
+	return aggregation.LastValueKind
 }
 
 // LastValue returns the last point.
-func (o *ocExactAggregator) LastValue() (number.Number, time.Time, error) {
-	last := o.points[len(o.points)-1]
-	return last.Number, last.Time, nil
-}
-
-// end returns the timestamp of the last point
-func (o *ocExactAggregator) end() time.Time {
-	_, t, _ := o.LastValue()
-	return t
+func (o *ocRawAggregator) LastValue() (number.Number, time.Time, error) {
+	return o.value, o.time, nil
 }
 
 var _ aggregation.Aggregation = &ocDistAggregator{}
 var _ aggregation.Histogram = &ocDistAggregator{}
 
-// newDistributionAggregator creates an OpenTelemetry aggreation from
+// recordDistributionPoint creates an OpenTelemetry aggregation from
 // OpenCensus points. Points may not be empty, and must only contain
 // Distributions.  The most recent disribution will be used in the aggregation.
-func newDistributionAggregator(pts []metricdata.Point) (aggregationWithEndTime, error) {
+func recordDistributionPoint(pts []metricdata.Point, recorder recordFunc) error {
 	// only use the most recent datapoint for now.
 	pt := pts[len(pts)-1]
 	val, ok := pt.Value.(*metricdata.Distribution)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", errBadPoint, pt.Value)
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", errBadPoint, pt.Value)
 	}
 	bucketCounts := make([]uint64, len(val.Buckets))
 	for i, bucket := range val.Buckets {
 		if bucket.Count < 0 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: bucket count may not be negative", errBadPoint)
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: bucket count may not be negative", errBadPoint)
 		}
 		bucketCounts[i] = uint64(bucket.Count)
 	}
 	if val.Count < 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: count may not be negative", errBadPoint)
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: count may not be negative", errBadPoint)
 	}
-	return &ocDistAggregator{
+	return recorder(&ocDistAggregator{
 		sum:   number.NewFloat64Number(val.Sum),
 		count: uint64(val.Count),
 		buckets: aggregation.Buckets{
 			Boundaries: val.BucketOptions.Bounds,
 			Counts:     bucketCounts,
 		},
-		endTime: pts[len(pts)-1].Time,
-	}, nil
+	}, pts[len(pts)-1].Time)
 }
 
 type ocDistAggregator struct {
 	sum     number.Number
 	count   uint64
 	buckets aggregation.Buckets
-	endTime time.Time
 }
 
 // Kind returns the kind of aggregation this is.
@@ -173,8 +155,3 @@ func (o *ocDistAggregator) Count() (uint64, error) {
 func (o *ocDistAggregator) Histogram() (aggregation.Buckets, error) {
 	return o.buckets, nil
 }
-
-// end returns the time the histogram was measured.
-func (o *ocDistAggregator) end() time.Time {
-	return o.endTime
-}
diff --git a/bridge/opencensus/aggregation_test.go b/bridge/opencensus/aggregation_test.go
index d6cf8e4944c..dbd9d69b827 100644
--- a/bridge/opencensus/aggregation_test.go
+++ b/bridge/opencensus/aggregation_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func TestNewAggregationFromPoints(t *testing.T) {
 					Value: int64(23),
 				},
 			},
-			expectedKind: aggregation.ExactKind,
+			expectedKind: aggregation.LastValueKind,
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "float point",
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestNewAggregationFromPoints(t *testing.T) {
 					Value: float64(23),
 				},
 			},
-			expectedKind: aggregation.ExactKind,
+			expectedKind: aggregation.LastValueKind,
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "distribution point",
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestNewAggregationFromPoints(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedErr: errIncompatibleType,
 		},
 		{
-			desc: "dist is incompatible with exact",
+			desc: "dist is incompatible with raw points",
 			input: []metricdata.Point{
 				{
 					Time:  now,
@@ -178,82 +178,57 @@ func TestNewAggregationFromPoints(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			output, err := newAggregationFromPoints(tc.input)
+			var output []aggregation.Aggregation
+			err := recordAggregationsFromPoints(tc.input, func(agg aggregation.Aggregation, ts time.Time) error {
+				last := tc.input[len(tc.input)-1]
+				if ts != last.Time {
+					t.Errorf("incorrect timestamp %v != %v", ts, last.Time)
+				}
+				output = append(output, agg)
+				return nil
+			})
 			if !errors.Is(err, tc.expectedErr) {
 				t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v) = err(%v), want err(%v)", tc.input, err, tc.expectedErr)
 			}
-			if tc.expectedErr == nil && output.Kind() != tc.expectedKind {
-				t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v) = %v, want %v", tc.input, output.Kind(), tc.expectedKind)
+			for _, out := range output {
+				if tc.expectedErr == nil && out.Kind() != tc.expectedKind {
+					t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v) = %v, want %v", tc.input, out.Kind(), tc.expectedKind)
+				}
 			}
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPointsAggregation(t *testing.T) {
-	now := time.Now()
-	input := []metricdata.Point{
-		{Value: int64(15)},
-		{Value: int64(-23), Time: now},
-	}
-	output, err := newAggregationFromPoints(input)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v) = err(%v), want <nil>", input, err)
-	}
-	if output.Kind() != aggregation.ExactKind {
-		t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v) = %v, want %v", input, output.Kind(), aggregation.ExactKind)
-	}
-	if output.end() != now {
-		t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v).end() = %v, want %v", input, output.end(), now)
-	}
-	pointsAgg, ok := output.(aggregation.Points)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v) = %v does not implement the aggregation.Points interface", input, output)
-	}
-	points, err := pointsAgg.Points()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Unexpected err: %v", err)
-	}
-	if len(points) != len(input) {
-		t.Fatalf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v) resulted in %d points, want %d points", input, len(points), len(input))
-	}
-	for i := range points {
-		inputPoint := input[i]
-		outputPoint := points[i]
-		if inputPoint.Value != outputPoint.AsInt64() {
-			t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v)[%d] = %v, want %v", input, i, outputPoint.AsInt64(), inputPoint.Value)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func TestLastValueAggregation(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Now()
 	input := []metricdata.Point{
-		{Value: int64(15)},
+		{Value: int64(15), Time: now.Add(-time.Minute)},
 		{Value: int64(-23), Time: now},
 	}
-	output, err := newAggregationFromPoints(input)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v) = err(%v), want <nil>", input, err)
-	}
-	if output.Kind() != aggregation.ExactKind {
-		t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v) = %v, want %v", input, output.Kind(), aggregation.ExactKind)
-	}
-	if output.end() != now {
-		t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v).end() = %v, want %v", input, output.end(), now)
-	}
-	lvAgg, ok := output.(aggregation.LastValue)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v) = %v does not implement the aggregation.Points interface", input, output)
-	}
-	num, endTime, err := lvAgg.LastValue()
+	idx := 0
+	err := recordAggregationsFromPoints(input, func(agg aggregation.Aggregation, end time.Time) error {
+		if agg.Kind() != aggregation.LastValueKind {
+			t.Errorf("recordAggregationsFromPoints(%v) = %v, want %v", input, agg.Kind(), aggregation.LastValueKind)
+		}
+		if end != input[idx].Time {
+			t.Errorf("recordAggregationsFromPoints(%v).end() = %v, want %v", input, end, input[idx].Time)
+		}
+		pointsLV, ok := agg.(aggregation.LastValue)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Errorf("recordAggregationsFromPoints(%v) = %v does not implement the aggregation.LastValue interface", input, agg)
+		}
+		lv, ts, _ := pointsLV.LastValue()
+		if lv.AsInt64() != input[idx].Value {
+			t.Errorf("recordAggregationsFromPoints(%v) = %v, want %v", input, lv.AsInt64(), input[idx].Value)
+		}
+		if ts != input[idx].Time {
+			t.Errorf("recordAggregationsFromPoints(%v) = %v, want %v", input, ts, input[idx].Time)
+		}
+		idx++
+		return nil
+	})
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Unexpected err: %v", err)
-	}
-	if endTime != now {
-		t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v).LastValue() = endTime: %v, want %v", input, endTime, now)
-	}
-	if num.AsInt64() != int64(-23) {
-		t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v).LastValue() = number: %v, want %v", input, num.AsInt64(), int64(-23))
+		t.Errorf("recordAggregationsFromPoints(%v) = unexpected error %v", input, err)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -288,33 +263,39 @@ func TestHistogramAggregation(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	output, err := newAggregationFromPoints(input)
+	var output aggregation.Aggregation
+	var end time.Time
+	err := recordAggregationsFromPoints(input, func(argAgg aggregation.Aggregation, argEnd time.Time) error {
+		output = argAgg
+		end = argEnd
+		return nil
+	})
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v) = err(%v), want <nil>", input, err)
+		t.Fatalf("recordAggregationsFromPoints(%v) = err(%v), want <nil>", input, err)
 	}
 	if output.Kind() != aggregation.HistogramKind {
-		t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v) = %v, want %v", input, output.Kind(), aggregation.HistogramKind)
+		t.Errorf("recordAggregationsFromPoints(%v) = %v, want %v", input, output.Kind(), aggregation.HistogramKind)
 	}
-	if output.end() != now {
-		t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v).end() = %v, want %v", input, output.end(), now)
+	if end != now {
+		t.Errorf("recordAggregationsFromPoints(%v).end() = %v, want %v", input, end, now)
 	}
 	distAgg, ok := output.(aggregation.Histogram)
 	if !ok {
-		t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v) = %v does not implement the aggregation.Points interface", input, output)
+		t.Errorf("recordAggregationsFromPoints(%v) = %v does not implement the aggregation.Points interface", input, output)
 	}
 	sum, err := distAgg.Sum()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected err: %v", err)
 	}
 	if sum.AsFloat64() != float64(55) {
-		t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v).Sum() = %v, want %v", input, sum.AsFloat64(), float64(55))
+		t.Errorf("recordAggregationsFromPoints(%v).Sum() = %v, want %v", input, sum.AsFloat64(), float64(55))
 	}
 	count, err := distAgg.Count()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected err: %v", err)
 	}
 	if count != 2 {
-		t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v).Count() = %v, want %v", input, count, 2)
+		t.Errorf("recordAggregationsFromPoints(%v).Count() = %v, want %v", input, count, 2)
 	}
 	hist, err := distAgg.Histogram()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -322,20 +303,20 @@ func TestHistogramAggregation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	inputBucketBoundaries := []float64{20, 30}
 	if len(hist.Boundaries) != len(inputBucketBoundaries) {
-		t.Fatalf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v).Histogram() produced %d boundaries, want %d boundaries", input, len(hist.Boundaries), len(inputBucketBoundaries))
+		t.Fatalf("recordAggregationsFromPoints(%v).Histogram() produced %d boundaries, want %d boundaries", input, len(hist.Boundaries), len(inputBucketBoundaries))
 	}
 	for i, b := range hist.Boundaries {
 		if b != inputBucketBoundaries[i] {
-			t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v).Histogram().Boundaries[%d] = %v, want %v", input, i, b, inputBucketBoundaries[i])
+			t.Errorf("recordAggregationsFromPoints(%v).Histogram().Boundaries[%d] = %v, want %v", input, i, b, inputBucketBoundaries[i])
 		}
 	}
 	inputBucketCounts := []uint64{1, 1}
 	if len(hist.Counts) != len(inputBucketCounts) {
-		t.Fatalf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v).Histogram() produced %d buckets, want %d buckets", input, len(hist.Counts), len(inputBucketCounts))
+		t.Fatalf("recordAggregationsFromPoints(%v).Histogram() produced %d buckets, want %d buckets", input, len(hist.Counts), len(inputBucketCounts))
 	}
 	for i, c := range hist.Counts {
 		if c != inputBucketCounts[i] {
-			t.Errorf("newAggregationFromPoints(%v).Histogram().Counts[%d] = %d, want %d", input, i, c, inputBucketCounts[i])
+			t.Errorf("recordAggregationsFromPoints(%v).Histogram().Counts[%d] = %d, want %d", input, i, c, inputBucketCounts[i])
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/bridge/opencensus/exporter.go b/bridge/opencensus/exporter.go
index d52494367d1..1720c67f21f 100644
--- a/bridge/opencensus/exporter.go
+++ b/bridge/opencensus/exporter.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"go.opencensus.io/metric/metricdata"
 	"go.opencensus.io/metric/metricexport"
@@ -95,18 +96,18 @@ func (d *metricReader) ForEach(_ aggregation.TemporalitySelector, f func(export.
 				otel.Handle(err)
 				continue
 			}
-			agg, err := newAggregationFromPoints(ts.Points)
-			if err != nil {
-				otel.Handle(err)
-				continue
-			}
-			if err := f(export.NewRecord(
-				&descriptor,
-				&ls,
-				agg,
-				ts.StartTime,
-				agg.end(),
-			)); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, aggregation.ErrNoData) {
+			err = recordAggregationsFromPoints(
+				ts.Points,
+				func(agg aggregation.Aggregation, end time.Time) error {
+					return f(export.NewRecord(
+						&descriptor,
+						&ls,
+						agg,
+						ts.StartTime,
+						end,
+					))
+				})
+			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, aggregation.ErrNoData) {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/bridge/opencensus/exporter_test.go b/bridge/opencensus/exporter_test.go
index 934cdac80ea..0910cb5720b 100644
--- a/bridge/opencensus/exporter_test.go
+++ b/bridge/opencensus/exporter_test.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func TestExportMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			expectedHandledError: errIncompatibleType,
+			exportErr: errIncompatibleType,
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "success",
@@ -171,13 +171,9 @@ func TestExportMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 				export.NewRecord(
 					&basicDesc,
 					attribute.EmptySet(),
-					&ocExactAggregator{
-						points: []aggregation.Point{
-							{
-								Number: number.NewInt64Number(123),
-								Time:   now,
-							},
-						},
+					&ocRawAggregator{
+						value: number.NewInt64Number(123),
+						time:  now,
 					},
 					now,
 					now,
@@ -202,13 +198,9 @@ func TestExportMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 				export.NewRecord(
 					&basicDesc,
 					attribute.EmptySet(),
-					&ocExactAggregator{
-						points: []aggregation.Point{
-							{
-								Number: number.NewInt64Number(123),
-								Time:   now,
-							},
-						},
+					&ocRawAggregator{
+						value: number.NewInt64Number(123),
+						time:  now,
 					},
 					now,
 					now,
@@ -236,13 +228,9 @@ func TestExportMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 				export.NewRecord(
 					&basicDesc,
 					attribute.EmptySet(),
-					&ocExactAggregator{
-						points: []aggregation.Point{
-							{
-								Number: number.NewInt64Number(123),
-								Time:   now,
-							},
-						},
+					&ocRawAggregator{
+						value: number.NewInt64Number(123),
+						time:  now,
 					},
 					now,
 					now,
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/internal/metrictransform/metric.go b/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/internal/metrictransform/metric.go
index b535afdcc48..2b342fbc17f 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/internal/metrictransform/metric.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/internal/metrictransform/metric.go
@@ -275,70 +275,11 @@ func Record(temporalitySelector aggregation.TemporalitySelector, r export.Record
 		}
 		return gaugePoint(r, value, time.Time{}, tm)
 
-	case aggregation.ExactKind:
-		e, ok := agg.(aggregation.Points)
-		if !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %T", ErrIncompatibleAgg, agg)
-		}
-		pts, err := e.Points()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		return gaugeArray(r, pts)
-
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %T", ErrUnimplementedAgg, agg)
 	}
 }
 
-func gaugeArray(record export.Record, points []aggregation.Point) (*metricpb.Metric, error) {
-	desc := record.Descriptor()
-	labels := record.Labels()
-	m := &metricpb.Metric{
-		Name:        desc.Name(),
-		Description: desc.Description(),
-		Unit:        string(desc.Unit()),
-	}
-
-	pbAttrs := Iterator(labels.Iter())
-
-	ndp := make([]*metricpb.NumberDataPoint, 0, len(points))
-	switch nk := desc.NumberKind(); nk {
-	case number.Int64Kind:
-		for _, p := range points {
-			ndp = append(ndp, &metricpb.NumberDataPoint{
-				Attributes:        pbAttrs,
-				StartTimeUnixNano: toNanos(record.StartTime()),
-				TimeUnixNano:      toNanos(record.EndTime()),
-				Value: &metricpb.NumberDataPoint_AsInt{
-					AsInt: p.Number.CoerceToInt64(nk),
-				},
-			})
-		}
-	case number.Float64Kind:
-		for _, p := range points {
-			ndp = append(ndp, &metricpb.NumberDataPoint{
-				Attributes:        pbAttrs,
-				StartTimeUnixNano: toNanos(record.StartTime()),
-				TimeUnixNano:      toNanos(record.EndTime()),
-				Value: &metricpb.NumberDataPoint_AsDouble{
-					AsDouble: p.Number.CoerceToFloat64(nk),
-				},
-			})
-		}
-	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrUnknownValueType, nk)
-	}
-
-	m.Data = &metricpb.Metric_Gauge{
-		Gauge: &metricpb.Gauge{
-			DataPoints: ndp,
-		},
-	}
-	return m, nil
-}
-
 func gaugePoint(record export.Record, num number.Number, start, end time.Time) (*metricpb.Metric, error) {
 	desc := record.Descriptor()
 	labels := record.Labels()
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/internal/metrictransform/metric_test.go b/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/internal/metrictransform/metric_test.go
index e331666f5a8..120e85852c3 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/internal/metrictransform/metric_test.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/internal/metrictransform/metric_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/sdkapi"
 	export "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/export/metric"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/export/metric/aggregation"
-	arrAgg "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/exact"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/lastvalue"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/minmaxsumcount"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/sum"
@@ -288,75 +287,6 @@ func TestLastValueIntDataPoints(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestExactIntDataPoints(t *testing.T) {
-	desc := metrictest.NewDescriptor("", sdkapi.HistogramInstrumentKind, number.Int64Kind)
-	labels := attribute.NewSet(attribute.String("one", "1"))
-	arrs := arrAgg.New(2)
-	e, ckpt := &arrs[0], &arrs[1]
-
-	assert.NoError(t, e.Update(context.Background(), number.Number(100), &desc))
-	require.NoError(t, e.SynchronizedMove(ckpt, &desc))
-	record := export.NewRecord(&desc, &labels, ckpt.Aggregation(), intervalStart, intervalEnd)
-	pts, err := ckpt.Points()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	if m, err := gaugeArray(record, pts); assert.NoError(t, err) {
-		assert.Equal(t, []*metricpb.NumberDataPoint{{
-			StartTimeUnixNano: toNanos(intervalStart),
-			TimeUnixNano:      toNanos(intervalEnd),
-			Attributes: []*commonpb.KeyValue{
-				{
-					Key:   "one",
-					Value: &commonpb.AnyValue{Value: &commonpb.AnyValue_StringValue{StringValue: "1"}},
-				},
-			},
-			Value: &metricpb.NumberDataPoint_AsInt{
-				AsInt: 100,
-			},
-		}}, m.GetGauge().DataPoints)
-		assert.Nil(t, m.GetSum())
-		assert.Nil(t, m.GetHistogram())
-		assert.Nil(t, m.GetSummary())
-		assert.Nil(t, m.GetIntGauge())     // nolint
-		assert.Nil(t, m.GetIntSum())       // nolint
-		assert.Nil(t, m.GetIntHistogram()) // nolint
-	}
-}
-
-func TestExactFloatDataPoints(t *testing.T) {
-	desc := metrictest.NewDescriptor("", sdkapi.HistogramInstrumentKind, number.Float64Kind)
-	labels := attribute.NewSet(attribute.String("one", "1"))
-	arrs := arrAgg.New(2)
-	e, ckpt := &arrs[0], &arrs[1]
-	assert.NoError(t, e.Update(context.Background(), number.NewFloat64Number(100), &desc))
-	require.NoError(t, e.SynchronizedMove(ckpt, &desc))
-	record := export.NewRecord(&desc, &labels, ckpt.Aggregation(), intervalStart, intervalEnd)
-	pts, err := ckpt.Points()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	if m, err := gaugeArray(record, pts); assert.NoError(t, err) {
-		assert.Equal(t, []*metricpb.NumberDataPoint{{
-			Value: &metricpb.NumberDataPoint_AsDouble{
-				AsDouble: 100,
-			},
-			StartTimeUnixNano: toNanos(intervalStart),
-			TimeUnixNano:      toNanos(intervalEnd),
-			Attributes: []*commonpb.KeyValue{
-				{
-					Key:   "one",
-					Value: &commonpb.AnyValue{Value: &commonpb.AnyValue_StringValue{StringValue: "1"}},
-				},
-			},
-		}}, m.GetGauge().DataPoints)
-		assert.Nil(t, m.GetSum())
-		assert.Nil(t, m.GetHistogram())
-		assert.Nil(t, m.GetSummary())
-		assert.Nil(t, m.GetIntGauge())     // nolint
-		assert.Nil(t, m.GetIntSum())       // nolint
-		assert.Nil(t, m.GetIntHistogram()) // nolint
-	}
-}
-
 func TestSumErrUnknownValueType(t *testing.T) {
 	desc := metrictest.NewDescriptor("", sdkapi.HistogramInstrumentKind, number.Kind(-1))
 	labels := attribute.NewSet()
@@ -469,12 +399,6 @@ func TestRecordAggregatorIncompatibleErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Error(t, err)
 	require.Nil(t, mpb)
 	require.True(t, errors.Is(err, ErrIncompatibleAgg))
-
-	mpb, err = makeMpb(aggregation.ExactKind, &lastvalue.New(1)[0])
-
-	require.Error(t, err)
-	require.Nil(t, mpb)
-	require.True(t, errors.Is(err, ErrIncompatibleAgg))
 }
 
 func TestRecordAggregatorUnexpectedErrors(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc/example_test.go b/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc/example_test.go
index ec9b4fd68c5..f37c39095f7 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc/example_test.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc/example_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func Example_insecure() {
 
 	pusher := controller.New(
 		processor.NewFactory(
-			simple.NewWithExactDistribution(),
+			simple.NewWithHistogramDistribution(),
 			exp,
 		),
 		controller.WithExporter(exp),
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func Example_withTLS() {
 
 	pusher := controller.New(
 		processor.NewFactory(
-			simple.NewWithExactDistribution(),
+			simple.NewWithHistogramDistribution(),
 			exp,
 		),
 		controller.WithExporter(exp),
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func Example_withDifferentSignalCollectors() {
 
 	pusher := controller.New(
 		processor.NewFactory(
-			simple.NewWithExactDistribution(),
+			simple.NewWithHistogramDistribution(),
 			exp,
 		),
 		controller.WithExporter(exp),
diff --git a/exporters/prometheus/prometheus.go b/exporters/prometheus/prometheus.go
index 9fc276caafc..369c0ce1fe1 100644
--- a/exporters/prometheus/prometheus.go
+++ b/exporters/prometheus/prometheus.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ type Exporter struct {
 }
 
 // ErrUnsupportedAggregator is returned for unrepresentable aggregator
-// types (e.g., exact).
+// types.
 var ErrUnsupportedAggregator = fmt.Errorf("unsupported aggregator type")
 
 var _ http.Handler = &Exporter{}
diff --git a/sdk/export/metric/aggregation/aggregation.go b/sdk/export/metric/aggregation/aggregation.go
index 80060a99e84..51d3bd31c45 100644
--- a/sdk/export/metric/aggregation/aggregation.go
+++ b/sdk/export/metric/aggregation/aggregation.go
@@ -64,22 +64,6 @@ type (
 		LastValue() (number.Number, time.Time, error)
 	}
 
-	// Points returns the raw values that were aggregated.
-	Points interface {
-		Aggregation
-
-		// Points returns points in the order they were
-		// recorded.  Points are approximately ordered by
-		// timestamp, but this is not guaranteed.
-		Points() ([]Point, error)
-	}
-
-	// Point is a raw data point, consisting of a number and value.
-	Point struct {
-		number.Number
-		time.Time
-	}
-
 	// Buckets represents histogram buckets boundaries and counts.
 	//
 	// For a Histogram with N defined boundaries, e.g, [x, y, z].
@@ -134,7 +118,6 @@ const (
 	MinMaxSumCountKind Kind = "MinMaxSumCount"
 	HistogramKind      Kind = "Histogram"
 	LastValueKind      Kind = "Lastvalue"
-	ExactKind          Kind = "Exact"
 )
 
 // Sentinel errors for Aggregation interface.
diff --git a/sdk/metric/aggregator/exact/exact.go b/sdk/metric/aggregator/exact/exact.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 336cd878fd0..00000000000
--- a/sdk/metric/aggregator/exact/exact.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-package exact // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/exact"
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/number"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/sdkapi"
-	export "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/export/metric"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/export/metric/aggregation"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator"
-)
-
-type (
-	// Aggregator aggregates events that form a distribution, keeping
-	// an array with the exact set of values.
-	Aggregator struct {
-		lock    sync.Mutex
-		samples []aggregation.Point
-	}
-)
-
-var _ export.Aggregator = &Aggregator{}
-var _ aggregation.Points = &Aggregator{}
-var _ aggregation.Count = &Aggregator{}
-
-// New returns cnt many new exact aggregators, which aggregate recorded
-// measurements by storing them in an array.  This type uses a mutex
-// for Update() and SynchronizedMove() concurrency.
-func New(cnt int) []Aggregator {
-	return make([]Aggregator, cnt)
-}
-
-// Aggregation returns an interface for reading the state of this aggregator.
-func (c *Aggregator) Aggregation() aggregation.Aggregation {
-	return c
-}
-
-// Kind returns aggregation.ExactKind.
-func (c *Aggregator) Kind() aggregation.Kind {
-	return aggregation.ExactKind
-}
-
-// Count returns the number of values in the checkpoint.
-func (c *Aggregator) Count() (uint64, error) {
-	return uint64(len(c.samples)), nil
-}
-
-// Points returns access to the raw data set.
-func (c *Aggregator) Points() ([]aggregation.Point, error) {
-	return c.samples, nil
-}
-
-// SynchronizedMove saves the current state to oa and resets the current state to
-// the empty set, taking a lock to prevent concurrent Update() calls.
-func (c *Aggregator) SynchronizedMove(oa export.Aggregator, desc *sdkapi.Descriptor) error {
-	o, _ := oa.(*Aggregator)
-
-	if oa != nil && o == nil {
-		return aggregator.NewInconsistentAggregatorError(c, oa)
-	}
-
-	c.lock.Lock()
-	defer c.lock.Unlock()
-
-	if o != nil {
-		o.samples = c.samples
-	}
-	c.samples = nil
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Update adds the recorded measurement to the current data set.
-// Update takes a lock to prevent concurrent Update() and SynchronizedMove()
-// calls.
-func (c *Aggregator) Update(_ context.Context, number number.Number, desc *sdkapi.Descriptor) error {
-	now := time.Now()
-	c.lock.Lock()
-	defer c.lock.Unlock()
-	c.samples = append(c.samples, aggregation.Point{
-		Number: number,
-		Time:   now,
-	})
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Merge combines two data sets into one.
-func (c *Aggregator) Merge(oa export.Aggregator, desc *sdkapi.Descriptor) error {
-	o, _ := oa.(*Aggregator)
-	if o == nil {
-		return aggregator.NewInconsistentAggregatorError(c, oa)
-	}
-
-	c.samples = combine(c.samples, o.samples)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func combine(a, b []aggregation.Point) []aggregation.Point {
-	result := make([]aggregation.Point, 0, len(a)+len(b))
-
-	for len(a) != 0 && len(b) != 0 {
-		if a[0].Time.Before(b[0].Time) {
-			result = append(result, a[0])
-			a = a[1:]
-		} else {
-			result = append(result, b[0])
-			b = b[1:]
-		}
-	}
-	result = append(result, a...)
-	result = append(result, b...)
-	return result
-}
diff --git a/sdk/metric/aggregator/exact/exact_test.go b/sdk/metric/aggregator/exact/exact_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ef1fdf9379..00000000000
--- a/sdk/metric/aggregator/exact/exact_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,377 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-package exact
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"math"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/number"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/sdkapi"
-	export "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/export/metric"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/export/metric/aggregation"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/aggregatortest"
-)
-
-type updateTest struct {
-	count int
-}
-
-func requireNotAfter(t *testing.T, t1, t2 time.Time) {
-	require.False(t, t1.After(t2), "expected %v ≤ %v", t1, t2)
-}
-
-func checkZero(t *testing.T, agg *Aggregator, desc *sdkapi.Descriptor) {
-	count, err := agg.Count()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, uint64(0), count)
-
-	pts, err := agg.Points()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, 0, len(pts))
-}
-
-func new2() (_, _ *Aggregator) {
-	alloc := New(2)
-	return &alloc[0], &alloc[1]
-}
-
-func new4() (_, _, _, _ *Aggregator) {
-	alloc := New(4)
-	return &alloc[0], &alloc[1], &alloc[2], &alloc[3]
-}
-
-func sumOf(samples []aggregation.Point, k number.Kind) number.Number {
-	var n number.Number
-	for _, s := range samples {
-		n.AddNumber(k, s.Number)
-	}
-	return n
-}
-
-func (ut *updateTest) run(t *testing.T, profile aggregatortest.Profile) {
-	descriptor := aggregatortest.NewAggregatorTest(sdkapi.HistogramInstrumentKind, profile.NumberKind)
-	agg, ckpt := new2()
-
-	all := aggregatortest.NewNumbers(profile.NumberKind)
-
-	for i := 0; i < ut.count; i++ {
-		x := profile.Random(+1)
-		all.Append(x)
-		advance()
-		aggregatortest.CheckedUpdate(t, agg, x, descriptor)
-
-		y := profile.Random(-1)
-		all.Append(y)
-		advance()
-		aggregatortest.CheckedUpdate(t, agg, y, descriptor)
-	}
-
-	err := agg.SynchronizedMove(ckpt, descriptor)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	checkZero(t, agg, descriptor)
-
-	all.Sort()
-
-	pts, err := ckpt.Points()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
-	sum := sumOf(pts, profile.NumberKind)
-	allSum := all.Sum()
-	require.InEpsilon(t,
-		allSum.CoerceToFloat64(profile.NumberKind),
-		sum.CoerceToFloat64(profile.NumberKind),
-		0.0000001,
-		"Same sum")
-	count, err := ckpt.Count()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, all.Count(), count, "Same count")
-}
-
-func TestExactUpdate(t *testing.T) {
-	// Test with an odd an even number of measurements
-	for count := 999; count <= 1000; count++ {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprint("Odd=", count%2 == 1), func(t *testing.T) {
-			ut := updateTest{
-				count: count,
-			}
-
-			// Test integer and floating point
-			aggregatortest.RunProfiles(t, ut.run)
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-type mergeTest struct {
-	count    int
-	absolute bool
-}
-
-func advance() {
-	time.Sleep(time.Nanosecond)
-}
-
-func (mt *mergeTest) run(t *testing.T, profile aggregatortest.Profile) {
-	descriptor := aggregatortest.NewAggregatorTest(sdkapi.HistogramInstrumentKind, profile.NumberKind)
-	agg1, agg2, ckpt1, ckpt2 := new4()
-
-	all := aggregatortest.NewNumbers(profile.NumberKind)
-
-	for i := 0; i < mt.count; i++ {
-		x1 := profile.Random(+1)
-		all.Append(x1)
-		advance()
-		aggregatortest.CheckedUpdate(t, agg1, x1, descriptor)
-
-		x2 := profile.Random(+1)
-		all.Append(x2)
-		advance()
-		aggregatortest.CheckedUpdate(t, agg2, x2, descriptor)
-
-		if !mt.absolute {
-			y1 := profile.Random(-1)
-			all.Append(y1)
-			advance()
-			aggregatortest.CheckedUpdate(t, agg1, y1, descriptor)
-
-			y2 := profile.Random(-1)
-			all.Append(y2)
-			advance()
-			aggregatortest.CheckedUpdate(t, agg2, y2, descriptor)
-		}
-	}
-
-	require.NoError(t, agg1.SynchronizedMove(ckpt1, descriptor))
-	require.NoError(t, agg2.SynchronizedMove(ckpt2, descriptor))
-
-	checkZero(t, agg1, descriptor)
-	checkZero(t, agg2, descriptor)
-
-	aggregatortest.CheckedMerge(t, ckpt1, ckpt2, descriptor)
-
-	pts, err := ckpt1.Points()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
-
-	received := aggregatortest.NewNumbers(profile.NumberKind)
-	for i, s := range pts {
-		received.Append(s.Number)
-
-		if i > 0 {
-			requireNotAfter(t, pts[i-1].Time, pts[i].Time)
-		}
-	}
-
-	allSum := all.Sum()
-	sum := sumOf(pts, profile.NumberKind)
-	require.InEpsilon(t,
-		allSum.CoerceToFloat64(profile.NumberKind),
-		sum.CoerceToFloat64(profile.NumberKind),
-		0.0000001,
-		"Same sum - absolute")
-	count, err := ckpt1.Count()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, all.Count(), count, "Same count - absolute")
-	require.Equal(t, all, received, "Same ordered contents")
-}
-
-func TestExactMerge(t *testing.T) {
-	// Test with an odd an even number of measurements
-	for count := 999; count <= 1000; count++ {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprint("Odd=", count%2 == 1), func(t *testing.T) {
-			// Test absolute and non-absolute
-			for _, absolute := range []bool{false, true} {
-				t.Run(fmt.Sprint("Absolute=", absolute), func(t *testing.T) {
-					mt := mergeTest{
-						count:    count,
-						absolute: absolute,
-					}
-
-					// Test integer and floating point
-					aggregatortest.RunProfiles(t, mt.run)
-				})
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestExactErrors(t *testing.T) {
-	aggregatortest.RunProfiles(t, func(t *testing.T, profile aggregatortest.Profile) {
-		agg, ckpt := new2()
-
-		descriptor := aggregatortest.NewAggregatorTest(sdkapi.HistogramInstrumentKind, profile.NumberKind)
-
-		advance()
-		aggregatortest.CheckedUpdate(t, agg, number.Number(0), descriptor)
-
-		if profile.NumberKind == number.Float64Kind {
-			advance()
-			aggregatortest.CheckedUpdate(t, agg, number.NewFloat64Number(math.NaN()), descriptor)
-		}
-		require.NoError(t, agg.SynchronizedMove(ckpt, descriptor))
-
-		count, err := ckpt.Count()
-		require.Equal(t, uint64(1), count, "NaN value was not counted")
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-	})
-}
-
-func TestExactFloat64(t *testing.T) {
-	descriptor := aggregatortest.NewAggregatorTest(sdkapi.HistogramInstrumentKind, number.Float64Kind)
-
-	fpsf := func(sign int) []float64 {
-		// Check behavior of a bunch of odd floating
-		// points except for NaN, which is invalid.
-		return []float64{
-			0,
-			1 / math.Inf(sign),
-			1,
-			2,
-			1e100,
-			math.MaxFloat64,
-			math.SmallestNonzeroFloat64,
-			math.MaxFloat32,
-			math.SmallestNonzeroFloat32,
-			math.E,
-			math.Pi,
-			math.Phi,
-			math.Sqrt2,
-			math.SqrtE,
-			math.SqrtPi,
-			math.SqrtPhi,
-			math.Ln2,
-			math.Log2E,
-			math.Ln10,
-			math.Log10E,
-		}
-	}
-
-	all := aggregatortest.NewNumbers(number.Float64Kind)
-
-	agg, ckpt := new2()
-
-	startTime := time.Now()
-
-	for _, f := range fpsf(1) {
-		all.Append(number.NewFloat64Number(f))
-		advance()
-		aggregatortest.CheckedUpdate(t, agg, number.NewFloat64Number(f), descriptor)
-	}
-
-	for _, f := range fpsf(-1) {
-		all.Append(number.NewFloat64Number(f))
-		advance()
-		aggregatortest.CheckedUpdate(t, agg, number.NewFloat64Number(f), descriptor)
-	}
-
-	endTime := time.Now()
-
-	require.NoError(t, agg.SynchronizedMove(ckpt, descriptor))
-
-	pts, err := ckpt.Points()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
-
-	allSum := all.Sum()
-	sum := sumOf(pts, number.Float64Kind)
-	require.InEpsilon(t, allSum.AsFloat64(), sum.AsFloat64(), 0.0000001, "Same sum")
-
-	count, err := ckpt.Count()
-	require.Equal(t, all.Count(), count, "Same count")
-	require.Nil(t, err)
-
-	po, err := ckpt.Points()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, all.Len(), len(po), "Points() must have same length of updates")
-	for i := 0; i < len(po); i++ {
-		require.Equal(t, all.Points()[i], po[i].Number, "Wrong point at position %d", i)
-		if i > 0 {
-			requireNotAfter(t, po[i-1].Time, po[i].Time)
-		}
-	}
-	requireNotAfter(t, startTime, po[0].Time)
-	requireNotAfter(t, po[len(po)-1].Time, endTime)
-}
-
-func TestSynchronizedMoveReset(t *testing.T) {
-	aggregatortest.SynchronizedMoveResetTest(
-		t,
-		sdkapi.HistogramInstrumentKind,
-		func(desc *sdkapi.Descriptor) export.Aggregator {
-			return &New(1)[0]
-		},
-	)
-}
-
-func TestMergeBehavior(t *testing.T) {
-	aggregatortest.RunProfiles(t, func(t *testing.T, profile aggregatortest.Profile) {
-		for _, forward := range []bool{false, true} {
-			t.Run(fmt.Sprint("Forward=", forward), func(t *testing.T) {
-				descriptor := aggregatortest.NewAggregatorTest(sdkapi.HistogramInstrumentKind, profile.NumberKind)
-				agg1, agg2, ckpt, _ := new4()
-
-				all := aggregatortest.NewNumbers(profile.NumberKind)
-
-				for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
-					x1 := profile.Random(+1)
-					all.Append(x1)
-					advance()
-					aggregatortest.CheckedUpdate(t, agg1, x1, descriptor)
-				}
-
-				for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
-					x2 := profile.Random(+1)
-					all.Append(x2)
-					advance()
-					aggregatortest.CheckedUpdate(t, agg2, x2, descriptor)
-				}
-
-				if forward {
-					aggregatortest.CheckedMerge(t, ckpt, agg1, descriptor)
-					aggregatortest.CheckedMerge(t, ckpt, agg2, descriptor)
-				} else {
-					aggregatortest.CheckedMerge(t, ckpt, agg2, descriptor)
-					aggregatortest.CheckedMerge(t, ckpt, agg1, descriptor)
-				}
-
-				pts, err := ckpt.Points()
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-
-				received := aggregatortest.NewNumbers(profile.NumberKind)
-				for i, s := range pts {
-					received.Append(s.Number)
-
-					if i > 0 {
-						requireNotAfter(t, pts[i-1].Time, pts[i].Time)
-					}
-				}
-
-				allSum := all.Sum()
-				sum := sumOf(pts, profile.NumberKind)
-				require.InEpsilon(t,
-					allSum.CoerceToFloat64(profile.NumberKind),
-					sum.CoerceToFloat64(profile.NumberKind),
-					0.0000001,
-					"Same sum - absolute")
-				count, err := ckpt.Count()
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				require.Equal(t, all.Count(), count, "Same count - absolute")
-				require.Equal(t, all, received, "Same ordered contents")
-			})
-		}
-	})
-}
diff --git a/sdk/metric/correct_test.go b/sdk/metric/correct_test.go
index 773a99de0a5..e41a3f9924d 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/correct_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/correct_test.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestInputRangeHistogram(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	meter, sdk, _, processor := newSDK(t)
 
-	histogram := Must(meter).NewFloat64Histogram("name.exact")
+	histogram := Must(meter).NewFloat64Histogram("name.histogram")
 
 	histogram.Record(ctx, math.NaN())
 	require.Equal(t, aggregation.ErrNaNInput, testHandler.Flush())
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func TestInputRangeHistogram(t *testing.T) {
 	checkpointed = sdk.Collect(ctx)
 
 	require.Equal(t, map[string]float64{
-		"name.exact//": 3,
+		"name.histogram//": 3,
 	}, processor.Values())
 	require.Equal(t, 1, checkpointed)
 	require.Nil(t, testHandler.Flush())
@@ -450,8 +450,8 @@ func TestRecordBatch(t *testing.T) {
 
 	counter1 := Must(meter).NewInt64Counter("int64.sum")
 	counter2 := Must(meter).NewFloat64Counter("float64.sum")
-	histogram1 := Must(meter).NewInt64Histogram("int64.exact")
-	histogram2 := Must(meter).NewFloat64Histogram("float64.exact")
+	histogram1 := Must(meter).NewInt64Histogram("int64.histogram")
+	histogram2 := Must(meter).NewFloat64Histogram("float64.histogram")
 
 	sdk.RecordBatch(
 		ctx,
@@ -468,10 +468,10 @@ func TestRecordBatch(t *testing.T) {
 	sdk.Collect(ctx)
 
 	require.EqualValues(t, map[string]float64{
-		"int64.sum/A=B,C=D/":     1,
-		"float64.sum/A=B,C=D/":   2,
-		"int64.exact/A=B,C=D/":   3,
-		"float64.exact/A=B,C=D/": 4,
+		"int64.sum/A=B,C=D/":         1,
+		"float64.sum/A=B,C=D/":       2,
+		"int64.histogram/A=B,C=D/":   3,
+		"float64.histogram/A=B,C=D/": 4,
 	}, processor.Values())
 }
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/processor/basic/basic_test.go b/sdk/metric/processor/basic/basic_test.go
index d4d90e95050..c972a963fb6 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/processor/basic/basic_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/processor/basic/basic_test.go
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ func TestProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 								{kind: aggregation.MinMaxSumCountKind},
 								{kind: aggregation.HistogramKind},
 								{kind: aggregation.LastValueKind},
-								{kind: aggregation.ExactKind},
 							} {
 								t.Run(ac.kind.String(), func(t *testing.T) {
 									testProcessor(
diff --git a/sdk/metric/processor/processortest/test.go b/sdk/metric/processor/processortest/test.go
index bb6f18f7e67..6f7e56ef8b8 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/processor/processortest/test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/processor/processortest/test.go
@@ -22,12 +22,10 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/number"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/sdkapi"
 	export "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/export/metric"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/export/metric/aggregation"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/instrumentation"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/exact"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/histogram"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/lastvalue"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/minmaxsumcount"
@@ -208,11 +206,6 @@ func (testAggregatorSelector) AggregatorFor(desc *sdkapi.Descriptor, aggPtrs ...
 		for i := range aggPtrs {
 			*aggPtrs[i] = &aggs[i]
 		}
-	case strings.HasSuffix(desc.Name(), ".exact"):
-		aggs := exact.New(len(aggPtrs))
-		for i := range aggPtrs {
-			*aggPtrs[i] = &aggs[i]
-		}
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Sprint("Invalid instrument name for test AggregatorSelector: ", desc.Name()))
 	}
@@ -292,13 +285,6 @@ func (o *Output) Map() map[string]float64 {
 			} else if l, ok := entry.aggregator.(aggregation.LastValue); ok {
 				last, _, _ := l.LastValue()
 				value = last.CoerceToFloat64(key.desc.NumberKind())
-			} else if l, ok := entry.aggregator.(aggregation.Points); ok {
-				pts, _ := l.Points()
-				var sum number.Number
-				for _, s := range pts {
-					sum.AddNumber(key.desc.NumberKind(), s.Number)
-				}
-				value = sum.CoerceToFloat64(key.desc.NumberKind())
 			} else {
 				panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unhandled aggregator type: %T", entry.aggregator))
 			}
diff --git a/sdk/metric/processor/reducer/doc.go b/sdk/metric/processor/reducer/doc.go
index cebdf0355e4..700a9c97844 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/processor/reducer/doc.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/processor/reducer/doc.go
@@ -41,20 +41,20 @@ func (someFilter) LabelFilterFor(_ *sdkapi.Descriptor) attribute.Filter {
 }
 
 func setupMetrics(exporter export.Exporter) (stop func()) {
-        basicProcessor := basic.New(
-                simple.NewWithExactDistribution(),
+        basicProcessorFactory := basic.NewFactory(
+                simple.NewWithHistogramDistribution(),
                 exporter,
         )
 
-        reducerProcessor := reducer.New(someFilter{...}, basicProcessor)
+        reducerProcessor := reducer.NewFactory(someFilter{...}, basicProcessorFactory)
 
-        pusher := push.New(
+        controller := controller.New(
                 reducerProcessor,
                 exporter,
-                pushOpts...,
+                opts...,
         )
-        pusher.Start()
-        global.SetMeterProvider(pusher.Provider())
-        return pusher.Stop
+        controller.Start()
+        global.SetMeterProvider(controller.Provider())
+        return controller.Stop
 */
 package reducer // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/processor/reducer"
diff --git a/sdk/metric/selector/simple/simple.go b/sdk/metric/selector/simple/simple.go
index 0f06827f05f..03cd9d7312b 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/selector/simple/simple.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/selector/simple/simple.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package simple // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/selector/simple"
 import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/sdkapi"
 	export "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/export/metric"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/exact"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/histogram"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/lastvalue"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/minmaxsumcount"
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 
 type (
 	selectorInexpensive struct{}
-	selectorExact       struct{}
 	selectorHistogram   struct {
 		options []histogram.Option
 	}
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ type (
 
 var (
 	_ export.AggregatorSelector = selectorInexpensive{}
-	_ export.AggregatorSelector = selectorExact{}
 	_ export.AggregatorSelector = selectorHistogram{}
 )
 
@@ -47,15 +44,6 @@ func NewWithInexpensiveDistribution() export.AggregatorSelector {
 	return selectorInexpensive{}
 }
 
-// NewWithExactDistribution returns a simple aggregator selector that
-// uses exact aggregators for `Histogram` instruments.  This
-// selector uses more memory than the others in this package because
-// exact aggregators maintain the most information about the
-// distribution among these choices.
-func NewWithExactDistribution() export.AggregatorSelector {
-	return selectorExact{}
-}
-
 // NewWithHistogramDistribution returns a simple aggregator selector
 // that uses histogram aggregators for `Histogram` instruments.
 // This selector is a good default choice for most metric exporters.
@@ -91,20 +79,6 @@ func (selectorInexpensive) AggregatorFor(descriptor *sdkapi.Descriptor, aggPtrs
 	}
 }
 
-func (selectorExact) AggregatorFor(descriptor *sdkapi.Descriptor, aggPtrs ...*export.Aggregator) {
-	switch descriptor.InstrumentKind() {
-	case sdkapi.GaugeObserverInstrumentKind:
-		lastValueAggs(aggPtrs)
-	case sdkapi.HistogramInstrumentKind:
-		aggs := exact.New(len(aggPtrs))
-		for i := range aggPtrs {
-			*aggPtrs[i] = &aggs[i]
-		}
-	default:
-		sumAggs(aggPtrs)
-	}
-}
-
 func (s selectorHistogram) AggregatorFor(descriptor *sdkapi.Descriptor, aggPtrs ...*export.Aggregator) {
 	switch descriptor.InstrumentKind() {
 	case sdkapi.GaugeObserverInstrumentKind:
diff --git a/sdk/metric/selector/simple/simple_test.go b/sdk/metric/selector/simple/simple_test.go
index 12e629d0403..4f3746bb007 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/selector/simple/simple_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/selector/simple/simple_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/number"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/sdkapi"
 	export "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/export/metric"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/exact"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/histogram"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/lastvalue"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregator/minmaxsumcount"
@@ -60,12 +59,6 @@ func TestInexpensiveDistribution(t *testing.T) {
 	testFixedSelectors(t, inex)
 }
 
-func TestExactDistribution(t *testing.T) {
-	ex := simple.NewWithExactDistribution()
-	require.IsType(t, (*exact.Aggregator)(nil), oneAgg(ex, &testHistogramDesc))
-	testFixedSelectors(t, ex)
-}
-
 func TestHistogramDistribution(t *testing.T) {
 	hist := simple.NewWithHistogramDistribution()
 	require.IsType(t, (*histogram.Aggregator)(nil), oneAgg(hist, &testHistogramDesc))