diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/test/helper.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/test/helper.ts
index 78c13a8290c..27e3432d283 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/test/helper.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/test/helper.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {
   ValueRecorder,
   ValueType,
 } from '@opentelemetry/api-metrics';
-import { hexToBase64, InstrumentationLibrary, VERSION } from '@opentelemetry/core';
+import { hexToBase64, InstrumentationLibrary } from '@opentelemetry/core';
 import * as metrics from '@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics-base';
 import { Resource } from '@opentelemetry/resources';
 import { ReadableSpan } from '@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base';
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ export function ensureWebResourceIsCorrect(
   assert.strictEqual(resource.attributes[2].key, 'telemetry.sdk.name');
   assert.strictEqual(resource.attributes[2].value.stringValue, 'opentelemetry');
   assert.strictEqual(resource.attributes[3].key, 'telemetry.sdk.version');
-  assert.strictEqual(resource.attributes[3].value.stringValue, VERSION);
+  // Do not assert a specific version because the metric sdk version may not match the core or exporter version
   assert.strictEqual(resource.attributes[4].key, 'service');
   assert.strictEqual(resource.attributes[4].value.stringValue, 'ui');
   assert.strictEqual(resource.attributes[5].key, 'version');