diff --git a/exporter/otlp-http/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/http/trace_exporter.rb b/exporter/otlp-http/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/http/trace_exporter.rb
index f6f0ecd98e..df2eb35be6 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-http/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/http/trace_exporter.rb
+++ b/exporter/otlp-http/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/http/trace_exporter.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def initialize(endpoint: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPOR
                          client_key_file: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_CLIENT_KEY', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_CLIENT_KEY'),
                          ssl_verify_mode: fetch_ssl_verify_mode,
                          headers: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_HEADERS', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS', default: {}),
-                         compression: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_COMPRESSION', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_COMPRESSION', default: 'gzip'),
+                         compression: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_COMPRESSION', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_COMPRESSION'),
                          timeout: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_TIMEOUT', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUT', default: 10),
                          metrics_reporter: nil)
             raise ArgumentError, "invalid url for OTLP::Exporter #{endpoint}" unless OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.valid_url?(endpoint)
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-http/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/http/trace_exporter_test.rb b/exporter/otlp-http/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/http/trace_exporter_test.rb
index 1e3cf78ef5..9b758e3c46 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-http/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/http/trace_exporter_test.rb
+++ b/exporter/otlp-http/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/http/trace_exporter_test.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@headers)).must_be_empty
       _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@timeout)).must_equal 10.0
       _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@path)).must_equal '/v1/traces'
-      _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@compression)).must_equal 'gzip'
+      _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@compression)).must_be_nil
       http = exp.instance_variable_get(:@http)
       _(http.ca_file).must_be_nil
       _(http.use_ssl?).must_equal false
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
   end
 
   describe '#export' do
-    let(:exporter) { OpenTelemetry::Exporter::OTLP::HTTP::TraceExporter.new }
+    let(:exporter) { OpenTelemetry::Exporter::OTLP::HTTP::TraceExporter.new compression: 'gzip' }
 
     before do
       OpenTelemetry.tracer_provider = OpenTelemetry::SDK::Trace::TracerProvider.new(resource: OpenTelemetry::SDK::Resources::Resource.telemetry_sdk)
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-logs/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/logs/logs_exporter.rb b/exporter/otlp-logs/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/logs/logs_exporter.rb
index 419e7b4d34..10e9171b3c 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-logs/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/logs/logs_exporter.rb
+++ b/exporter/otlp-logs/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/logs/logs_exporter.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def initialize(endpoint: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPOR
                          client_key_file: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_CLIENT_KEY', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_CLIENT_KEY'),
                          ssl_verify_mode: LogsExporter.ssl_verify_mode,
                          headers: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_HEADERS', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS', default: {}),
-                         compression: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_COMPRESSION', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_COMPRESSION', default: 'gzip'),
+                         compression: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_COMPRESSION', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_COMPRESSION'),
                          timeout: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_TIMEOUT', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUT', default: 10))
             raise ArgumentError, "invalid url for OTLP::Logs::LogsExporter #{endpoint}" unless OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.valid_url?(endpoint)
             raise ArgumentError, "unsupported compression key #{compression}" unless compression.nil? || %w[gzip none].include?(compression)
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-logs/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/logs_exporter_test.rb b/exporter/otlp-logs/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/logs_exporter_test.rb
index 450574e826..2fc2336bfc 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-logs/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/logs_exporter_test.rb
+++ b/exporter/otlp-logs/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/logs_exporter_test.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@headers)).must_equal('User-Agent' => DEFAULT_USER_AGENT)
       _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@timeout)).must_equal 10.0
       _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@path)).must_equal '/v1/logs'
-      _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@compression)).must_equal 'gzip'
+      _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@compression)).must_be_nil
       http = exp.instance_variable_get(:@http)
       _(http.ca_file).must_be_nil
       _(http.cert).must_be_nil
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
   end
 
   describe '#export' do
-    let(:exporter) { OpenTelemetry::Exporter::OTLP::Logs::LogsExporter.new }
+    let(:exporter) { OpenTelemetry::Exporter::OTLP::Logs::LogsExporter.new compression: 'gzip' }
     # TODO: replace with a before block to set a global logger provider through OpenTelemetry.logger_provider when the API code is merged
     let(:logger_provider) { OpenTelemetry::SDK::Logs::LoggerProvider.new(resource: OpenTelemetry::SDK::Resources::Resource.telemetry_sdk) }
 
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-metrics/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/metrics/metrics_exporter.rb b/exporter/otlp-metrics/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/metrics/metrics_exporter.rb
index 57afe2a230..915a26c520 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-metrics/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/metrics/metrics_exporter.rb
+++ b/exporter/otlp-metrics/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/metrics/metrics_exporter.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def initialize(endpoint: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPOR
                          client_key_file: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_CLIENT_KEY', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_CLIENT_KEY'),
                          ssl_verify_mode: MetricsExporter.ssl_verify_mode,
                          headers: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_HEADERS', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS', default: {}),
-                         compression: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_COMPRESSION', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_COMPRESSION', default: 'gzip'),
+                         compression: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_COMPRESSION', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_COMPRESSION'),
                          timeout: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_TIMEOUT', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUT', default: 10))
             raise ArgumentError, "invalid url for OTLP::MetricsExporter #{endpoint}" unless OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.valid_url?(endpoint)
             raise ArgumentError, "unsupported compression key #{compression}" unless compression.nil? || %w[gzip none].include?(compression)
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-metrics/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/metrics/metrics_exporter_test.rb b/exporter/otlp-metrics/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/metrics/metrics_exporter_test.rb
index 8819bd36c1..991942c256 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-metrics/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/metrics/metrics_exporter_test.rb
+++ b/exporter/otlp-metrics/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/metrics/metrics_exporter_test.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
       _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@headers)).must_equal('User-Agent' => METRICS_DEFAULT_USER_AGENT)
       _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@timeout)).must_equal 10.0
       _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@path)).must_equal '/v1/metrics'
-      _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@compression)).must_equal 'gzip'
+      _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@compression)).must_be_nil
       http = exp.instance_variable_get(:@http)
       _(http.ca_file).must_be_nil
       _(http.cert).must_be_nil
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
   end
 
   describe '#export' do
-    let(:exporter) { OpenTelemetry::Exporter::OTLP::Metrics::MetricsExporter.new }
+    let(:exporter) { OpenTelemetry::Exporter::OTLP::Metrics::MetricsExporter.new compression: 'gzip' }
     let(:meter_provider) { OpenTelemetry::SDK::Metrics::MeterProvider.new(resource: OpenTelemetry::SDK::Resources::Resource.telemetry_sdk) }
 
     it 'integrates with collector' do
diff --git a/exporter/otlp/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/exporter.rb b/exporter/otlp/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/exporter.rb
index 35754f1e91..af5921d6ba 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/exporter.rb
+++ b/exporter/otlp/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/exporter.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def initialize(endpoint: nil,
                        client_key_file: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_CLIENT_KEY', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_CLIENT_KEY'),
                        ssl_verify_mode: Exporter.ssl_verify_mode,
                        headers: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_HEADERS', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS', default: {}),
-                       compression: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_COMPRESSION', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_COMPRESSION', default: 'gzip'),
+                       compression: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_COMPRESSION', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_COMPRESSION'),
                        timeout: OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.config_opt('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_TIMEOUT', 'OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUT', default: 10),
                        metrics_reporter: nil)
           @uri = prepare_endpoint(endpoint)
diff --git a/exporter/otlp/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/exporter_test.rb b/exporter/otlp/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/exporter_test.rb
index 2303f2e5d7..6c1bd582f5 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/exporter_test.rb
+++ b/exporter/otlp/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/exporter_test.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@headers)).must_equal('User-Agent' => DEFAULT_USER_AGENT)
       _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@timeout)).must_equal 10.0
       _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@path)).must_equal '/v1/traces'
-      _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@compression)).must_equal 'gzip'
+      _(exp.instance_variable_get(:@compression)).must_be_nil
       http = exp.instance_variable_get(:@http)
       _(http.ca_file).must_be_nil
       _(http.cert).must_be_nil
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@
   end
 
   describe '#export' do
-    let(:exporter) { OpenTelemetry::Exporter::OTLP::Exporter.new }
+    let(:exporter) { OpenTelemetry::Exporter::OTLP::Exporter.new compression: 'gzip' }
 
     before do
       OpenTelemetry.tracer_provider = OpenTelemetry::SDK::Trace::TracerProvider.new(resource: OpenTelemetry::SDK::Resources::Resource.telemetry_sdk)