diff --git a/api/global/global.go b/api/global/metric.go
similarity index 54%
rename from api/global/global.go
rename to api/global/metric.go
index c58976e27..4de85180f 100644
--- a/api/global/global.go
+++ b/api/global/metric.go
@@ -17,34 +17,8 @@ package global
 import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/global/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/metric"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/propagation"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/trace"
 )
 
-// Tracer creates a named tracer that implements Tracer interface.
-// If the name is an empty string then provider uses default name.
-//
-// This is short for TraceProvider().Tracer(name)
-func Tracer(name string) trace.Tracer {
-	return TraceProvider().Tracer(name)
-}
-
-// TraceProvider returns the registered global trace provider.
-// If none is registered then an instance of trace.NoopProvider is returned.
-//
-// Use the trace provider to create a named tracer. E.g.
-//     tracer := global.TraceProvider().Tracer("example.com/foo")
-// or
-//     tracer := global.Tracer("example.com/foo")
-func TraceProvider() trace.Provider {
-	return internal.TraceProvider()
-}
-
-// SetTraceProvider registers `tp` as the global trace provider.
-func SetTraceProvider(tp trace.Provider) {
-	internal.SetTraceProvider(tp)
-}
-
 // Meter gets a named Meter interface.  If the name is an
 // empty string, the provider uses a default name.
 //
@@ -69,15 +43,3 @@ func MeterProvider() metric.Provider {
 func SetMeterProvider(mp metric.Provider) {
 	internal.SetMeterProvider(mp)
 }
-
-// Propagators returns the registered global propagators instance.  If
-// none is registered then an instance of propagators.NoopPropagators
-// is returned.
-func Propagators() propagation.Propagators {
-	return internal.Propagators()
-}
-
-// SetPropagators registers `p` as the global propagators instance.
-func SetPropagators(p propagation.Propagators) {
-	internal.SetPropagators(p)
-}
diff --git a/api/global/metric_test.go b/api/global/metric_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5b77befa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/global/metric_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// 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 global_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/global"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/metric"
+)
+
+type testMeterProvider struct{}
+
+var _ metric.Provider = &testMeterProvider{}
+
+func (*testMeterProvider) Meter(_ string) metric.Meter {
+	return metric.Meter{}
+}
+
+func TestMultipleGlobalMeterProvider(t *testing.T) {
+	p1 := testMeterProvider{}
+	p2 := metric.NoopProvider{}
+	global.SetMeterProvider(&p1)
+	global.SetMeterProvider(&p2)
+
+	got := global.MeterProvider()
+	want := &p2
+	if got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("Provider: got %p, want %p\n", got, want)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/api/global/propagation.go b/api/global/propagation.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3090293d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/global/propagation.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// 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 global
+
+import (
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/global/internal"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/propagation"
+)
+
+// Propagators returns the registered global propagators instance.  If
+// none is registered then an instance of propagators.NoopPropagators
+// is returned.
+func Propagators() propagation.Propagators {
+	return internal.Propagators()
+}
+
+// SetPropagators registers `p` as the global propagators instance.
+func SetPropagators(p propagation.Propagators) {
+	internal.SetPropagators(p)
+}
diff --git a/api/global/trace.go b/api/global/trace.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c23325b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/global/trace.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// 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 global
+
+import (
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/global/internal"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/trace"
+)
+
+// Tracer creates a named tracer that implements Tracer interface.
+// If the name is an empty string then provider uses default name.
+//
+// This is short for TraceProvider().Tracer(name)
+func Tracer(name string) trace.Tracer {
+	return TraceProvider().Tracer(name)
+}
+
+// TraceProvider returns the registered global trace provider.
+// If none is registered then an instance of trace.NoopProvider is returned.
+//
+// Use the trace provider to create a named tracer. E.g.
+//     tracer := global.TraceProvider().Tracer("example.com/foo")
+// or
+//     tracer := global.Tracer("example.com/foo")
+func TraceProvider() trace.Provider {
+	return internal.TraceProvider()
+}
+
+// SetTraceProvider registers `tp` as the global trace provider.
+func SetTraceProvider(tp trace.Provider) {
+	internal.SetTraceProvider(tp)
+}
diff --git a/api/global/global_test.go b/api/global/trace_test.go
similarity index 65%
rename from api/global/global_test.go
rename to api/global/trace_test.go
index 974077aa6..a6961b353 100644
--- a/api/global/global_test.go
+++ b/api/global/trace_test.go
@@ -18,28 +18,17 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/global"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/metric"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/trace"
 )
 
-type (
-	testTraceProvider struct{}
-	testMeterProvider struct{}
-)
+type testTraceProvider struct{}
 
-var (
-	_ trace.Provider  = &testTraceProvider{}
-	_ metric.Provider = &testMeterProvider{}
-)
+var _ trace.Provider = &testTraceProvider{}
 
 func (*testTraceProvider) Tracer(_ string) trace.Tracer {
 	return &trace.NoopTracer{}
 }
 
-func (*testMeterProvider) Meter(_ string) metric.Meter {
-	return metric.Meter{}
-}
-
 func TestMultipleGlobalTracerProvider(t *testing.T) {
 	p1 := testTraceProvider{}
 	p2 := trace.NoopProvider{}
@@ -52,16 +41,3 @@ func TestMultipleGlobalTracerProvider(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Provider: got %p, want %p\n", got, want)
 	}
 }
-
-func TestMultipleGlobalMeterProvider(t *testing.T) {
-	p1 := testMeterProvider{}
-	p2 := metric.NoopProvider{}
-	global.SetMeterProvider(&p1)
-	global.SetMeterProvider(&p2)
-
-	got := global.MeterProvider()
-	want := &p2
-	if got != want {
-		t.Fatalf("Provider: got %p, want %p\n", got, want)
-	}
-}