diff --git a/attribute/rawhelpers.go b/attribute/rawhelpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5791c6e7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/attribute/rawhelpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package attribute // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+
+import (
+	"math"
+)
+
+func boolToRaw(b bool) uint64 { // nolint:revive  // b is not a control flag.
+	if b {
+		return 1
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func rawToBool(r uint64) bool {
+	return r != 0
+}
+
+func int64ToRaw(i int64) uint64 {
+	// Assumes original was a valid int64 (overflow not checked).
+	return uint64(i) // nolint: gosec
+}
+
+func rawToInt64(r uint64) int64 {
+	// Assumes original was a valid int64 (overflow not checked).
+	return int64(r) // nolint: gosec
+}
+
+func float64ToRaw(f float64) uint64 {
+	return math.Float64bits(f)
+}
+
+func rawToFloat64(r uint64) float64 {
+	return math.Float64frombits(r)
+}
diff --git a/attribute/value.go b/attribute/value.go
index c550e43e0..817eecacf 100644
--- a/attribute/value.go
+++ b/attribute/value.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	attribute "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute/internal"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/internal"
 )
 
 //go:generate stringer -type=Type
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ const (
 func BoolValue(v bool) Value {
 	return Value{
 		vtype:   BOOL,
-		numeric: internal.BoolToRaw(v),
+		numeric: boolToRaw(v),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ func IntSliceValue(v []int) Value {
 func Int64Value(v int64) Value {
 	return Value{
 		vtype:   INT64,
-		numeric: internal.Int64ToRaw(v),
+		numeric: int64ToRaw(v),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ func Int64SliceValue(v []int64) Value {
 func Float64Value(v float64) Value {
 	return Value{
 		vtype:   FLOAT64,
-		numeric: internal.Float64ToRaw(v),
+		numeric: float64ToRaw(v),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ func (v Value) Type() Type {
 // AsBool returns the bool value. Make sure that the Value's type is
 // BOOL.
 func (v Value) AsBool() bool {
-	return internal.RawToBool(v.numeric)
+	return rawToBool(v.numeric)
 }
 
 // AsBoolSlice returns the []bool value. Make sure that the Value's type is
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ func (v Value) asBoolSlice() []bool {
 // AsInt64 returns the int64 value. Make sure that the Value's type is
 // INT64.
 func (v Value) AsInt64() int64 {
-	return internal.RawToInt64(v.numeric)
+	return rawToInt64(v.numeric)
 }
 
 // AsInt64Slice returns the []int64 value. Make sure that the Value's type is
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ func (v Value) asInt64Slice() []int64 {
 // AsFloat64 returns the float64 value. Make sure that the Value's
 // type is FLOAT64.
 func (v Value) AsFloat64() float64 {
-	return internal.RawToFloat64(v.numeric)
+	return rawToFloat64(v.numeric)
 }
 
 // AsFloat64Slice returns the []float64 value. Make sure that the Value's type is
diff --git a/internal/gen.go b/internal/gen.go
index 774ff1b90..dd4896f6d 100644
--- a/internal/gen.go
+++ b/internal/gen.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+// Package internal contains utility functions and internal implementations
 package internal // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/internal"
 
 //go:generate gotmpl --body=./shared/matchers/expectation.go.tmpl "--data={}" --out=matchers/expectation.go
diff --git a/internal/rawhelpers.go b/internal/rawhelpers.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d98bb816a..000000000
--- a/internal/rawhelpers.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-// Package internal provides non-public functionality.
-package internal // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/internal"
-
-import (
-	"math"
-	"unsafe"
-)
-
-func BoolToRaw(b bool) uint64 { // nolint:revive  // b is not a control flag.
-	if b {
-		return 1
-	}
-	return 0
-}
-
-func RawToBool(r uint64) bool {
-	return r != 0
-}
-
-func Int64ToRaw(i int64) uint64 {
-	// Assumes original was a valid int64 (overflow not checked).
-	return uint64(i) // nolint: gosec
-}
-
-func RawToInt64(r uint64) int64 {
-	// Assumes original was a valid int64 (overflow not checked).
-	return int64(r) // nolint: gosec
-}
-
-func Float64ToRaw(f float64) uint64 {
-	return math.Float64bits(f)
-}
-
-func RawToFloat64(r uint64) float64 {
-	return math.Float64frombits(r)
-}
-
-func RawPtrToFloat64Ptr(r *uint64) *float64 {
-	// Assumes original was a valid *float64 (overflow not checked).
-	return (*float64)(unsafe.Pointer(r)) // nolint: gosec
-}
-
-func RawPtrToInt64Ptr(r *uint64) *int64 {
-	// Assumes original was a valid *int64 (overflow not checked).
-	return (*int64)(unsafe.Pointer(r)) // nolint: gosec
-}