diff --git a/src/client-cohttp-lwt/opentelemetry_client_cohttp_lwt.ml b/src/client-cohttp-lwt/opentelemetry_client_cohttp_lwt.ml
index 51b186b6..82c4f65b 100644
--- a/src/client-cohttp-lwt/opentelemetry_client_cohttp_lwt.ml
+++ b/src/client-cohttp-lwt/opentelemetry_client_cohttp_lwt.ml
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ end
 let mk_emitter ~stop ~(config : Config.t) () : (module EMITTER) =
   let open Proto in
   let open Lwt.Syntax in
-  let module Conv = Signal.Converter in
   (* local helpers *)
   let open struct
     let timeout =
@@ -228,13 +227,13 @@ let mk_emitter ~stop ~(config : Config.t) () : (module EMITTER) =
         Lwt_unix.sleep 3.
 
     let send_metrics_http client (l : Metrics.resource_metrics list) =
-      Conv.metrics l |> send_http_ client ~url:config.url_metrics
+      Signal.Encode.metrics l |> send_http_ client ~url:config.url_metrics
 
     let send_traces_http client (l : Trace.resource_spans list) =
-      Conv.traces l |> send_http_ client ~url:config.url_traces
+      Signal.Encode.traces l |> send_http_ client ~url:config.url_traces
 
     let send_logs_http client (l : Logs.resource_logs list) =
-      Conv.logs l |> send_http_ client ~url:config.url_logs
+      Signal.Encode.logs l |> send_http_ client ~url:config.url_logs
 
     (* emit metrics, if the batch is full or timeout lapsed *)
     let emit_metrics_maybe ~now ?force httpc : bool Lwt.t =
diff --git a/src/client-ocurl/opentelemetry_client_ocurl.ml b/src/client-ocurl/opentelemetry_client_ocurl.ml
index c0e5eaaa..55d4788c 100644
--- a/src/client-ocurl/opentelemetry_client_ocurl.ml
+++ b/src/client-ocurl/opentelemetry_client_ocurl.ml
@@ -201,20 +201,19 @@ end = struct
       in
       conv l |> send_http_ ~stop ~config ~url client
     in
-    let module Conv = Signal.Converter in
     try
       while not (Atomic.get stop) do
         let msg = B_queue.pop self.send_q in
         match msg with
         | To_send.Send_trace tr ->
-          send ~name:"send-traces" ~conv:Conv.traces
+          send ~name:"send-traces" ~conv:Signal.Encode.traces
             ~url:config.common.url_traces tr
         | To_send.Send_metric ms ->
-          send ~name:"send-metrics" ~conv:Conv.metrics
+          send ~name:"send-metrics" ~conv:Signal.Encode.metrics
             ~url:config.common.url_metrics ms
         | To_send.Send_logs logs ->
-          send ~name:"send-logs" ~conv:Conv.logs ~url:config.common.url_logs
-            logs
+          send ~name:"send-logs" ~conv:Signal.Encode.logs
+            ~url:config.common.url_logs logs
       done
     with B_queue.Closed -> ()
 
diff --git a/src/client/signal.ml b/src/client/signal.ml
index 48b95d1d..64731434 100644
--- a/src/client/signal.ml
+++ b/src/client/signal.ml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Span = Opentelemetry.Span
 
 let ( let@ ) = ( @@ )
 
-module Converter = struct
+module Encode = struct
   let resource_to_string ~encoder ~ctor ~enc resource =
     let encoder =
       match encoder with
diff --git a/src/client/signal.mli b/src/client/signal.mli
index ef2a6e24..2eb91b6e 100644
--- a/src/client/signal.mli
+++ b/src/client/signal.mli
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 (** Constructing and managing OTel
     {{:https://opentelemetry.io/docs/concepts/signals/} signals} *)
 
-(** Convert signals to protobuf encoded strings, ready to be sent over the wire
-
-    NOTE: The converters share an underlying stateful encoder, so each domain or
-    system thread should have its own [Converter] instance *)
-module Converter : sig
+(** Encode signals to protobuf encoded strings, ready to be sent over the wire
+*)
+module Encode : sig
   val logs :
     ?encoder:Pbrt.Encoder.t ->
     Opentelemetry_proto.Logs.resource_logs list ->