diff --git a/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/testIncubating/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/DeclarativeConfigurationTest.java b/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/testIncubating/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/DeclarativeConfigurationTest.java
index 8c5f5db3ff..62d00718e7 100644
--- a/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/testIncubating/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/DeclarativeConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/sdk-extensions/autoconfigure/src/testIncubating/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/autoconfigure/DeclarativeConfigurationTest.java
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 package io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure;
 
 import static io.opentelemetry.sdk.testing.assertj.OpenTelemetryAssertions.assertThat;
+import static java.util.Collections.singletonMap;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
@@ -100,16 +103,13 @@ class DeclarativeConfigurationTest {
         .isInstanceOf(ConfigurationException.class)
         .hasMessageContaining("Configuration file not found");
 
-    assertThatThrownBy(
+    assertThatCode(
             () ->
                 AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdk.builder()
-                    .setConfig(
-                        DefaultConfigProperties.createFromMap(
-                            Collections.singletonMap("otel.experimental.config.file", "")))
+                    .addPropertiesSupplier(() -> singletonMap("otel.experimental.config.file", ""))
+                    .addPropertiesSupplier(() -> singletonMap("otel.sdk.disabled", "true"))
                     .build())
-        .hasMessageContaining(
-            "otel.metrics.exporter set to \"otlp\" but opentelemetry-exporter-otlp not found on "
-                + "classpath. Make sure to add it as a dependency.");
+        .doesNotThrowAnyException();
   }
 
   @Test