diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol/PersistentStorage/PersistentBlobProvider.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol/PersistentStorage/PersistentBlobProvider.cs
index 29d3dee8a02..595c409083c 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol/PersistentStorage/PersistentBlobProvider.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol/PersistentStorage/PersistentBlobProvider.cs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public IEnumerable<PersistentBlob> GetBlobs()
     {
         try
         {
-            return this.OnGetBlobs() ?? Enumerable.Empty<PersistentBlob>();
+            return this.OnGetBlobs();
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {