diff --git a/src/handlers/http/ingest.rs b/src/handlers/http/ingest.rs
index 89ba947b9..7ba35b4da 100644
--- a/src/handlers/http/ingest.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/http/ingest.rs
@@ -29,25 +29,19 @@ use crate::event::error::EventError;
 use crate::event::format::known_schema::{self, KNOWN_SCHEMA_LIST};
 use crate::event::format::{self, EventFormat, LogSource, LogSourceEntry};
 use crate::event::{self, FORMAT_KEY, USER_AGENT_KEY};
-use crate::handlers::http::MAX_EVENT_PAYLOAD_SIZE;
-use crate::handlers::http::modal::utils::ingest_utils::push_logs;
 use crate::handlers::{
     CONTENT_TYPE_JSON, CONTENT_TYPE_PROTOBUF, EXTRACT_LOG_KEY, LOG_SOURCE_KEY,
     STREAM_NAME_HEADER_KEY, TELEMETRY_TYPE_KEY, TelemetryType,
 };
 use crate::metadata::SchemaVersion;
 use crate::option::Mode;
-use crate::otel::logs::{OTEL_LOG_KNOWN_FIELD_LIST, flatten_otel_protobuf};
-use crate::otel::metrics::{OTEL_METRICS_KNOWN_FIELD_LIST, flatten_otel_metrics_protobuf};
-use crate::otel::traces::{OTEL_TRACES_KNOWN_FIELD_LIST, flatten_otel_traces_protobuf};
+use crate::otel::logs::OTEL_LOG_KNOWN_FIELD_LIST;
+use crate::otel::metrics::OTEL_METRICS_KNOWN_FIELD_LIST;
+use crate::otel::traces::OTEL_TRACES_KNOWN_FIELD_LIST;
 use crate::parseable::{PARSEABLE, StreamNotFound};
 use crate::storage::{ObjectStorageError, StreamType};
 use crate::utils::header_parsing::ParseHeaderError;
 use crate::utils::json::{flatten::JsonFlattenError, strict::StrictValue};
-use opentelemetry_proto::tonic::collector::logs::v1::ExportLogsServiceRequest;
-use opentelemetry_proto::tonic::collector::metrics::v1::ExportMetricsServiceRequest;
-use opentelemetry_proto::tonic::collector::trace::v1::ExportTraceServiceRequest;
-use prost::Message;
 
 use super::logstream::error::{CreateStreamError, StreamError};
 use super::modal::utils::ingest_utils::{flatten_and_push_logs, get_custom_fields_from_header};
@@ -169,7 +163,7 @@ pub async fn ingest_internal_stream(stream_name: String, body: Bytes) -> Result<
 }
 
 // Common validation and setup for OTEL ingestion
-async fn setup_otel_stream(
+pub async fn setup_otel_stream(
     req: &HttpRequest,
     expected_log_source: LogSource,
     known_fields: &[&str],
@@ -241,18 +235,12 @@ async fn setup_otel_stream(
 }
 
 // Common content processing for OTEL ingestion
-async fn process_otel_content<T, F>(
+async fn process_otel_content(
     req: &HttpRequest,
     body: web::Bytes,
     stream_name: &str,
     log_source: &LogSource,
-    decode_protobuf: F,
-    flatten_protobuf: fn(&T) -> Vec<serde_json::Value>,
-) -> Result<(), PostError>
-where
-    T: prost::Message + Default,
-    F: FnOnce(web::Bytes) -> Result<T, prost::DecodeError>,
-{
+) -> Result<(), PostError> {
     let p_custom_fields = get_custom_fields_from_header(req);
 
     match req
@@ -270,27 +258,9 @@ where
                 )
                 .await?;
             } else if content_type == CONTENT_TYPE_PROTOBUF {
-                // 10MB limit
-                if body.len() > MAX_EVENT_PAYLOAD_SIZE {
-                    return Err(PostError::Invalid(anyhow::anyhow!(
-                        "Protobuf message size {} exceeds maximum allowed size of {} bytes",
-                        body.len(),
-                        MAX_EVENT_PAYLOAD_SIZE
-                    )));
-                }
-                match decode_protobuf(body) {
-                    Ok(decoded) => {
-                        for record in flatten_protobuf(&decoded) {
-                            push_logs(stream_name, record, log_source, &p_custom_fields).await?;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        return Err(PostError::Invalid(anyhow::anyhow!(
-                            "Failed to decode protobuf message: {}",
-                            e
-                        )));
-                    }
-                }
+                return Err(PostError::Invalid(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                    "Protobuf ingestion is not supported in Parseable OSS"
+                )));
             } else {
                 return Err(PostError::Invalid(anyhow::anyhow!(
                     "Unsupported Content-Type: {}. Expected application/json or application/x-protobuf",
@@ -323,15 +293,7 @@ pub async fn handle_otel_logs_ingestion(
     )
     .await?;
 
-    process_otel_content(
-        &req,
-        body,
-        &stream_name,
-        &log_source,
-        ExportLogsServiceRequest::decode,
-        flatten_otel_protobuf,
-    )
-    .await?;
+    process_otel_content(&req, body, &stream_name, &log_source).await?;
 
     Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
 }
@@ -351,15 +313,7 @@ pub async fn handle_otel_metrics_ingestion(
     )
     .await?;
 
-    process_otel_content(
-        &req,
-        body,
-        &stream_name,
-        &log_source,
-        ExportMetricsServiceRequest::decode,
-        flatten_otel_metrics_protobuf,
-    )
-    .await?;
+    process_otel_content(&req, body, &stream_name, &log_source).await?;
 
     Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
 }
@@ -379,15 +333,7 @@ pub async fn handle_otel_traces_ingestion(
     )
     .await?;
 
-    process_otel_content(
-        &req,
-        body,
-        &stream_name,
-        &log_source,
-        ExportTraceServiceRequest::decode,
-        flatten_otel_traces_protobuf,
-    )
-    .await?;
+    process_otel_content(&req, body, &stream_name, &log_source).await?;
 
     Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
 }
diff --git a/src/handlers/mod.rs b/src/handlers/mod.rs
index b1263c775..e3dd453f0 100644
--- a/src/handlers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/mod.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub mod http;
 pub mod livetail;
 
 pub const STREAM_NAME_HEADER_KEY: &str = "x-p-stream";
-const LOG_SOURCE_KEY: &str = "x-p-log-source";
+pub const LOG_SOURCE_KEY: &str = "x-p-log-source";
 const EXTRACT_LOG_KEY: &str = "x-p-extract-log";
 const TIME_PARTITION_KEY: &str = "x-p-time-partition";
 const TIME_PARTITION_LIMIT_KEY: &str = "x-p-time-partition-limit";
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f34a62448..d38b134d5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub mod storage;
 pub mod sync;
 pub mod users;
 pub mod utils;
-mod validator;
+pub mod validator;
 
 use std::time::Duration;