diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/metrics/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/metrics/__init__.py
index 90f2f03f56b..d7bd8e3680d 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/metrics/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/metrics/__init__.py
@@ -462,7 +462,8 @@ def set_meter_provider(meter_provider: MeterProvider) -> None:
     global _METER_PROVIDER  # pylint: disable=global-statement
 
     if _METER_PROVIDER is not None:
-        logger.warning("Overriding current MeterProvider")
+        logger.warning("Overriding of current MeterProvider is not allowed")
+        return
 
     _METER_PROVIDER = meter_provider
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/trace/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/trace/__init__.py
index 9fe728fb6a8..6be3dd5a558 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/trace/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/trace/__init__.py
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from logging import getLogger
 
-from opentelemetry.configuration import Configuration
 from opentelemetry.trace.propagation import (
     get_current_span,
     set_span_in_context,
@@ -483,4 +482,5 @@ def get_tracer_provider() -> TracerProvider:
     "get_tracer_provider",
     "set_tracer_provider",
     "set_span_in_context",
+    "Status",
 ]
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/tests/metrics/test_globals.py b/opentelemetry-api/tests/metrics/test_globals.py
index 9b9cfb94d90..513dd7dd2df 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/tests/metrics/test_globals.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/tests/metrics/test_globals.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ def test_meter_provider_override_warning(self):
                 test.output,
                 [
                     (
-                        "WARNING:opentelemetry.metrics:Overriding current "
-                        "MeterProvider"
+                        "WARNING:opentelemetry.metrics:Overriding of current "
+                        "MeterProvider is not allowed"
                     )
                 ],
             )