diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f4c7182420..ee6089a985e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#4475](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4475))
 - Improve performance of baggage operations
   ([#4466](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4466))
+- sdk: remove duplicated constant definitions for `environment_variables`
+  ([#4491](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4491))
 - api: Revert record `BaseException` change in `trace_api.use_span()`
   ([#4494](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4494))
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/environment_variables/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/environment_variables/__init__.py
index f09807547cc..4f69143084c 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/environment_variables/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/environment_variables/__init__.py
@@ -565,25 +565,6 @@
 Default: False
 """
 
-OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT"
-"""
-.. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT
-
-The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT` target to which the metric exporter is going to send spans.
-The endpoint MUST be a valid URL host, and MAY contain a scheme (http or https), port and path.
-A scheme of https indicates a secure connection and takes precedence over this configuration setting.
-"""
-
-OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_CERTIFICATE = (
-    "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_CERTIFICATE"
-)
-"""
-.. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_CERTIFICATE
-
-The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_CERTIFICATE` stores the path to the certificate file for
-TLS credentials of gRPC client for metrics. Should only be used for a secure connection for metrics.
-"""
-
 OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_CERTIFICATE = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_CERTIFICATE"
 """
 .. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_CERTIFICATE
@@ -592,22 +573,6 @@
 TLS credentials of gRPC client for logs. Should only be used for a secure connection for logs.
 """
 
-OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_HEADERS = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_HEADERS"
-"""
-.. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_HEADERS
-
-The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_HEADERS` contains the key-value pairs to be used as headers for metrics
-associated with gRPC or HTTP requests.
-"""
-
-OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_TIMEOUT = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_TIMEOUT"
-"""
-.. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_TIMEOUT
-
-The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_TIMEOUT` is the maximum time the OTLP exporter will
-wait for each batch export for metrics.
-"""
-
 OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_TIMEOUT = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_TIMEOUT"
 """
 .. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_TIMEOUT
@@ -616,16 +581,6 @@
 wait for each batch export for logs.
 """
 
-OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_COMPRESSION = (
-    "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_COMPRESSION"
-)
-"""
-.. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_COMPRESSION
-
-Same as :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_COMPRESSION` but only for the metric
-exporter. If both are present, this takes higher precedence.
-"""
-
 OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_CERTIFICATE = "OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_CERTIFICATE"
 """
 .. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_CERTIFICATE
@@ -714,13 +669,6 @@
 The :envvar:`OTEL_METRIC_EXPORT_TIMEOUT` is the maximum allowed time (in milliseconds) to export data.
 """
 
-OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_CLIENT_KEY = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_CLIENT_KEY"
-"""
-.. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_CLIENT_KEY
-
-The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_CLIENT_KEY` is the clients private key to use in mTLS communication in PEM format.
-"""
-
 OTEL_METRICS_EXEMPLAR_FILTER = "OTEL_METRICS_EXEMPLAR_FILTER"
 """
 .. envvar:: OTEL_METRICS_EXEMPLAR_FILTER
@@ -737,15 +685,6 @@
 The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_DEFAULT_HISTOGRAM_AGGREGATION` is the default aggregation to use for histogram instruments.
 """
 
-OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE = (
-    "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE"
-)
-"""
-.. envvar:: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE
-
-The :envvar:`OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE` is the client certificate/chain trust for clients private key to use in mTLS communication in PEM format.
-"""
-
 OTEL_EXPERIMENTAL_RESOURCE_DETECTORS = "OTEL_EXPERIMENTAL_RESOURCE_DETECTORS"
 """
 .. envvar:: OTEL_EXPERIMENTAL_RESOURCE_DETECTORS
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dfc732a2027..51c60260a21 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -103,9 +103,24 @@ pythonVersion = "3.8"
 include = [
   "opentelemetry-semantic-conventions",
   "opentelemetry-api",
+  "opentelemetry-sdk",
+]
+
+exclude = [
+  "opentelemetry-sdk/tests",
+  "opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_configuration",
+  "opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_events",
+  "opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs",
+  "opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/error_handler",
+  "opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/resources",
+  "opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics",
+  "opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/trace",
+  "opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/util",
+  "opentelemetry-sdk/benchmarks",
 ]
 
 # When packages are correct typed add them to the strict list
 strict = [
   "opentelemetry-semantic-conventions",
+  "opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/environment_variables",
 ]