diff --git a/pkg/log/deleg.go b/pkg/log/deleg.go
index 7efc1c1e1e..7701df22c4 100644
--- a/pkg/log/deleg.go
+++ b/pkg/log/deleg.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 // loggerPromise knows how to populate a concrete logr.Logger
 // with options, given an actual base logger later on down the line.
 type loggerPromise struct {
-	delegating    *DelegatingLogSink
+	delegating    *delegatingLogSink
 	childPromises []*loggerPromise
 	promisesLock  sync.Mutex
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type loggerPromise struct {
 	tags []interface{}
 }
 
-func (p *loggerPromise) WithName(l *DelegatingLogSink, name string) *loggerPromise {
+func (p *loggerPromise) WithName(l *delegatingLogSink, name string) *loggerPromise {
 	res := &loggerPromise{
 		delegating: l,
 		name:       &name,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (p *loggerPromise) WithName(l *DelegatingLogSink, name string) *loggerPromi
 }
 
 // WithValues provides a new Logger with the tags appended.
-func (p *loggerPromise) WithValues(l *DelegatingLogSink, tags ...interface{}) *loggerPromise {
+func (p *loggerPromise) WithValues(l *delegatingLogSink, tags ...interface{}) *loggerPromise {
 	res := &loggerPromise{
 		delegating: l,
 		tags:       tags,
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ func (p *loggerPromise) Fulfill(parentLogSink logr.LogSink) {
 	}
 }
 
-// DelegatingLogSink is a logsink that delegates to another logr.LogSink.
+// delegatingLogSink is a logsink that delegates to another logr.LogSink.
 // If the underlying promise is not nil, it registers calls to sub-loggers with
 // the logging factory to be populated later, and returns a new delegating
 // logger.  It expects to have *some* logr.Logger set at all times (generally
 // a no-op logger before the promises are fulfilled).
-type DelegatingLogSink struct {
+type delegatingLogSink struct {
 	eventuallyFulfill func()
 
 	info   atomic.Pointer[logr.RuntimeInfo]
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ type DelegatingLogSink struct {
 }
 
 // Init implements logr.LogSink.
-func (l *DelegatingLogSink) Init(info logr.RuntimeInfo) {
+func (l *delegatingLogSink) Init(info logr.RuntimeInfo) {
 	l.eventuallyFulfill()
 	l.info.Store(&info)
 }
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (l *DelegatingLogSink) Init(info logr.RuntimeInfo) {
 // Enabled tests whether this Logger is enabled.  For example, commandline
 // flags might be used to set the logging verbosity and disable some info
 // logs.
-func (l *DelegatingLogSink) Enabled(level int) bool {
+func (l *delegatingLogSink) Enabled(level int) bool {
 	l.eventuallyFulfill()
 	return (*l.logger.Load()).Enabled(level)
 }
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (l *DelegatingLogSink) Enabled(level int) bool {
 // the log line.  The key/value pairs can then be used to add additional
 // variable information.  The key/value pairs should alternate string
 // keys and arbitrary values.
-func (l *DelegatingLogSink) Info(level int, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
+func (l *delegatingLogSink) Info(level int, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
 	l.eventuallyFulfill()
 	(*l.logger.Load()).Info(level, msg, keysAndValues...)
 }
@@ -136,18 +136,18 @@ func (l *DelegatingLogSink) Info(level int, msg string, keysAndValues ...interfa
 // The msg field should be used to add context to any underlying error,
 // while the err field should be used to attach the actual error that
 // triggered this log line, if present.
-func (l *DelegatingLogSink) Error(err error, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
+func (l *delegatingLogSink) Error(err error, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
 	l.eventuallyFulfill()
 	(*l.logger.Load()).Error(err, msg, keysAndValues...)
 }
 
 // WithName provides a new Logger with the name appended.
-func (l *DelegatingLogSink) WithName(name string) logr.LogSink {
+func (l *delegatingLogSink) WithName(name string) logr.LogSink {
 	l.eventuallyFulfill()
 
 	switch {
 	case l.promise.Load() != nil:
-		res := &DelegatingLogSink{eventuallyFulfill: l.eventuallyFulfill}
+		res := &delegatingLogSink{eventuallyFulfill: l.eventuallyFulfill}
 		res.logger.Store(l.logger.Load())
 		promise := l.promise.Load().WithName(res, name)
 		res.promise.Store(promise)
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ func (l *DelegatingLogSink) WithName(name string) logr.LogSink {
 }
 
 // WithValues provides a new Logger with the tags appended.
-func (l *DelegatingLogSink) WithValues(tags ...interface{}) logr.LogSink {
+func (l *delegatingLogSink) WithValues(tags ...interface{}) logr.LogSink {
 	l.eventuallyFulfill()
 
 	switch {
 	case l.promise.Load() != nil:
-		res := &DelegatingLogSink{eventuallyFulfill: l.eventuallyFulfill}
+		res := &delegatingLogSink{eventuallyFulfill: l.eventuallyFulfill}
 		res.logger.Store(l.logger.Load())
 		promise := l.promise.Load().WithValues(res, tags...)
 		res.promise.Store(promise)
@@ -184,17 +184,17 @@ func (l *DelegatingLogSink) WithValues(tags ...interface{}) logr.LogSink {
 // Fulfill switches the logger over to use the actual logger
 // provided, instead of the temporary initial one, if this method
 // has not been previously called.
-func (l *DelegatingLogSink) Fulfill(actual logr.LogSink) {
+func (l *delegatingLogSink) Fulfill(actual logr.LogSink) {
 	if promise := l.promise.Load(); promise != nil {
 		promise.Fulfill(actual)
 		l.fulfilled.Store(true)
 	}
 }
 
-// NewDelegatingLogSink constructs a new DelegatingLogSink which uses
+// newDelegatingLogSink constructs a new DelegatingLogSink which uses
 // the given logger before its promise is fulfilled.
-func NewDelegatingLogSink(initial logr.LogSink) *DelegatingLogSink {
-	root := &DelegatingLogSink{}
+func newDelegatingLogSink(initial logr.LogSink) *delegatingLogSink {
+	root := &delegatingLogSink{}
 	root.logger.Store(&initial)
 	root.promise.Store(&loggerPromise{delegating: root})
 	{
diff --git a/pkg/log/log.go b/pkg/log/log.go
index e820e30599..7c76cc3453 100644
--- a/pkg/log/log.go
+++ b/pkg/log/log.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func SetLogger(l logr.Logger) {
 // the first 30 seconds of a binaries lifetime, it will get
 // set to a NullLogSink.
 var (
-	dlog = NewDelegatingLogSink(NullLogSink{})
+	dlog = newDelegatingLogSink(NullLogSink{})
 	Log  = logr.New(dlog)
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/log/log_test.go b/pkg/log/log_test.go
index a4f4d895ab..c0ca462369 100644
--- a/pkg/log/log_test.go
+++ b/pkg/log/log_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
-var _ logr.LogSink = &DelegatingLogSink{}
+var _ logr.LogSink = &delegatingLogSink{}
 
 // logInfo is the information for a particular fakeLogger message.
 type logInfo struct {
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ var _ = Describe("logging", func() {
 		var (
 			root     *fakeLoggerRoot
 			baseLog  logr.LogSink
-			delegLog *DelegatingLogSink
+			delegLog *delegatingLogSink
 		)
 
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			root = &fakeLoggerRoot{}
 			baseLog = &fakeLogger{root: root}
-			delegLog = NewDelegatingLogSink(NullLogSink{})
+			delegLog = newDelegatingLogSink(NullLogSink{})
 		})
 
 		It("should delegate with name", func() {