diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/aggregation.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/aggregation.py
index d279a0d796..13ab266901 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/aggregation.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/aggregation.py
@@ -764,9 +764,6 @@ def collect(
                     is AggregationTemporality.DELTA
                 ):
 
-                    if value_positive is None and value_negative is None:
-                        return None
-
                     previous_collection_start_nano = (
                         self._previous_collection_start_nano
                     )
@@ -774,6 +771,9 @@ def collect(
                         collection_start_nano
                     )
 
+                    if value_positive is None and value_negative is None:
+                        return None
+
                     return ExponentialHistogramDataPoint(
                         attributes=self._attributes,
                         start_time_unix_nano=previous_collection_start_nano,