diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_aggregation.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_aggregation.py
index 2905bf8955a..efd51650492 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_aggregation.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_aggregation.py
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ def test_collect_cumulative(self):
             True, AggregationTemporality.CUMULATIVE
         )
 
-        synchronous_sum_aggregation.aggregate(Measurement(1))
-        first_sum = synchronous_sum_aggregation.collect()
+        sum_aggregation.aggregate(Measurement(1))
+        first_sum = sum_aggregation.collect()
 
         self.assertEqual(first_sum.value, 1)
         self.assertTrue(first_sum.is_monotonic)
 
-        synchronous_sum_aggregation.aggregate(Measurement(1))
-        second_sum = synchronous_sum_aggregation.collect()
+        sum_aggregation.aggregate(Measurement(1))
+        second_sum = sum_aggregation.collect()
 
         self.assertEqual(second_sum.value, 2)
         self.assertTrue(second_sum.is_monotonic)