diff --git a/api/test/trace/propagation/http_text_format_test.cc b/api/test/trace/propagation/http_text_format_test.cc
index d1e43ebd62..4f502c8a01 100644
--- a/api/test/trace/propagation/http_text_format_test.cc
+++ b/api/test/trace/propagation/http_text_format_test.cc
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ TEST(HTTPTextFormatTest, TraceStateKeys)
     trace::TraceState trace_state = span->GetContext().trace_state();
     EXPECT_TRUE(trace_state.Get("1a-2f@foo", "bar1"));
     EXPECT_TRUE(trace_state.Get("1a-_*/2b@foo", "bar2"));
-    EXPECT_TRUE(trace_state("foo", "bar3"));
-    EXPECT_TRUE(trace_state("foo-_*/bar", "bar4"));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(trace_state.Get("foo", "bar3"));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(trace_state.Get("foo-_*/bar", "bar4"));
 }