diff --git a/tests/accelerators/test_dp.py b/tests/accelerators/test_dp.py
index a094cfd380cc6..1d79ff8c59eba 100644
--- a/tests/accelerators/test_dp.py
+++ b/tests/accelerators/test_dp.py
@@ -138,6 +138,6 @@ def test_dp_training_step_dict(tmpdir):
         limit_train_batches=2,
         limit_val_batches=0,
         gpus=2,
-        plugins='dp',
+        accelerator='dp',
     )
     trainer.fit(model)