diff --git a/sdk/resource/host_id_export_test.go b/sdk/resource/host_id_export_test.go
index c79b84d6b09..e74d9a35d8b 100644
--- a/sdk/resource/host_id_export_test.go
+++ b/sdk/resource/host_id_export_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 package resource_test
 
 import (
-	"errors"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource"
 )
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ func mockHostIDProvider() {
 
 func mockHostIDProviderWithError() {
 	resource.SetHostIDProvider(
-		// TODO: After #3844 merges, return assert.AnError and update tests in `resource_test.go`.
-		func() (string, error) { return "", errors.New("not found") },
+		func() (string, error) { return "", assert.AnError },
 	)
 }
 
diff --git a/sdk/resource/resource_test.go b/sdk/resource/resource_test.go
index 74a80d0f551..5322cb1f406 100644
--- a/sdk/resource/resource_test.go
+++ b/sdk/resource/resource_test.go
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ func TestWithHostIDError(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, errors.Is(err, assert.AnError))
 	require.EqualValues(t, map[string]string{}, toMap(res))
 }