diff --git a/sdk/metric/internal/aggregate/aggregate_test.go b/sdk/metric/internal/aggregate/aggregate_test.go
index 494cee33fb7..6e30286205c 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/internal/aggregate/aggregate_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/internal/aggregate/aggregate_test.go
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ var (
 	fltrBob   = attribute.NewSet(userBob)
 
 	// Sat Jan 01 2000 00:00:00 GMT+0000.
-	staticTime = time.Unix(946684800, 0)
+	y2k = time.Unix(946684800, 0)
 )
 
 // y2kPlus returns the timestamp at n seconds past Sat Jan 01 2000 00:00:00 GMT+0000.
 func y2kPlus(n int64) time.Time {
 	d := time.Duration(n) * time.Second
-	return staticTime.Add(d)
+	return y2k.Add(d)
 }
 
 type clock struct {
diff --git a/sdk/metric/internal/aggregate/histogram_test.go b/sdk/metric/internal/aggregate/histogram_test.go
index 50547247ea4..38ba1229eb2 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/internal/aggregate/histogram_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/internal/aggregate/histogram_test.go
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func TestCumulativeHistogramImutableCounts(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDeltaHistogramReset(t *testing.T) {
 	orig := now
-	now = func() time.Time { return staticTime }
+	now = func() time.Time { return y2k }
 	t.Cleanup(func() { now = orig })
 
 	h := newHistogram[int64](bounds, noMinMax, false, 0, dropExemplars[int64])