diff --git a/pylib/tests/test_find.py b/pylib/tests/test_find.py
index 54a650930..0b22d6fdb 100644
--- a/pylib/tests/test_find.py
+++ b/pylib/tests/test_find.py
@@ -277,10 +277,10 @@ def test_findDupes():
     note3["Front"] = "quux"
     note3["Back"] = "bar"
     col.addNote(note3)
-    f4 = col.newNote()
-    f4["Front"] = "quuux"
-    f4["Back"] = "nope"
-    col.addNote(f4)
+    note4 = col.newNote()
+    note4["Front"] = "quuux"
+    note4["Back"] = "nope"
+    col.addNote(note4)
     r = col.findDupes("Back")
     assert r[0][0] == "bar"
     assert len(r[0][1]) == 3
diff --git a/pylib/tests/test_schedv1.py b/pylib/tests/test_schedv1.py
index 81e5dd99c..0e52b92c5 100644
--- a/pylib/tests/test_schedv1.py
+++ b/pylib/tests/test_schedv1.py
@@ -1069,18 +1069,18 @@ def test_reorder():
     note3 = col.newNote()
     note3["Front"] = "three"
     col.addNote(note3)
-    f4 = col.newNote()
-    f4["Front"] = "four"
-    col.addNote(f4)
+    note4 = col.newNote()
+    note4["Front"] = "four"
+    col.addNote(note4)
     assert note.cards()[0].due == 1
     assert note2.cards()[0].due == 2
     assert note3.cards()[0].due == 3
-    assert f4.cards()[0].due == 4
-    col.sched.sortCards([note3.cards()[0].id, f4.cards()[0].id], start=1, shift=True)
+    assert note4.cards()[0].due == 4
+    col.sched.sortCards([note3.cards()[0].id, note4.cards()[0].id], start=1, shift=True)
     assert note.cards()[0].due == 3
     assert note2.cards()[0].due == 4
     assert note3.cards()[0].due == 1
-    assert f4.cards()[0].due == 2
+    assert note4.cards()[0].due == 2
 
 
 def test_forget():
diff --git a/pylib/tests/test_schedv2.py b/pylib/tests/test_schedv2.py
index 7b933702f..a32da9ec0 100644
--- a/pylib/tests/test_schedv2.py
+++ b/pylib/tests/test_schedv2.py
@@ -1105,18 +1105,18 @@ def test_reorder():
     note3 = col.newNote()
     note3["Front"] = "three"
     col.addNote(note3)
-    f4 = col.newNote()
-    f4["Front"] = "four"
-    col.addNote(f4)
+    note4 = col.newNote()
+    note4["Front"] = "four"
+    col.addNote(note4)
     assert note.cards()[0].due == 1
     assert note2.cards()[0].due == 2
     assert note3.cards()[0].due == 3
-    assert f4.cards()[0].due == 4
-    col.sched.sortCards([note3.cards()[0].id, f4.cards()[0].id], start=1, shift=True)
+    assert note4.cards()[0].due == 4
+    col.sched.sortCards([note3.cards()[0].id, note4.cards()[0].id], start=1, shift=True)
     assert note.cards()[0].due == 3
     assert note2.cards()[0].due == 4
     assert note3.cards()[0].due == 1
-    assert f4.cards()[0].due == 2
+    assert note4.cards()[0].due == 2
 
 
 def test_forget():