diff --git a/sdk/metric/config_test.go b/sdk/metric/config_test.go
index 183ff9ad9..6640cc629 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/config_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/config_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
-	ottest "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/internal/internaltest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/exemplar"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/metricdata"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource"
@@ -130,11 +129,7 @@ func mergeResource(t *testing.T, r1, r2 *resource.Resource) *resource.Resource {
 }
 
 func TestWithResource(t *testing.T) {
-	store, err := ottest.SetEnvVariables(map[string]string{
-		envVarResourceAttributes: "key=value,rk5=7",
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() { require.NoError(t, store.Restore()) }()
+	t.Setenv(envVarResourceAttributes, "key=value,rk5=7")
 
 	cases := []struct {
 		name    string