diff --git a/libs/partners/chroma/tests/unit_tests/test_async_vectorstores.py b/libs/partners/chroma/tests/unit_tests/test_async_vectorstores.py
index b0530b3f9b2..25ba820f125 100644
--- a/libs/partners/chroma/tests/unit_tests/test_async_vectorstores.py
+++ b/libs/partners/chroma/tests/unit_tests/test_async_vectorstores.py
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ async def test_sync_methods_error_with_only_async_client():
 
     # Sync methods that require collection should raise ValueError
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="async_client"):
-        chroma._collection  # Accessing sync collection property
+        _ = chroma._collection  # Accessing sync collection property
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="async_client"):
         chroma.add_texts(["test"])
@@ -441,3 +441,4 @@ async def test_concurrent_async_operations():
     assert all(results[1])  # Second add_texts returned IDs
     assert isinstance(results[2], list)  # Search returned documents
 
+