diff --git a/cmd/query/app/querysvc/adjuster/sort_test.go b/cmd/query/app/querysvc/adjuster/sort_test.go
index bbf7359d196..c4124912a12 100644
--- a/cmd/query/app/querysvc/adjuster/sort_test.go
+++ b/cmd/query/app/querysvc/adjuster/sort_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestSortAttributesAndEventsAdjuster(t *testing.T) {
-	adjuster := SortAttributesAndEventsAdjuster{}
+	adjuster := SortAttributesAndEvents()
 	input := func() ptrace.Traces {
 		traces := ptrace.NewTraces()
 		rs := traces.ResourceSpans().AppendEmpty()