diff --git a/src/pyro/data/samplers.py b/src/pyro/data/samplers.py
index 6dff0cc..eb74998 100644
--- a/src/pyro/data/samplers.py
+++ b/src/pyro/data/samplers.py
@@ -14,12 +14,19 @@ class ResumableSampler(tud.Sampler):
     always the same and that they will continue from where the previous run left off.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, batch_size: int) -> None:
         """Create the sampler."""
         super().__init__()
 
         self._start_iter: int = 0
         self._epoch: int = 0
+        self._batch_size = batch_size
+
+    def _adjust_to_start_iter(self, indices: list[int]) -> list[int]:
+        assert self._batch_size > 0
+
+        start_index = self._start_iter * self._batch_size
+        return indices[start_index:]
 
     @property
     def start_iter(self) -> int:
@@ -53,11 +60,10 @@ def __init__(
         self, data_source: typing.Sized, seed: int = 0, batch_size: int = 1
     ) -> None:
         """Create the sampler."""
-        super().__init__()
+        super().__init__(batch_size)
 
         self._data_source = data_source
         self._seed = seed
-        self._batch_size = batch_size
         self._num_samples = len(self._data_source)
 
     def __len__(self) -> int:
@@ -72,10 +78,7 @@ def __iter__(self) -> typing.Iterator[int]:
         indices = shuffling.tolist()
 
         assert len(indices) == self._num_samples
-        assert self._batch_size > 0
-
-        start_index = self._start_iter * self._batch_size
-        indices = indices[start_index:]
+        indices = self._adjust_to_start_iter(indices)
         return iter(indices)
 
 
@@ -94,9 +97,8 @@ class ResumableSequentialSampler(ResumableSampler):
 
     def __init__(self, data_source: typing.Sized, batch_size: int = 1):
         """Create the sampler."""
-        super().__init__()
+        super().__init__(batch_size)
 
-        self._batch_size = batch_size
         self._data_source = data_source
         self._num_samples = len(data_source)
         self._indices = list(range(self._num_samples))
@@ -109,8 +111,7 @@ def __iter__(self) -> typing.Iterator[int]:
         """Retrieve the index of the next sample."""
         assert self._batch_size > 0
         indices = self._indices
-        start_index = self._start_iter * self._batch_size
-        indices = indices[start_index:]
+        indices = self._adjust_to_start_iter(indices)
         return iter(indices)