diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 86debe7..49e178b 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -10,17 +10,16 @@
 
 # copy all backends so we can mutate it.This variable is used in generate
 # tests to allow us to target a single backend without changing _ALL_BACKENDS
-
-_UPDATED_BACKENDS = list(_ALL_BACKENDS)
+_DESIRED_BACKENDS = list(_ALL_BACKENDS)
 
 
 def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
-    global _UPDATED_BACKENDS
+    global _DESIRED_BACKENDS
     name = metafunc.config.getoption("--backend")
-    modify_backend_list(name, _UPDATED_BACKENDS)
+    modify_backend_list(name, _DESIRED_BACKENDS)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(params=_UPDATED_BACKENDS)
+@pytest.fixture(params=_DESIRED_BACKENDS)
 def backend(request):
     return request.param