diff --git a/pylib/tests/test_find.py b/pylib/tests/test_find.py
index cb2a89570..54a650930 100644
--- a/pylib/tests/test_find.py
+++ b/pylib/tests/test_find.py
@@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ def test_findDupes():
     note2["Front"] = "baz"
     note2["Back"] = "bar"
     col.addNote(note2)
-    f3 = col.newNote()
-    f3["Front"] = "quux"
-    f3["Back"] = "bar"
-    col.addNote(f3)
+    note3 = col.newNote()
+    note3["Front"] = "quux"
+    note3["Back"] = "bar"
+    col.addNote(note3)
     f4 = col.newNote()
     f4["Front"] = "quuux"
     f4["Back"] = "nope"
diff --git a/pylib/tests/test_schedv1.py b/pylib/tests/test_schedv1.py
index 6586564b9..81e5dd99c 100644
--- a/pylib/tests/test_schedv1.py
+++ b/pylib/tests/test_schedv1.py
@@ -1066,20 +1066,20 @@ def test_reorder():
     col.sched.orderCards(1)
     assert note.cards()[0].due == 1
     # shifting
-    f3 = col.newNote()
-    f3["Front"] = "three"
-    col.addNote(f3)
+    note3 = col.newNote()
+    note3["Front"] = "three"
+    col.addNote(note3)
     f4 = col.newNote()
     f4["Front"] = "four"
     col.addNote(f4)
     assert note.cards()[0].due == 1
     assert note2.cards()[0].due == 2
-    assert f3.cards()[0].due == 3
+    assert note3.cards()[0].due == 3
     assert f4.cards()[0].due == 4
-    col.sched.sortCards([f3.cards()[0].id, f4.cards()[0].id], start=1, shift=True)
+    col.sched.sortCards([note3.cards()[0].id, f4.cards()[0].id], start=1, shift=True)
     assert note.cards()[0].due == 3
     assert note2.cards()[0].due == 4
-    assert f3.cards()[0].due == 1
+    assert note3.cards()[0].due == 1
     assert f4.cards()[0].due == 2
 
 
diff --git a/pylib/tests/test_schedv2.py b/pylib/tests/test_schedv2.py
index f41041860..7b933702f 100644
--- a/pylib/tests/test_schedv2.py
+++ b/pylib/tests/test_schedv2.py
@@ -1102,20 +1102,20 @@ def test_reorder():
     col.sched.orderCards(1)
     assert note.cards()[0].due == 1
     # shifting
-    f3 = col.newNote()
-    f3["Front"] = "three"
-    col.addNote(f3)
+    note3 = col.newNote()
+    note3["Front"] = "three"
+    col.addNote(note3)
     f4 = col.newNote()
     f4["Front"] = "four"
     col.addNote(f4)
     assert note.cards()[0].due == 1
     assert note2.cards()[0].due == 2
-    assert f3.cards()[0].due == 3
+    assert note3.cards()[0].due == 3
     assert f4.cards()[0].due == 4
-    col.sched.sortCards([f3.cards()[0].id, f4.cards()[0].id], start=1, shift=True)
+    col.sched.sortCards([note3.cards()[0].id, f4.cards()[0].id], start=1, shift=True)
     assert note.cards()[0].due == 3
     assert note2.cards()[0].due == 4
-    assert f3.cards()[0].due == 1
+    assert note3.cards()[0].due == 1
     assert f4.cards()[0].due == 2