diff --git a/output/cloud/expv2/sink_test.go b/output/cloud/expv2/sink_test.go
index 5257e1ffb8f..5d0fa243ee6 100644
--- a/output/cloud/expv2/sink_test.go
+++ b/output/cloud/expv2/sink_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package expv2
 
 import (
-	"math"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -17,14 +16,7 @@ func TestNewSink(t *testing.T) {
 		{metrics.Counter, &counter{}},
 		{metrics.Gauge, &gauge{}},
 		{metrics.Rate, &rate{}},
-		{
-			metrics.Trend,
-			&histogram{
-				Buckets: map[uint32]uint32{},
-				Max:     -math.MaxFloat64,
-				Min:     math.MaxFloat64,
-			},
-		},
+		{metrics.Trend, newHistogram()},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		assert.Equal(t, tc.exp, newMetricValue(tc.mt))