diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_series.py b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_series.py
index 557a206bfce..891c0ede9a4 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_series.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_series.py
@@ -3005,7 +3005,7 @@ def test_dtype_dtypes_equal():
     assert ser.dtypes is ser.to_pandas().dtypes
 
 
-def test_series_ensure_float_dtype():
+def test_null_like_to_nan_pandas_compat():
     with cudf.option_context("mode.pandas_compatible", True):
         ser = cudf.Series([1, 2, np.nan, 10, None])
         pser = pd.Series([1, 2, np.nan, 10, None])