diff --git a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/tests/responses/test_responses.py b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/tests/responses/test_responses.py
index a41d3d7505d6..792342e6ae45 100644
--- a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/tests/responses/test_responses.py
+++ b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/tests/responses/test_responses.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def patch_openai(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr("azure.ai.projects._patch.get_bearer_token_provider", lambda *_, **__: "token-provider")
 
 
-def _build_client(
+def _build_dummy_client(
     project_user_agent: Optional[str],
     default_headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]],
 ):
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def test_responses(self, **kwargs):
         ],
     )
     def test_user_agent_patching_via_response_create(self, project_ua, openai_default_header, expected_ua):
-        client = _build_client(project_ua, openai_default_header)
+        client = _build_dummy_client(project_ua, openai_default_header)
 
         calls = []
 
diff --git a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/tests/responses/test_responses_async.py b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/tests/responses/test_responses_async.py
index bf7252962dad..41b80ad0faa6 100644
--- a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/tests/responses/test_responses_async.py
+++ b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/tests/responses/test_responses_async.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ async def get_token(self, *scopes: str, **kwargs: Any):  # type: ignore[override
         return AccessToken("token", 0)
 
 
-def _build_client(
+def _build_dummy_client(
     project_user_agent: Optional[str],
     default_headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]],
 ):
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ async def test_responses_async(self, **kwargs):
     )
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_user_agent_patching_via_response_create(self, project_ua, openai_default_header, expected_ua):
-        client = _build_client(project_ua, openai_default_header)
+        client = _build_dummy_client(project_ua, openai_default_header)
 
         calls = []