diff --git a/thousandeyes-sdk-core/test/test_pagination_iterator.py b/thousandeyes-sdk-core/test/test_pagination_iterator.py
index f80a6bec..e4717e55 100644
--- a/thousandeyes-sdk-core/test/test_pagination_iterator.py
+++ b/thousandeyes-sdk-core/test/test_pagination_iterator.py
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ def test_iterator_uses_cursor_from_next_href():
         else:
             links = SimpleNamespace(next=None)
             items = ["third"]
-        data = SimpleNamespace(links=links)
-        return SimpleNamespace(data=data, items=items)
+        return SimpleNamespace(links=links, items=items)
 
     responses = list(PaginatorIterator(method, lambda response: response.items))
 
@@ -29,12 +28,12 @@ def test_iterator_reads_cursor_from_links_mapping():
     def method(**params):
         calls.append(params.copy())
         if params.get("pageCursor") is None:
-            data = {"_links": {"next": {"href": "https://example.com?foo=1&pageCursor=xyz"}}}
+            links = {"next": {"href": "https://example.com?foo=1&pageCursor=xyz"}}
             items = ["alpha"]
         else:
-            data = {"_links": {"next": None}}
+            links = {"next": None}
             items = ["beta"]
-        return SimpleNamespace(data=data, items=items)
+        return SimpleNamespace(links=links, items=items)
 
     responses = list(PaginatorIterator(method, lambda response: response.items, cursor_param="pageCursor"))
 
@@ -48,12 +47,12 @@ def test_iterator_stops_when_no_cursor_param_present():
     def method(**params):
         calls.append(params.copy())
         if params.get("cursor") is None:
-            data = {"links": {"next": "/next/page"}}
+            links = {"next": "/next/page"}
             items = ["one"]
         else:
-            data = {"links": {"next": None}}
+            links = {"next": None}
             items = ["two"]
-        return SimpleNamespace(data=data, items=items)
+        return SimpleNamespace(links=links, items=items)
 
     responses = list(PaginatorIterator(method, lambda response: response.items))
 
@@ -66,8 +65,8 @@ def test_iterator_stops_on_repeated_cursor():
 
     def method(**params):
         calls.append(params.copy())
-        data = {"links": {"next": "https://example.com?cursor=same"}}
-        return SimpleNamespace(data=data, items=["only"])
+        links = {"next": "https://example.com?cursor=same"}
+        return SimpleNamespace(links=links, items=["only"])
 
     responses = list(PaginatorIterator(method, lambda response: response.items, cursor="same"))