diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py b/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py
index 846d3eea3e333..8aef22af3d445 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ def test_rand_functions(self):
             assert row[1] >= -4.0 and row[1] <= 4.0, "got: %s" % row[1]
 
     def test_between_function(self):
-        df = self.sqlCtx.parallelize([
+        df = self.sc.parallelize([
             Row(a=1, b=2, c=3),
             Row(a=2, b=1, c=3),
             Row(a=4, b=1, c=4)]).toDF()