diff --git a/tests/counter-collection/validate.py b/tests/counter-collection/validate.py
index 2e17b69dc0..ceded9efec 100644
--- a/tests/counter-collection/validate.py
+++ b/tests/counter-collection/validate.py
@@ -30,27 +30,10 @@ def test_counter_values(input_data):
             scaling_factor = 64 / itr["wave_front_size"]
             break
 
-        scaling_factor = 64 / itr["wave_front_size"]
-
-        for itr in data["rocprofiler-sdk-json-tool"]["buffer_records"][
-            "counter_collection"
-        ]:
-            value = itr["counter_value"]
-            assert int(round(value, 0)) == int(round(1 * scaling_factor, 0)), (
-                f"Failure on agent "
-                f"{str(itr)} expected {1 * scaling_factor} but got {value} "
-                f"Debug Info:\n {str(data)}"
-            )
-
-    for itr in data["rocprofiler-sdk-json-tool"]["buffer_records"][
-        "counter_collection"
-    ]:
+    for itr in data["rocprofiler-sdk-json-tool"]["buffer_records"]["counter_collection"]:
         value = itr["counter_value"]
-        assert int(round(value, 0)) == int(round(1 * scaling_factor, 0)), (
-            f"Failure on agent "
-            f"{str(itr)} expected {1 * scaling_factor} but got {value} "
-            f"Debug Info:\n {str(data)}"
-        )
+        assert int(round(value, 0)) == int(round(1 * scaling_factor, 0)), str(data)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     exit_code = pytest.main(["-x", __file__] + sys.argv[1:])