diff --git a/chromadb/test/property/test_persist.py b/chromadb/test/property/test_persist.py
index 92f65b27714..907ce94459a 100644
--- a/chromadb/test/property/test_persist.py
+++ b/chromadb/test/property/test_persist.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 import chromadb
 from chromadb.api import ClientAPI, ServerAPI
 from chromadb.config import Settings, System
-from chromadb.segment import SegmentManager, VectorReader
+from chromadb.segment import SegmentManager
+from chromadb.segment.impl.vector.local_hnsw import LocalHnswSegment
 import chromadb.test.property.strategies as strategies
 import chromadb.test.property.invariants as invariants
 from chromadb.test.property.test_embeddings import (
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ def test_sync_threshold(settings: Settings) -> None:
     )
 
     manager = system.instance(SegmentManager)
-    segment = manager.get_segment(collection.id, VectorReader)
+    segment = manager.get_segment(collection.id, LocalHnswSegment)
 
     def get_index_last_modified_at() -> float:
         # Time resolution on Windows can be up to 10ms
diff --git a/chromadb/test/segment/test_vector.py b/chromadb/test/segment/test_vector.py
index 0d62c827461..07c0b61d709 100644
--- a/chromadb/test/segment/test_vector.py
+++ b/chromadb/test/segment/test_vector.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
-from typing import Generator, List, Callable, Iterator, Type, cast
+from typing import Generator, List, Callable, Iterator, Type, cast, Union
 from chromadb.config import System, Settings
 from chromadb.test.conftest import ProducerFn
 from chromadb.types import (
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     Vector,
 )
 from chromadb.ingest import Producer
-from chromadb.segment import VectorReader
 import uuid
 import time
 
@@ -34,6 +33,8 @@
 import shutil
 import numpy as np
 
+VectorReader = Union[LocalHnswSegment, PersistentLocalHnswSegment]
+
 
 def sqlite() -> Generator[System, None, None]:
     """Fixture generator for sqlite DB"""