diff --git a/src/pyhf/modifiers/histosys.py b/src/pyhf/modifiers/histosys.py
index 5120a84b36..0680018a3b 100644
--- a/src/pyhf/modifiers/histosys.py
+++ b/src/pyhf/modifiers/histosys.py
@@ -57,19 +57,19 @@ def append(self, key, channel, sample, thismod, defined_samp):
             )
 
     def finalize(self):
-        for sample in self.builder_data.values():
-            for sample_property in sample.values():
-                sample_property["data"]["mask"] = default_backend.concatenate(
-                    sample_property["data"]["mask"]
+        for modifier in self.builder_data.values():
+            for sample in modifier.values():
+                sample["data"]["mask"] = default_backend.concatenate(
+                    sample["data"]["mask"]
                 )
-                sample_property["data"]["lo_data"] = default_backend.concatenate(
-                    sample_property["data"]["lo_data"]
+                sample["data"]["lo_data"] = default_backend.concatenate(
+                    sample["data"]["lo_data"]
                 )
-                sample_property["data"]["hi_data"] = default_backend.concatenate(
-                    sample_property["data"]["hi_data"]
+                sample["data"]["hi_data"] = default_backend.concatenate(
+                    sample["data"]["hi_data"]
                 )
-                sample_property["data"]["nom_data"] = default_backend.concatenate(
-                    sample_property["data"]["nom_data"]
+                sample["data"]["nom_data"] = default_backend.concatenate(
+                    sample["data"]["nom_data"]
                 )
         return self.builder_data
 
diff --git a/src/pyhf/modifiers/shapesys.py b/src/pyhf/modifiers/shapesys.py
index 326e04d932..a137f30b86 100644
--- a/src/pyhf/modifiers/shapesys.py
+++ b/src/pyhf/modifiers/shapesys.py
@@ -62,16 +62,16 @@ def append(self, key, channel, sample, thismod, defined_samp):
             )
 
     def finalize(self):
-        for sample in self.builder_data.values():
-            for sample_property in sample.values():
-                sample_property["data"]["mask"] = default_backend.concatenate(
-                    sample_property["data"]["mask"]
+        for modifier in self.builder_data.values():
+            for sample in modifier.values():
+                sample["data"]["mask"] = default_backend.concatenate(
+                    sample["data"]["mask"]
                 )
-                sample_property["data"]["uncrt"] = default_backend.concatenate(
-                    sample_property["data"]["uncrt"]
+                sample["data"]["uncrt"] = default_backend.concatenate(
+                    sample["data"]["uncrt"]
                 )
-                sample_property["data"]["nom_data"] = default_backend.concatenate(
-                    sample_property["data"]["nom_data"]
+                sample["data"]["nom_data"] = default_backend.concatenate(
+                    sample["data"]["nom_data"]
                 )
         return self.builder_data
 
diff --git a/src/pyhf/modifiers/staterror.py b/src/pyhf/modifiers/staterror.py
index 23164f6266..7d3a0e5105 100644
--- a/src/pyhf/modifiers/staterror.py
+++ b/src/pyhf/modifiers/staterror.py
@@ -53,16 +53,16 @@ def append(self, key, channel, sample, thismod, defined_samp):
             )
 
     def finalize(self):
-        for sample in self.builder_data.values():
-            for sample_property in sample.values():
-                sample_property["data"]["mask"] = default_backend.concatenate(
-                    sample_property["data"]["mask"]
+        for modifier in self.builder_data.values():
+            for sample in modifier.values():
+                sample["data"]["mask"] = default_backend.concatenate(
+                    sample["data"]["mask"]
                 )
-                sample_property["data"]["uncrt"] = default_backend.concatenate(
-                    sample_property["data"]["uncrt"]
+                sample["data"]["uncrt"] = default_backend.concatenate(
+                    sample["data"]["uncrt"]
                 )
-                sample_property["data"]["nom_data"] = default_backend.concatenate(
-                    sample_property["data"]["nom_data"]
+                sample["data"]["nom_data"] = default_backend.concatenate(
+                    sample["data"]["nom_data"]
                 )
         return self.builder_data