diff --git a/test/StreamConverter_test.py b/test/StreamConverter_test.py
index c072e3b0ac44c3e8ab0b96ce7b99d97ce97ccad1..bf816375ef1a9921db032f587d3cfe7ddb167c5c 100644
--- a/test/StreamConverter_test.py
+++ b/test/StreamConverter_test.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def __create_trace(channel, data, decbase=0):
     """
     stats = obspy.core.Stats()
     stats.starttime = STARTTIME
-    stats.sampling_rate = 0.0166666666667
+    stats.delta = 60
     stats.declination_base = decbase
     stats.channel = channel
     numpy_data = numpy.array(data, dtype=numpy.float64)