diff --git a/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/queryClient.test-d.ts b/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/queryClient.test-d.ts
index 9af6d20307..cd3af0d561 100644
--- a/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/queryClient.test-d.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/queryClient.test-d.ts
@@ -5,25 +5,25 @@ import type { DataTag, InfiniteData } from '@tanstack/query-core'
 
 describe('getQueryData', () => {
   it('should be typed if key is tagged', () => {
-    const queryKey = ['key'] as DataTag<Array<string>, number>
+    const key = ['key'] as DataTag<Array<string>, number>
     const queryClient = new QueryClient()
-    const data = queryClient.getQueryData(queryKey)
+    const data = queryClient.getQueryData(key)
 
     expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<number | undefined>()
   })
 
   it('should infer unknown if key is not tagged', () => {
-    const queryKey = ['key'] as const
+    const key = ['key'] as const
     const queryClient = new QueryClient()
-    const data = queryClient.getQueryData(queryKey)
+    const data = queryClient.getQueryData(key)
 
     expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<unknown>()
   })
 
   it('should infer passed generic if passed', () => {
-    const queryKey = ['key'] as const
+    const key = ['key'] as const
     const queryClient = new QueryClient()
-    const data = queryClient.getQueryData<number>(queryKey)
+    const data = queryClient.getQueryData<number>(key)
 
     expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<number | undefined>()
   })
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ describe('getQueryData', () => {
 
 describe('setQueryData', () => {
   it('updater should be typed if key is tagged', () => {
-    const queryKey = ['key'] as DataTag<Array<string>, number>
+    const key = ['key'] as DataTag<Array<string>, number>
     const queryClient = new QueryClient()
-    const data = queryClient.setQueryData(queryKey, (prev) => {
+    const data = queryClient.setQueryData(key, (prev) => {
       expectTypeOf(prev).toEqualTypeOf<number | undefined>()
       return prev
     })
@@ -48,24 +48,24 @@ describe('setQueryData', () => {
   })
 
   it('value should be typed if key is tagged', () => {
-    const queryKey = ['key'] as DataTag<Array<string>, number>
+    const key = ['key'] as DataTag<Array<string>, number>
     const queryClient = new QueryClient()
 
     // @ts-expect-error value should be a number
-    queryClient.setQueryData(queryKey, '1')
+    queryClient.setQueryData(key, '1')
 
     // @ts-expect-error value should be a number
-    queryClient.setQueryData(queryKey, () => '1')
+    queryClient.setQueryData(key, () => '1')
 
-    const data = queryClient.setQueryData(queryKey, 1)
+    const data = queryClient.setQueryData(key, 1)
 
     expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<number | undefined>()
   })
 
   it('should infer unknown for updater if key is not tagged', () => {
-    const queryKey = ['key'] as const
+    const key = ['key'] as const
     const queryClient = new QueryClient()
-    const data = queryClient.setQueryData(queryKey, (prev) => {
+    const data = queryClient.setQueryData(key, (prev) => {
       expectTypeOf(prev).toEqualTypeOf<unknown>()
       return prev
     })
@@ -73,17 +73,17 @@ describe('setQueryData', () => {
   })
 
   it('should infer unknown for value if key is not tagged', () => {
-    const queryKey = ['key'] as const
+    const key = ['key'] as const
     const queryClient = new QueryClient()
-    const data = queryClient.setQueryData(queryKey, 'foo')
+    const data = queryClient.setQueryData(key, 'foo')
 
     expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<unknown>()
   })
 
   it('should infer passed generic if passed', () => {
-    const queryKey = ['key'] as const
+    const key = ['key'] as const
     const queryClient = new QueryClient()
-    const data = queryClient.setQueryData<string>(queryKey, (prev) => {
+    const data = queryClient.setQueryData<string>(key, (prev) => {
       expectTypeOf(prev).toEqualTypeOf<string | undefined>()
       return prev
     })
@@ -91,21 +91,21 @@ describe('setQueryData', () => {
   })
 
   it('should infer passed generic for value', () => {
-    const queryKey = ['key'] as const
+    const key = ['key'] as const
     const queryClient = new QueryClient()
-    const data = queryClient.setQueryData<string>(queryKey, 'foo')
+    const data = queryClient.setQueryData<string>(key, 'foo')
 
     expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<string | undefined>()
   })
 
   it('should preserve updater parameter type inference when used in functions with explicit return types', () => {
-    const queryKey = ['key'] as DataTag<Array<string>, number>
+    const key = ['key'] as DataTag<Array<string>, number>
     const queryClient = new QueryClient()
 
     // Simulate usage inside a function with explicit return type
     // The outer function returns 'unknown' but this shouldn't affect the updater's type inference
     ;(() =>
-      queryClient.setQueryData(queryKey, (data) => {
+      queryClient.setQueryData(key, (data) => {
         expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<number | undefined>()
         return data
       })) satisfies () => unknown