diff --git a/Lib/test/test_free_threading/test_enumerate.py b/Lib/test/test_free_threading/test_enumerate.py
index 02aa096ae0fda5..bcc6588d34fca5 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_free_threading/test_enumerate.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_free_threading/test_enumerate.py
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@
 
 
 class EnumerateThreading(unittest.TestCase):
-    @staticmethod
-    def work(enum, start):
-        while True:
-            try:
-                value = next(enum)
-            except StopIteration:
-                break
-
 
     @threading_helper.reap_threads
     @threading_helper.requires_working_threading()
@@ -23,12 +15,19 @@ def test_threading(self):
         n = 100
         start = sys.maxsize - 40
 
+        def work(enum, start):
+            while True:
+                try:
+                    _ = next(enum)
+                except StopIteration:
+                    break
+
         for _ in range(number_of_iterations):
             enum = enumerate(range(start, start + n))
             worker_threads = []
             for ii in range(number_of_threads):
                 worker_threads.append(
-                    Thread(target=self.work, args=[enum, start]))
+                    Thread(target=work, args=[enum, start]))
             for t in worker_threads:
                 t.start()
             for t in worker_threads: